Chillicothe, Illinois
Chillicothe | |
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Art deco movie theater on North 2nd Street | |
Location of Chillicothe in Peoria County, Illinois. | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′05″N 89°29′44″W / 40.91806°N 89.49556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Peoria |
| Platted | 1834 |
| Founded by | Erastus C. Root and Samuel T. McKean |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael Hughes |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.54 sq mi (14.34 km2) |
| • Land | 5.27 sq mi (13.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.68 km2) |
| Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,128 |
• Estimate (2024) | 6,052 |
| • Density | 1,161.9/sq mi (448.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 61523 |
| Area code | 309 |
| FIPS code | 17-14117 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393515 |
| Website | www |
Chillicothe (/ˌtʃɪlɪˈkɔːθi/) is a town on the Illinois River in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Chillicothe had a population of 6,128. Chillicothe is just north of the city of Peoria and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.