Roxana, Illinois
| Roxana, Illinois | |
| Village | |
| Nickname: Shell Country | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Madison |
| Coordinates | 38°50′18″N 90°3′49″W / 38.83833°N 90.06361°WCoordinates: 38°50′18″N 90°3′49″W / 38.83833°N 90.06361°W |
| Area | 7.36 sq mi (19 km2) |
| - land | 7.23 sq mi (19 km2) |
| - water | 0.13 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 1,542 (2010) |
| Density | 82.3/km2 (213/sq mi) |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Village President | Paul Oller |
| Timezone | CST (UTC−6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| Postal code | 62084 |
| Area code | 618 |
   Location of Roxana within Illinois
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| Website: roxana-il.org | |
Roxana is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,542 at the 2010 census.
A majority of the land in Roxana is taken up by the Wood River ConocoPhillips oil refinery; the refinery was built and originally owned by Shell Oil. As of December 2005, the refinery refines 306,000 barrels (48,700 m3) of oil per day to produce gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, asphalt, propane, and other products, and supplies part of the St. Louis, Chicago, Indiana and Ohio regions.
Roxana is considered to be part of the Riverbend or Metro East area, including Alton, East Alton, Godfrey, Rosewood Heights, Bethalto, Wood River, Hartford and South Roxana. It is well known for its bright Christmas lights lining Illinois Route 111, its main street, throughout the holiday season each year. The zip code for Roxana is 62084.
In 1918, the Shell Oil Company opened its Wood River Refinery in what was then called Wood River Field, an area south of the city of Wood River. As houses began being built close to the refinery, the population there grew to the point that in 1921, this unincorporated area became the incorporated Village of Roxana.
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