The Galesburg, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of two counties in west central

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, anchored by the city of Galesburg. As of the 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 74,571 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 69,057).

Counties

Knox Knox may refer to: Places United States * Fort Knox, a United States Army post in Kentucky ** United States Bullion Depository, a high security storage facility commonly called Fort Knox * Fort Knox (Maine), a fort located on the Penobscot River i ...

* Warren

Communities

Places with more than 30,000 inhabitants

* Galesburg (Principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Abingdon *

Knoxville Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state ...

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Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

* Alexis (partial) * Altona * East Galesburg * Kirkwood * Oneida * Wataga * Williamsfield * Yates City

Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants

* Henderson * Little York * London Mills (partial) * Maquon * Rio * St. Augustine * Victoria

Unincorporated places

Appleton Appleton may refer to: People *Appleton (surname) Places Australia * Appleton Dock Canada * Appleton, Newfoundland and Labrador * Appleton, Ontario United Kingdom * Appleton, a deserted medieval village site in the parish of Flitcham w ...

* Berwick * Cameron * Columbia Heights * Dahinda * Delong *

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* Gerlaw * Gilson * Henderson Grove * Hermon * Larchland * Oak Run * Ormonde * Smithshire * Swan Creek *

Youngstown Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the largest city and county seat of Mahoning County. At the 2020 census, Youngstown had a city population of 60,068. It is a principal city of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area, whi ...

Townships

Knox County

* Cedar Township * Chestnut Township * Copley Township * Elba Township * Galesburg Township * Haw Creek Township * Henderson Township * Indian Point Township * Knox Township * Lynn Township * Maquon Township * Ontario Township * Orange Township * Persifer Township * Rio Township * Salem Township * Sparta Township * Truro Township * Victoria Township * Walnut Grove Township

Warren County

* Berwick Township * Cold Brook Township * Ellison Township * Floyd Township * Greenbush Township * Hale Township * Kelly Township * Lenox Township * Monmouth Township * Point Pleasant Township * Roseville Township * Spring Grove Township * Sumner Township * Swan Township * Tompkins Township

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 74,571 people, 29,222 households, and 19,390 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 91.30%

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, 5.11%

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, 0.19% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.04%

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, 1.45% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.22% of the population. The median income for a household in the μSA was $35,816, and the median income for a family was $43,224. Males had a median income of $31,258 versus $21,058 for females. The

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for the μSA was $17,466.

References

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