Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois

As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,007 and it contained 4,394 housing units.

Stookey Township is a township located in St. Clair County, Illinois. It is an unincorporated part of Belleville, Illinois located just west of downtown Belleville, for that reason it is often referred to by locals as Belleville West. Residential homes and small businesses occupy the region along with occasional shopping centers (Belleville Crossing). The township rides along Illinois Route 13 and converges with Illinois Route 15 and Illinois Route 159. The ZIP codes for the township is 62223 & 62260. The telephone area code of the township is 618.

Politics

Stookey Township is governed by a Board of Trustees, a Township Supervisor, an assessor, clerk, and Highway commissioner.

Mark Bagby is the Township Supervisor.

Frazier Garner is the Town Clerk.

Brian Reed is the Highway Commissioner.

Stan Seiron is the Assessor of mobile homes.

Ryan Stookey, Dan Weaver, Jim Lougeay, and Al Scharf are the current Trustees.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.24%) is land and (or 0.76%) is water.

Transportation

One MetroLink light rail station, Memorial Station, and about two dozen MetroBus stops are located around the Township.

The Illinois West-Central Railway also runs through the township in which supply and cargo freight trains run through at least a few times a day on the way to Chicago, IL, Saint Louis, MO, or East Saint Louis, IL.

The closest airport to Stookey Township is the Mid-America Airport, which is about 12 miles to the east of the township. The closest major international airport is Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport which is west of Saint Louis, MO and about 25 miles away.

Demographics

2017 Census

As of the 2017 Census, there were 9,496 people, 3,786 households At 2.5 persons per household.
The median age is 43.

The racial makeup was 81% White, 15% African American, 2% Hispanic, and 1% from two or more races. The population is 52% female.

Belleville Crossing

Belleville Crossing is a shopping center and retail/ business plaza that was constructed by the Desco Group under the contractor Impact Strategies. The first stores opened in this plaza in October, 2007 as phase I which included Target, Home Depot, Pet Smart, OfficeMax, and Mattress Firm as the anchor occupants along with many other smaller shops occupying the plaza. Other phases continued soon after. These include Buffalo Wild Wings, Qdoba, and a Walgreens that opened early in 2009. A White Castle and a Wendy's opened in the Spring of 2009. Other smaller strip malls were completed by Fall/Winter 2009. St. Louis Bread Company opened a new location here, relocating from downtown Belleville, in December 2016;https://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article216827210.html followed by Burger King September 2017; and Popeyes opened August 2018. A movie theater and possible Hampton Inn hotel were envisioned to be finished by Summer 2010 but construction has yet to start.

While technically annexed by Belleville Township proper (City of Belleville), it is located in the heart of Stookey Township near the ne
Belleville West High School
at the intersection of Illinois Route 15, and Frank Scott Parkway. Also many consumers that shop at this shopping center are from Stookey Township and surrounding areas. The shopping center also presently supplies the township and surrounding area with over 600 retail related jobs both full and part-time. It is expected to bring 1500 to 1750 jobs to the region all together when the shopping center is completed by the end of 2010.

Sites of interest

Hofbrauhaus St. LouisBelle Clair Fairgrounds Park
*National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows
Skyview Drive-in TheatreBelleville Crossing Shopping Plaza4204 Main Street Brewing Co.

Education

The main public high school that serves the area i
Belleville West High School
which was, in 2003, moved from its old location at 2600 West Main Street
now Lindenwood University's Belleville Campus
to its new location at 4063 Frank Scott Parkway West.

Public schools

Belleville School District 118
**Abe Lincoln School, 820 Royal Heights Rd., Belleville IL 62226
**Central Jr. High School, 1801 Central School Rd., Belleville, IL 62220
**Douglas School, 125 Carlyle Ave., Belleville, IL 62220
**Franklin School, 301 N. 2nd St., Belleville, IL 62220
**Henry Raab School, 1120 Union Ave., Belleville, IL 62220
**Jefferson School, 1400 N. Charles St., Belleville, IL 62221
**Roosevelt School, 700 West Cleveland, Belleville, IL 62220
**Union School, 20 S. 27th St., Belleville, IL 62220
**Washington School, 400 South Charles, Belleville, IL 62220
**Westhaven School, 118 Westhaven School Rd., Belleville, IL 62220
**West Jr. High School, 840 Royal Heights Rd., Belleville, IL 62226
Belleville Township High School District 201

Belleville West High School, 4063 Frank Scott Parkway West, Belleville, IL 62223

Belleville East High School, 2555 West Blvd., Belleville, IL 62221Harmony-Emge District 175
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**Ellis Elementary, 250 Illini Dr., Belleville, IL 62223
**Harmony Intermediate, 7401 Westchester Dr, Belleville, IL 62223
**Emge Junior High, 7401 Westchester Dr, Belleville, IL 62223
Signal Hill School District 181, 40 Signal Hill Place, Belleville, Illinois 62223Millstadt District 160, 211 W Mill Street, Millstadt IL 62260
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Private schools

Althoff Catholic High School, 5401 West Main St., Belleville, IL 62226Our Lady Queen of Peace School, 5915 North Belt West, Belleville, IL 62223

Higher education

Saint Louis University Belleville CampusLindenwood University Belleville CampusSouthwestern Illinois College

Public utilities

Utility companies that work in the area are the Ameren IP Company (providing both electricity and natural gas), the Illinois-American Water Company, Stookey Township Sewer and Belleville Sewage. Since Stookey Township isn't officially part of Belleville, it does not receive city trash service—several public and privately owned trash collection companies are available to choose from. Residents must contact a collection company to set up deals on trash collection. Citizens of Stookey also cannot get library cards or check out books at Belleville libraries. No libraries exist so far in Stookey Township. Stookey township citizens are protected by th
Signal Hill
and Villa Hills volunteer fire departments and the St. Clair County Sheriff, but Belleville city police do not have jurisdiction in Stookey Township.

Notable people

* Jenny Bindon - Goalkeeper for the New Zealand Women's Football Team at the 2007 Women's World Cup and 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; grew up in Stookey Township.
*Jay Farrar - musician and songwriter; lived in Stookey Township.
* Fred Keck - Illinois state representative and farmer; born in Stookey Township.

References

External links

Stookey Township Official WebsiteSt. Clair County Official Site

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Townships in St. Clair County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois