El Paso, Illinois

El Paso 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 Statistical Area.

El Paso, Illinois
City
El Paso Post Office
Location in Woodford County, Illinois
Chenoa
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°44′26″N 89°01′06″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesWoodford, McLean
TownshipsEl Paso, Gridley
Government
  MayorJW Price
Area
  Total2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2)
  Land2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
748 ft (228 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total2,756
  Density1,284.85/sq mi (496.04/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61738
Area code309
FIPS code17-23737
FIPS code17-23737
GNIS ID2394632
Wikimedia CommonsEl Paso, Illinois
Websitewww.elpasoil.org

El Paso is a small community in central Illinois that took on more characteristics of a highway community after the construction of Interstate 39, which supplanted the older alignment of U.S. Highway 51.

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