U.S. PLACE PROFILE
Galesburg, IL
Galesburg is a City in Knox County, Illinois. The loaded 2025 population estimate is 28,581.
Published locationIllinois
Population estimate28,5812025 loaded Census estimate
CountyKnox CountyPrimary loaded county
Place typeCityCensus place classification
Coordinates40.95022, -90.37656Census representative point
EXPLORE FROM GALESBURG
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Closest published places
Nearest qualifying Census places by straight-line distance.
East Galesburg, IL3.5 miles · E
Henderson, IL5.2 miles · N
Knoxville, IL5.6 miles · SE
Wataga, IL7.4 miles · NE
Abingdon, IL10.2 miles · S
North Henderson, IL11.0 miles · NW
County coverage
Some incorporated places cross county lines. These county-part values come from the loaded Census county-place-part population layer.
| County | 2025 population in this place part |
|---|---|
| Knox County | 28,581 |
DATA COVERAGE
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PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC SOURCE
U.S. Census Bureau
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