KaskaskiaIL
A town of 22.
Is Kaskaskia a good place to live?
Kaskaskia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
22 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Kaskaskia: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kaskaskia, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kaskaskia.
The biggest natural risk in Kaskaskia is earthquakes, at a high overall level
FEMA puts 37% of Kaskaskia’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 16% to inland flooding. Compared with 71% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. Flood insurance has paid out on 22 claims here since 1982.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Kaskaskia is hotter
Expect chilly winters and warm summers in Kaskaskia. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 24° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Kaskaskia is
Kaskaskia: 16% of adults binge drink. Of 32 CDC measures, Kaskaskia beats the Illinois average on 6 and trails it on 15. 18% of Kaskaskia adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Illinois town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). In Kaskaskia, 30% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Kaskaskia | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Kaskaskia | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fort de Chartres and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kaskaskia. Close and well known come first.
17 mi LandmarkFort de Chartres
6 mi National Historical ParkSte. Genevieve National Historical Park17K visitors a year
13 mi MuseumCharter Oak SchoolhousePhoto credits
Fort de Chartres: Kbh3rd, CC BY 3.0 · Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park: Andrew Balet, CC BY 3.0 · Charter Oak Schoolhouse: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Kaskaskia
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Kaskaskia; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Kaskaskia residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Kaskaskia
Village in Illinois, US
Kaskaskia is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, on the west side of the Mississippi River. The population of Kaskaskia was 21 in the 2020 United States census, making it the third-least populous incorporated community in Illinois behind Valley City (pop. 14) and Florence (pop. 17). A historically important town, it was a Catholic mission and settlement by the French in Illinois Country in the early 1700s. It was founded near the confluence of the Mississippi and Kaskaskia River, but almost two centuries later that would prove its undoing. It grew to become the regional center and was briefly the first capital of Illinois in 1818, but was devastated by flooding in the mid and late 19th.…
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
Questions about Kaskaskia
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kaskaskia, IL a good place to live?
Kaskaskia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.