Normal, Illinois
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Location of Normal in McLean County, Illinois | |
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| Coordinates: 40°30′44″N 88°59′19″W / 40.51222°N 88.98861°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 | 0.089 sq mi (0.23 km2) 0.33% |
| Elevation | 830 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 52,736 |
• Estimate (2024) | 53,304 |
| • Density | 2,939.2/sq mi (1,134.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time (USA)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Zip code | 61761, 61790 |
| Area code | 309 |
| FIPS code | 17-53234 |
| GNIS ID | 2396818 |
| Website | normalil.gov |
Normal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 52,736 at the 2020 census. Normal is the smaller of two principal cities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, and is Illinois's seventh most populous community outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College.
Founded in 1865, it was renamed Normal in 1867, because the university when it began was focused on educating teachers (a normal institute), Illinois State Normal University. Chris Koos has been the mayor of Normal since 2003.