Eureka (Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1855 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Woodford County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 43 ′ N , 89 ° 17 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,295 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 756.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 7.1 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.0 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 234 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61530 | ||
| Area code : | +1 309 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-24543 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 408082 | ||
| Website : | www.eurekaillinois.net | ||
| Mayor : | Scott Punke | ||
Eureka is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Woodford County in the northern center of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 , Eureka had 5295 inhabitants.
geography
Eureka is 40 ° 42'56 "north latitude and 89 ° 16'31" west longitude. The city extends over 7.1 km², which is spread over 7.0 km² of land and 0.1 km² of water.
US Highway 24 , which runs east-west, and Illinois State Route 117 cross in downtown Eureka . Interstate 74 , which is the shortest route from the Quad Cities to Indianapolis , runs 7 miles south of the city .
A railway line of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway runs in a west-east direction through Eureka.
The nearest major city is Peoria, 29.4 km to the west .
Illinois' capital Springfield is 135 km south-southwest of Eureka, Chicago is 221 km to the northeast.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Eureka had 5295 people in 1889 households. The population density was 7.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.47 people in each of the 1,889 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.
23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 48,915 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,706. 14.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Donald Attig - sailor, boat builder, attended Eureka College
- Ronald Reagan - 40th President of the United States, attended Eureka College
- Andy Studebaker - American football professional in the NFL , born in Eureka
- Ben Zobrist - Major League Baseball poker pro in the Tampa Bay Rays , who grew up in Eureka
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 21, 2013
- ↑ Google Maps: Eureka, IL - Interstate 74
- ↑ Google Maps: Eureka, IL - Peoria, IL
- ↑ Google Maps: Eureka, IL - Springfield, IL
- ↑ Google Maps: Eureka, IL - Chicago, IL