Streator | |
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| Streator, Illinois | |
 Images representing the city of Streator, Illinois | |
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| Etymology: Named for Worthy S. Streator | |
| Motto: Quiet Surprise on the Prairie | |
 Location of Streator in LaSalle County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°07′28″N 88°49′47″W / 41.12444°N 88.82972°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| Counties | LaSalle, Livingston |
| Townships | Bruce, Eagle, Otter Creek, Reading |
| Settlement | 1861 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager government |
| • Mayor | Tara Bedei (Pro-Tem) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.38 sq mi (19.10 km2) |
| • Land | 7.31 sq mi (18.93 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 12,500 |
| • Density | 1,694.69/sq mi (645.45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61364 |
| Area code(s) | 815, 779 |
| FIPS code | 17-73170 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395987[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Streator, Illinois |
| Website | www.ci.streator.il.us |
Streator /ˈstriːtər/ is a city in LaSalle and Livingston counties in the U.S. state of Illinois.[3] The city is situated on the Vermilion River approximately 81 miles (130 km) southwest of Chicago in the prairie and farm land of north-central Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population of Streator was 12,500.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Streator, Illinois
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
gazetteerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Map of City of Streator" (PDF). Department of Transportation of Illinois. Retrieved October 22, 2012.