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Nelson, IL

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Population
127
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
649 ft
Median Home Value
$86,300
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$39,250
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IllinoisPopulation rankingHighest population places in IllinoisNearest larger communitySterling, Illinois4.6 miles away · 14,394 residents.

About Nelson

Nelson is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 127 residents. A post office called Nelson was first established in 1858. The village was named for Samuel Nelson, a pioneer settler. Besides the local public schools, Christ Lutheran School, located in nearby Sterling, serves students of various religious backgrounds from Milledgeville to Walnut and from Morrison to Dixon. A newcomer can read Nelson through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Nelson comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines.

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