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Galesburg, IL Real Estate

Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 33,706. It is the county seat of Knox County GR6. Galesburg is home to Knox College, a private four-year liberal arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a two-year community college.

Galesburg is located at 40 °57 8 N, 90 °22 7 W (40.952292, -90.368545) GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 44.2 km (17.1 mi ). 43.8 km (16.9 mi ) of it is land and 0.5 km (0.2 mi ) of it (1.05%) is water.

Galesburg was founded by George Washington Gale, a minister of the gospel from New York state, who dreamed of establishing a manual labor college which became Knox College. A committee from New York purchased 17 acres (69,000 m ) in Knox County in 1835, and the first 25 settlers arrived in 1836. They built temporary cabins in Log City near current Lake Storey, just north of Galesburg, having decided that no log cabins were to be built inside the town limits.

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$129,500 Abingdon, IL Single Family 3/2 2030 5.0
$43,000 Galesburg, IL Single Family 2/3 198 10.4
$49,000 Galesburg, IL Single Family 4/2 1100 10.4
$84,900 Galesburg, IL Single Family 3/1 1500 10.4
$92,500 Monmouth, IL Single Family 4/2 2000 14.4
$129,000 Elmwood, IL Single Family 0/0 0 30.6
$118,000 Elmwood, IL Single Family 3/2 1540 30.6
$100,000 Milan, IL Single Family 4/2 2011 31.6
$60,000 Lewistown, IL Single Family 3/1 1140 32.3
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$120,000 Colona, IL Single Family 3/2 1412 32.6
$93,500 Colona, IL Single Family 2/1 1210 32.6
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$209,500 Macomb, IL Condo/Townhome 4/3 2800 34.2

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Galesburg, IL information

State:Illinois
Country:Knox
Area Code:309
FIPS:17095
TimeZone:CST
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Galesburg, IL Neighborhood Info

 

Natl. average

Galesburg, IL

Population: 293,655,40032,481
Household size:
Persons per household
2.602.2

Housing

Home appreciation:
Most recent 12 months
9.8%7.4%
House purchase cost:
Median sales value
$217,200$101,500
Commute time:
in minutes
27.416.3

Economy

Cost of Living index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.080.5
Recent Job Growth:
Most recent 12 months
1.4%1.6%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%7.1%
Future Job Growth:
projected job growth to 2010
11.9%-3.8%
Income Taxes:
highest marginal tax bracket
5.22%3%
Sales Taxes:
total local, county, state sales tax
6.0%7.5%

Education

Pupil/teacher ratio:
number of students per teacher
15.915
Graduation rate:
percent graduated from high school
79.6%78.8%
School spending:
total dollars for each student
$6,058$4678.0000
College grads-adv. deg.:
percent with graduate and prof. degrees
7.2%5.5%
College grads-4 yr.:
percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges
15.2%9.3%

Crime

Property crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
36
Violent crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
33

Health

Doctors per capita:
M.D.s per 10,000 population
169.7171.6
Air quality index:
higher number = better air quality
48.059
Health costs index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.096.7
Watershed quality index:
higher=better (not drinking water)
55.060

Climate

Altitude:
in feet
1,058719
Snowfall:
inches annually
24.028
Rainfall:
inches annually
39.038
Precipitation days:
days annually with some precipitation
112116
Summer temperature:
average high temp in July (deg F)
86.984.4
Winter temperature:
average low temp in January (deg F)
21.710.3
Sunny days:
days annually with few clouds
205193

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Galesburg, ZIP Codes

61401, 61402,