Cypress, Illinois

Cypress
Village
Cypress
Location of Cypress in Johnson County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°21′56″N 89°1′3″W / 37.36556°N 89.01750°W / 37.36556; -89.01750Coordinates: 37°21′56″N 89°1′3″W / 37.36556°N 89.01750°W / 37.36556; -89.01750
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Johnson
Area
• Total	0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2)
• Land	0.75 sq mi (1.95 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	234
• Estimate (2016)	238
• Density	316.07/sq mi (122.08/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code(s)	62923
Area code(s)	618
FIPS code	17-18251
Cypress, Illinois

Cypress is a village in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 271 at the 2000 census.

Cypress was established in the late 1890s as a stop along the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. A post office which had been operating at Gray's Mill (east of modern Cypress) was moved to the new location. The village's name is likely a reference to the cypress trees that grow in abundance in the Cache River basin.

Cypress is located at 37°21′56″N 89°1′3″W / 37.36556°N 89.01750°W / 37.36556; -89.01750 (37.365543, -89.017473). The village is situated in the Cache River basin northwest of Karnak and southwest of Vienna. The Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve lies to the east of Cypress. Illinois Route 37 passes through the village.

According to the 2010 census, Cypress has a total area of 0.753 square miles (1.95 km²), of which 0.75 square miles (1.94 km²) (or 99.6%) is land and 0.003 square miles (0.01 km²) (or 0.4%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 271 people, 117 households, and 80 families residing in the village. The population density was 362.7 people per square mile (139.5/km²). There were 128 housing units at an average density of 171.3 per square mile (65.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.26% White, and 0.74% from two or more races.

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