Baldwin, Illinois

About Baldwin

Baldwin is a tiny community in southwestern Illinois, home to 315 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Baldwin is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.67 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 470 residents per square mile.

📰 Baldwin News Today

• Marianne Baldwin Obituary Jul 12, 2026 Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center · Jul 12
• Delbert R. Bierman Obituary May 24, 2026 wilsonsfuneralhome.net · May 25
• The ACLU of Illinois and the Roger Baldwin Foundation ACLU of Illinois · Jan 22
• Jacquelyn Beth Baldwin Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information Burns Funeral Home & Crematory · Jul 9
• Baldwin, Kyprianou, Lambert, Smith Head to World Indoor Championships University of Illinois Athletics · Mar 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Baldwin Unique

• One of 9 places in the US named Baldwin — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Baldwin

• Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Baldwin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area reviews ★
• Baldwin Village Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Baldwin

🏘️ Nearby Communities