Map of Tamms village

Tamms is a village in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The population was 430 at the 2020 census, down from 632 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Tamms village overview:
Name:	Tamms village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Alexander County
Elevation:	341 ft (104 m)
Total Area:	2.33 sq mi (6.04 km²)
Land Area:	2.33 sq mi (6.04 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0%
Total Population:	430
Population Density:	184.39/sq mi (71.21/km²)
Area code:	618
FIPS code:	1774457
GNISfeature ID:	2399951

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History

Tamms was established under the name of Idlewild in 1883.

The railroad service ended in the 1970s and therefore the economy declined.

Tamms is the location of the Tamms Correctional Center, a super-maximum correctional facility that was operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections and housed the State of Illinois execution chamber. Illinois abolished the death penalty in 2011. This prison was closed in 2013.