title: Preemption, Illinois
text: # Preemption, Illinois
  
  Preemption is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Preemption Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 254. Preemption is 4 miles (6 km) west of Sherrard and has a post office with ZIP code 61276.
  
  Roy James Carver (1909-1981), American philanthropist and businessman, was born in Preemption.
  
  