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Meredosia is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 826 at the 2020 census, down from 1,044 in 2010. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Meredosia village overview:
Name:	Meredosia village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Morgan County
Elevation:	446 ft (136 m)
Total Area:	0.90 sq mi (2.33 km²)
Land Area:	0.86 sq mi (2.24 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km²)
Total Population:	826
Population Density:	956.02/sq mi (369.08/km²)
ZIP code:	62665
Area code:	217
FIPS code:	1748424
GNISfeature ID:	2399316

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Geography

Meredosia is in far northwestern Morgan County, on the east bank of the Illinois River, the border with Pike County. Illinois Route 104 passes through the village as its Main Street, leading east and then southeast 21 miles (34 km) to Jacksonville, the county seat, and west across the river and 50 miles (80 km) to Quincy.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Meredosia has a total area of 0.90 square miles (2.33 km), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km), or 4.11%, are water.

The Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge is directly north of the village, within the Illinois River floodplain.

Marais d’Osier, meaning willow swamp, was the original French name given to the area in the early 1800s.