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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Counties
- Woodford , McLean
- Townships
- El Paso , Gridley
- Founded by
- George Gibson and James Wathen
- Named after
- Uncertain; likely El Paso Mountains or El Paso County, Texas
- Mayor
- Thad Mool
- Total
- 2.15 sq mi (5.56 km )
- Land
- 2.15 sq mi (5.56 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 748 ft (228 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 2,732
- Density
- 1,284.7/sq mi (496.04/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 17-23737
- Website
- www .elpasoil .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
El Paso, IL - Official Website | Official Website
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- El Paso
- Population
- 2756
- Area
- 5.525242
- Elevation
- 228
- Official website
- www.elpasoil.org
- Image
- El Paso Illinois Post Office.JPG
- Households
- 981
- Dialing code
- 309
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- postal code
- 61738
- Commons category
- El Paso, Illinois
- P8168
- B19
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 28225
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Article
El Paso (Spanish for 'The Step') is a city in Woodford and McLean counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 2,756 at the 2020 census. The Woodford County portion of El Paso is part of the Peoria metropolitan area.
El Paso is a city in central Illinois. After the construction of Interstate 39, which replaced the former alignment of U.S. Highway 51 through the area, the city’s development patterns shifted toward highway-oriented transportation infrastructure. Interstate 39 in Illinois was completed on October 31, 1992, with the final segment between Kappa and Illinois Route 116 near El Paso. The city's strategic location at the intersection of the Illinois Central Railroad and the Toledo, Peoria, and Western Railroad played a pivotal role in its development as a vital commercial hub in the 19th century.