Maroa, Illinois

About Maroa

Maroa, IL is a small town located in central Illinois counting 1,533 people who proudly call it home.

Maroa holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.76 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 871 residents per square mile.

📰 Maroa News Today

• Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth High School (IL) Soccer MaxPreps · Oct 7
• Maroa, IL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 16
• City of Maroa names new police chief WCIA.com · Jun 23
• Illinois High School Association Illinois High School Association · Jul 14
• Mary Leach Obituary (1928 - 2026) - Maroa, IL - The News-Gazette Legacy | Obituary · Feb 20

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 Maroa Unique

• The only place in America named Maroa — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Maroa

• Crawford's Pizza & Pub — pizza
• TLC Coffee House & Ice Cream — coffee shop (café)
• Ryder's American Grille — american

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

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Maroa

• Spencer Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Maroa

• Maroa-Forsyth Middle School
• Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Maroa

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