San Jose, IL

San Jose is a village in Logan and Mason counties, Illinois, United States, founded in 1858. The 2020 census counted 479 residents. San Jose was platted in 1858. The village was incorporated in 1876. That mix gives San Jose a clear local shape within Illinois, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. San Jose is located in eastern Mason County and northwestern Logan County. U.S. Route 136 passes through the village as its Main Street, leading west 24 miles to Havana, the Mason county seat, and east 23 miles to McLean.