| Official Name: | Boody, Illinois |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Boody |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Macon |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Blue Mound |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.98 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.98 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.15 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.15 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 232 |
| Population Density Km2: | 77.84 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 201.56 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 682 |
| Coordinates: | 39.7664°N -89.0492°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 62514 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 404693 |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 17-07315 |
Boody is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Macon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Boody had a population of 232,[2] down from 276 in 2010.[3] Boody has a post office with ZIP code 62514.[4]
The community was named after Col William H Boody.
Boody is located in southwestern Macon County on Illinois Route 48, 8miles southwest of downtown Decatur, the county seat, and northeast of Taylorville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Boody CDP has an area of 1.15sqmi, all land.[1] The community is drained to the southwest by tributaries of Spring Creek, a tributary of west-flowing Mosquito Creek and part of the Sangamon River watershed.
Boody has a used car dealership (Carl's Auto Sales established in 1941), and a saw mill (Curry Sawmill). Larry Warren, a longtime resident of Boody, donated his estate to be turned into a park after he died in 2003. Warren Park is located off Route 48 in the center of Boody.
In 1998, Joe Crump founded the Boody Water Company. The company worked to provide city water to all of the residents of the town. In 2007, the project was complete, and city water was piped into the town from Macon. Boody now has its own water tower, located on the south end of the town on Route 48.
The old Boody Elementary School, previously part of the Blue Mound School district, is currently for sale as a five bedroom home. Boody also has an old, non-functioning grain elevator in the center of town that is currently listed for sale at $125,000.