El Paso, Illinois | |
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Coordinates: 40°44′26″N 89°01′06″W / 40.74056°N 89.01833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
Counties | Woodford, McLean |
Townships | El Paso, Gridley |
Government | |
• Mayor | JW Price |
Area | |
• Total | 2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2) |
• Land | 2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,756 |
• Density | 1,284.85/sq mi (496.04/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 61738 |
Area code | 309 |
FIPS code | 17-23737 |
FIPS code | 17-23737 |
GNIS ID | 2394632[2] |
Wikimedia Commons | El Paso, Illinois |
Website | www |
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]