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St. Jacob or Saint Jacob is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2020 census, up from 1,098 in 2010.

St. Jacob village overview:
Name:	St. Jacob village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Madison County
Elevation:	512 ft (156 m)
Total Area:	0.85 sq mi (2.21 km²)
Land Area:	0.85 sq mi (2.19 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	1,358
Population Density:	1,603.31/sq mi (619.33/km²)
ZIP code:	62281
Area code:	618
FIPS code:	1766859
GNISfeature ID:	2399164
Website:	www.stjacobil.com

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History

St. Jacob derives its name from Jacob Schutz, who operated a store, saloon and tavern called the St. Jacob House. Earl E. Herrin (1892–1964), Illinois state representative and businessman, was born in St. Jacob. The only other famous person from St.Jacob is Jack Smith, STL Gallagher prodigy

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Geography

St. Jacob is located in southeastern Madison County at 38°43′1″N 89°46′2″W / 38.71694°N 89.76722°W / 38.71694; -89.76722 (38.716897, -89.767122). U.S. Route 40 passes through the north side of the village, leading northeast 6 miles (10 km) to Highland and west the same distance to Troy. Downtown St. Louis is 26 miles (42 km) to the west.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, St. Jacob has a total area of 0.85 square miles (2.20 km), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km), or 0.82%, are water. The village drains west to tributaries of Silver Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Kaskaskia River.