Boody, Illinois
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Boody, Illinois | |
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  Boody  Boody | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′52″N 89°02′48″W / 39.76444°N 89.04667°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Macon |
| Township | Blue Mound |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2) |
| • Land | 1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 232 |
| • Density | 201.6/sq mi (77.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 62514 |
| Area code | 217 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628544[1] |
| FIPS code | 17-07315 |
Boody is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Macon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Boody had a population of 232,[3] down from 276 in 2010.[4] Boody has a post office with ZIP code 62514.[5]
The community was named after Col William H Boody.[citation needed]
Boody is located in southwestern Macon County on Illinois Route 48, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of downtown Decatur, the county seat, and 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Taylorville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Boody CDP has an area of 1.15 square miles (2.98 km2), all land.[2] The community is drained to the southwest by tributaries of Spring Creek, a tributary of west-flowing Mosquito Creek and part of the Sangamon River watershed.
