Washington

Also known as Washington, Illinois, Washington IL, Washington, IL

city in Tazewell County, Illinois

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Illinois
County: Tazewell
Township: Washington
Founded: 1833 as Holland's Grove
Renamed: 1837 as Washington
Founded by: William Holland Sr.
Named after: George Washington
Type: Council–manager
Mayor: Lilija Stevens
Total: 8.56 sq mi (22.17 km )
Land: 8.54 sq mi (22.13 km )
Water: 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km )
Elevation: 758 ft (231 m)
Estimate 2024: 15,857
Density: 1,880.8/sq mi (726.17/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name: Washington
Population: 16071
Area: 21.204277
Elevation: 231
Official website: www.washington-illinois.org
Image: Image Denhart Bank Building.jpeg
Households: 6283
Dialing code: 309

Show 6 more facts

Commons category: Washington, Illinois
postal code: 61571
inception: 1834-01-01
P8168: Jean Webster
water as percent of area: 0.1472
per capita income: 35946

Sources (10)

via Wikidata · CC0

~10 min read

Article

Washington is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. Washington is on U.S. Route 24 and Illinois Route 8, northeast of East Peoria. The population was 16,071 at the 2020 census, a 48.2% percent increase over 2000. It is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History