Galesburg, Illinois
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Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The city is 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Peoria. At the 2010 census, its population was 32,195.[4] It is the county seat of Knox County[5] and the principal city of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Knox and Warren counties.
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Galesburg, Illinois | |
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Coordinates: 40°57′08″N 90°21′10″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Knox |
Township | Galesburg City |
Founded | 1837 |
Founded by | George Washington Gale |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Peter Schwartzman (G)[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 17.94 sq mi (46.45 km2) |
• Land | 17.76 sq mi (45.99 km2) |
• Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 30,052 |
• Density | 1,692.21/sq mi (653.38/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 61401 |
Area code | 309 |
FIPS code | 17-28326 |
GNIS feature ID | 2394842[1] |
Wikimedia Commons | Galesburg, Illinois |
Website | www |
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Galesburg is home to Knox College, a private four-year liberal arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a two-year community college.
A 496-acre (201 ha) section of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Galesburg Historic District.