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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.
U.S. Route 34 (US 34) is an east–west highway in the state of Illinois that runs from the Iowa state line at Gulfport, west of Galesburg, to Illinois Route 43 (IL 43) and Historic U.S. Route 66 at Harlem Avenue in Berwyn.
The Galesburg Historic District is a 496-acre (201 ha) historic district in Galesburg, Illinois. The district includes 1049 contributing buildings and contains the town's original plat as well as several older neighborhoods. [ 2 ]
Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 49,967. [1] Its county seat is Galesburg. [2] Knox County comprises the Galesburg, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The Galesburg, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in west central Illinois, anchored by the city of Galesburg. As of the 2000 census , the μSA had a population of 74,571 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 69,057).
The redistricting of voting maps is not limited to state politics. The Galesburg Board of Election Commissioners has recommended approval of an ordinance that would rebalance the city's election ...
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Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia, between 1778 and 1782. Modern-day county formation dates to 1790 when the area was part of the Northwest Territory; two counties—St. Clair and Knox—were created at that time.