Boody, Illinois
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|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_name1 = Illinois
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Macon
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Blue Mound
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|population_total = 232
|population_density_km2 = 77.84
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|timezone = Central (CST)
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|area_code = 217
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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, down from 276 in 2010.{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US1752961&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P1| title=P1. Race – Boody CDP, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=February 7, 2023}} Boody has a post office with ZIP code 62514.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=62514&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615111407/http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=62514&Go=Go |date=June 15, 2011 }}
The community was named after Col William H Boody.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}
Geography
Boody is located in southwestern Macon County on Illinois Route 48, {{convert|8|mi|0}} southwest of downtown Decatur, the county seat, and {{convert|20|mi}} northeast of Taylorville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Boody CDP has an area of {{convert|1.15|sqmi|2}}, all land. 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.
Community
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Boody has a used car dealership (Carl's Auto Sales established in 1941), and a saw mill (Curry Sawmill). Larry Warren, a longtime resident of Boody, donated his estate to be turned into a park after he died in 2003. Warren Park is located off Route 48 in the center of Boody.
In 1998, Joe Crump founded the Boody Water Company. The company worked to provide city water to all of the residents of the town. In 2007, the project was complete, and city water was piped into the town from Macon. Boody now has its own water tower, located on the south end of the town on Route 48.
The old Boody Elementary School, previously part of the Blue Mound School district, is currently for sale as a five bedroom home. Boody also has an old, non-functioning grain elevator in the center of town that is currently listed for sale at $125,000.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010= 276
|2020= 232
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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Notable people
- Lauren Doyle, rugby sevens player who competed for the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics
References
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{{Macon County, Illinois}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Macon County, Illinois
Category:Census-designated places in Illinois
Category:Unincorporated communities in Illinois
Category:Populated places established in 1998
Category:Unincorporated communities in Macon County, Illinois
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