Irwin, Illinois

About Irwin

Irwin is a tiny community in eastern Illinois counting 67 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Irwin is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.04 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,675 residents per square mile.

📰 Irwin News Today

• Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of No Half-RIN and Higher RVOs on Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Production and Feedstock Use for 2026-2027 farmdoc daily · Feb 25
• July music flying by Illinois Times · Jul 23
• “Farm Finance in the New Age” Illinois Soybean Association · Jun 1
• George David Irwin Lincoln Courier · Mar 16
• RVOs set to launch next biofuels boom Brownfield Ag News · Apr 1

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What Makes Irwin Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Irwin — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.04 sq mi.
• With 67 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in eastern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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