Galesburg, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Peoria. It is located about 42 miles [67 km] to the east of Galesburg and has a population of 112,936 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Davenport (IA). It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the north of Galesburg and has a population of 98,359 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bettendorf (IA)	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	32,584	4.19% increase
	Burlington (IA)	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	25,327	5.63% decrease
	Muscatine (IA)	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	22,504	0.85% decrease
	Canton	SE	31 mi [49.89 km]	14,545	4.86% decrease
	East Moline	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	20,892	2.75% increase
	East Peoria	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	22,760	0.54% increase
	Geneseo	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	6,437	0.66% decrease
	Kewanee	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	12,302	4.96% decrease
	Macomb	SW	36 mi [57.9 km]	19,736	6.35% increase
	Moline	N	37 mi [59.5 km]	43,088	1.55% decrease
	Monmouth	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	9,321	5.28% decrease
	Pekin	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	33,430	1.26% decrease
	Peoria Heights	E	44 mi [70.8 km]	6,230	6.1% decrease
	Rock Island	N	37 mi [59.5 km]	38,139	3.89% decrease
	Silvis	N	37 mi [59.5 km]	7,770	6.89% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Abingdon	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	3,269	9.5% decrease
	Alexis	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	797	7.65% decrease
	Alpha	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	683	5.92% decrease
	Altona	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	525	7.89% decrease
	East Galesburg	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	775	7.63% decrease
	Henderson	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	295	7.52% decrease
	Knoxville	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,917	8.36% decrease
	Maquon	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	286	10.06% decrease
	North Henderson	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	181	3.21% decrease
	Oneida	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	692	7.98% decrease
	Rio	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	221	7.92% decrease
	Saint Augustine	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	137	9.87% decrease
	Shanghai City	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Victoria	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	293	9.29% decrease
	Wataga	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	787	8.17% decrease

Knox County

Galesburg is located in Knox County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Knox: Fulton, Henry, Mercer, Peoria, Stark and Warren.

While not sharing a border with Knox, the counties of McDonough and Henderson are close to Galesburg.

Below are counties that are near Galesburg (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Galesburg:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Galesburg
	Des Moines County (IA)	W	Huron (IA)	34 miles [54 km]
	Louisa County (IA)	W	Oakville (IA)	36 miles [57 km]
	Scott County (IA)	NW	Linwood (IA)	38 miles [61 km]
	Bureau County	NE	Neponset	38 miles [61 km]
	Fulton County	S	London Mills	17 miles [27 km]
	Hancock County	SW	La Harpe	39 miles [62 km]
	Henderson County	W	Reeds	23 miles [37 km]
	Henry County	N	Alpha	16 miles [25 km]
	Marshall County	E	Lawn Ridge	38 miles [61 km]
	McDonough County	S	Prairie City	23 miles [37 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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