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Country
  
United States

County
  
Macon

ZIP code
  
62514

Elevation
  
208 m

Population
  
276 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

Area code(s)
  
217

Area
  
2.631 km²

Local time
  
Monday 1:56 PM

Boody, Illinois

Weather
  
16°C, Wind S at 34 km/h, 85% Humidity

Boody is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Macon County, Illinois, United States. Boody is located on Illinois Route 48, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of downtown Decatur. Boody has a post office with ZIP code 62514. As of the 2010 census, Boody has a population of 276. Boody was named after Col William H Boody.

Map of Boody, IL 62544, USA

Boody also 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.

References

Boody, Illinois Wikipedia