Welcome to West City ...

The village of West City is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of West City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for West City: W. City

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West City has a population of 633 people<3> (see below for details).

West City is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: West City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for West City: (618)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West City had an population of 633 people. This is a decrease of 4.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West City had a population of 661 people. This makes West City the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 661 people, the population of West City decreased 7.68% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 716 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West City.

Communities near West City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West City.

• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Herrin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <5>
• West Frankfort
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Carterville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <5>
• Du Quoin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
  • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
• Johnston City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <5>
• Christopher
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
  • Christopher is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <5>
• Ina
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
  • Ina is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <5>
• Sesser
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sesser
  • Sesser is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sesser <5>
• Zeigler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West City. See our Newspapers Page for West City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West City ...

Looking for more information about West City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West City.

Adding West City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West City was on a map titled Road Map for Illinois (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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