Paxton
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city in Ford County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- Ford
- Named after
- Joseph Paxton
- Total
- 3.04 sq mi (7.88 km )
- Land
- 3.03 sq mi (7.86 km )
- Water
- 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
- Elevation
- 784 ft (239 m)
- Density
- 1,465.9/sq mi (565.98/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 17-58239
- Website
- http://www.cityofpaxton.com/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Paxton
- Population
- 4450
- Area
- 5.950474
- Elevation
- 798
- Official website
- www.paxtonil.com
- Image
- Paxton.jpg
- Households
- 1663
- Dialing code
- 217
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- Commons category
- Paxton, Illinois
- Commons gallery
- Paxton, Illinois
- postal code
- 60957
- inception
- 1859-01-01
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 26734
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Paxton is a city in and the county seat of Ford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,450 at the 2020 census.
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