Normal, Illinois
Normal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 52,736. Normal is the smaller of two principal cities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, and is Illinois' seventh most populous community outside the Chicago metropolitan area. The main campus of Illinois' oldest public university, Illinois State University, a fully accredited four-year institution, is in Normal, as is Heartland Community College, a fully accredited two-year institution. Chris Koos has been Normal's mayor since 2003.
Normal, Illinois | |
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Uptown Normal, looking east on North Street, 2011 | |
Location of Normal in McLean County, Illinois. | |
Normal Location within the state of Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′44″N 88°59′19″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | McLean |
| Townships | Normal, Dry Grove, Towanda |
| Settled | 1854 |
| Founded | February 1865 |
| Incorporated | February 25, 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chris Koos |
| • City Manager | Pamela Reece |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.03 sq mi (46.70 km2) |
| • Land | 17.94 sq mi (46.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) 0.33% |
| Elevation | 830 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 52,736 |
| • Density | 2,939.25/sq mi (1,134.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time (USA)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Area code | 309 |
| FIPS code | 17-53234 |
| GNIS ID | 2396818 |
| Website | www.normal.org |
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