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City in Illinois, United States
1855Established
5,227Population
2.7 sq miArea
768 ftElevation

Eureka is a city in and the county seat of Woodford County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Eureka had a population of 5,227. Eureka is part of the Peoria metropolitan area. Eureka is a small community centered on the intersection of what is now U.S. 24 and Illinois 117. It is also one of the towns along the Ronald Reagan Trail, a series of roads that connect towns in central Illinois that were of importance to Reagan's early life. President Reagan attended and graduated from Eureka College.

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