Welcome to Junction City ...

The village of Junction City is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of Junction 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 Junction City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Junction City has a population of 469 people<3> (see below for details).

Junction City is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Junction City lies within the (618) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Junction City had an population of 469 people. This is a decrease of 2.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Junction City had a population of 482 people. This makes Junction City the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 482 people, the population of Junction City decreased 13.77% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 559 people).

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

Communities Also Named Junction City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Junction City: This one is located in Marion County and the other is located in Gallatin County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 17 communities that are also named Junction City - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Dakota, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Junction City.

Communities near Junction City ...

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

• Salem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Carlyle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
  • Carlyle is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlyle <5>
• Wamac
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
  • Wamac is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
• Odin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
  • Odin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <5>
• Beckemeyer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckemeyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckemeyer
  • Beckemeyer is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckemeyer <5>
• Woodlawn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlawn <5>
• Irvington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <5>
• Bartelso
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartelso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartelso
  • Bartelso is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartelso <5>
• Patoka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Patoka is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patoka <5>
• Hoyleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyleton
  • Hoyleton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyleton <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 Junction City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Junction City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Junction 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 Junction City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Junction City ...

Looking for more information about Junction 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 Junction City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Junction City.

Adding Junction City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Junction 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 Junction City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Junction City post office opened in 1914.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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