Wolf Lake, Illinois

Coordinates: 37°30′15″N 89°26′18″W / 37.50417°N 89.43833°W / 37.50417; -89.43833
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Wolf Lake, Illinois
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GNIS feature ID421392[1]

Wolf Lake is an

unincorporated community in Union County, Illinois, United States.[1] The community is located on Illinois Route 3 between the Big Muddy River to the north and Ware to the south. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the Mississippi River. The nearest incorporated city to Wolf Lake is Jonesboro, which is about 10 miles (16 km) southeast. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is about 10 miles (16 km) to the south-southwest.[2] Total population for Wolf Lake's ZIP code (62998) was 357 in 2020.[3]

Background

Wolf Lake is located in the rural, predominantly agricultural

LaRue-Pine Hills Ecological Area.[7]

Economy

Wolf Lake's economy is predominantly agricultural, driven by the production of soybeans and corn[4] on alluvial soil types classified as prime farmland.[8] Major non-agricultural employers in the area include explosives manufacturer Dyno-Nobel (formerly Trojan Powder Company and Ensign-Bickford Company) and Shawnee Community School District #84.[9]

Education

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Lake, Illinois
  2. ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Illinois Clearinghouse: Union County Statistics for the Statistical Summary, Land Cover of Illinois 1999-2000". clearinghouse.isgs.illinois.edu. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "National Levee Database". levees.sec.usace.army.mil. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Interactive Mapper - ScienceBase-Catalog". www.sciencebase.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/shawnee/recarea/?recid=35185
  8. ^ "Illinois Suite of Maps | Natural Resources Conservation Service". www.nrcs.usda.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Union County, Illinois 2015 Annual Disclosure Report" (PDF). Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Shawnee District #84". sites.google.com. Retrieved February 28, 2024.


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