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Macomb
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city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- McDonough
- Incorporated
- December 24, 1830
- Named after
- Alexander Macomb
- Mayor
- Michael J. Inman
- Total
- 11.03 sq mi (28.57 km )
- Land
- 10.60 sq mi (27.46 km )
- Water
- 0.43 sq mi (1.12 km ) 3.87%
- Elevation
- 643 ft (196 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 14,765
- Density
- 1,419.8/sq mi (548.19/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Area codes
- 309, 861
- Fips code
- 17-45889
- Website
- www .cityofmacomb .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Macomb (/məˈkoʊm/) is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is situated in western Illinois, about 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Peoria. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 15,051. Macomb is the home of Western Illinois University.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Macomb” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.