El Paso, Illinois

El Paso, Illinois
City hall
City hall
Location in Woodford County, Illinois
Location in Woodford County, Illinois
El Paso is located in the United States
El Paso
El Paso
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°44′26″N 89°01′06″W / 40.74056°N 89.01833°W / 40.74056; -89.01833
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesWoodford, McLean
TownshipsEl Paso, Gridley
Government
 • MayorJW Price
Area
 • Total2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2)
 • Land2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation748 ft (228 m)
Population
 • Total2,756
 • Density1,284.85/sq mi (496.04/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61738
Area code309
FIPS code17-23737
FIPS code17-23737
GNIS ID2394632[2]
Wikimedia CommonsEl Paso, Illinois
Websitewww.elpasoil.org

El Paso is a city in Woodford and McLean counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 2,756 at the 2020 census.[3] The Woodford County portion of El Paso is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.

El Paso is a small community in central Illinois that took on more characteristics of a highway community after the construction of Interstate 39, which supplanted the older alignment of U.S. Highway 51.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Paso, Illinois
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – El Paso city, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 7, 2023.