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Galesburg, IL Demographics

Galesburg, IL is the 66th most populous of 1464 cities in Illinois, with 30,052 residents across 18 square miles. That is about 1,692 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 30,052
Land area 18 sq mi
Density 1,692 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Decennial Census · land area from Census TIGER/Line

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City statistics cover the municipal boundary only, not the wider metro area.

Figures come from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey, compared against national averages.

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