O'Fallon, Illinois
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| Foundation : | 1854 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | St. Clair County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 36 ′ N , 89 ° 55 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 29,031 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 1,036.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 28.0 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 28.0 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 167 m | ||
| Postal code : | 62269 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-55249 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 426448 | ||
| Website : | www.ofallon.org | ||
| Mayor : | Gary L. Graham | ||
O'Fallon is a town with 29,031 inhabitants (2017) in St. Clair County in the west of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . It is located in the eastern part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area, known as Metro-East , around the city of St. Louis in neighboring Missouri, around 32 km to the west .
history
The place was created in 1854 with the construction of a station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad . The place was named after the wealthy Colonel John O'Fallon from St. Louis. On May 18, 1854, the first building lots were auctioned off. The next year a post office was built and German settlers were recruited to cultivate the surrounding farmland. On January 27, 1874, the place received the status of a village . As a result of a vote on March 14, 1905, O'Fallon became a city . The town's population grew steadily until 1930 when a decrease of 23 people was noted.
The town's growth has accelerated since the 1980s. With the construction of Interstate 64 , O'Fallon became a major residential and business suburb in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
The film actor William Holden (1918–1981) came from O'Fallon .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population and Housing Unit Estimates Tables , census.gov, accessed December 16, 2017