Eureka | |
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![]() Location of Eureka in Woodford County, Illinois. | |
![]() Location of Illinois in the United States | |
Coordinates: 40°42′56″N 89°16′31″W / 40.71556°N 89.27528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Woodford |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eric Lind |
Area | |
• Total | 2.73 sq mi (7.08 km2) |
• Land | 2.68 sq mi (6.95 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,227 |
• Density | 1,947.47/sq mi (751.86/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code(s) | 61530 |
Area code | 309 |
FIPS code | 17-24543 |
GNIS ID | 2394706 |
Website | www |
Eureka is a city and the county seat of Woodford County, Illinois. The population was 5,295 at the 2010 census.[2] Eureka is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Eureka is a small community centered on the intersection of what is now U.S. 24 and Illinois 117. It is also one of the towns along the Ronald Reagan Trail, a series of roads that connect towns in central Illinois that were of importance to Reagan's early life. President Reagan attended and graduated from Eureka College.