Carrollton, Illinois

About Carrollton

Carrollton is a small town in southwestern Illinois counting 2,374 people who proudly call it home.

Carrollton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.9 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,249 residents per square mile.

📰 Carrollton News Today

• Carrollton High School (IL) Volleyball MaxPreps · Oct 6
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• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Carrollton, Illinois - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 9
• Carrollton, IL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Illinois headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Carrollton Unique

• One of 10 places in the US named Carrollton — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Carrollton

• Copper Stills & Mash

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Carrollton

• Carrollton Courthouse Square Historic District reviews ★
• Fry Park reviews ★
• Rainey Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Carrollton

• Carrollton Grade School
• Carrollton High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Carrollton

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