Welcome to Normal ...The town of Normal is located in McLean County<1>. The pronunciation of Normal: NOR-muhl<2> Normal was founded in February 1865 and was incorporated February 25, 1867. When the people of Normal refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Normalite<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Normal has a population of 54,399 people<4> (see below for details). The community of Normal is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Normal lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Normal: 309 & 861<6> The ZIP codes for Normal: 61761, 61790<7> Going back to its beginning, Normal was originally named North Bloomington. For more information about the names of Normal, see The Names of Normal on our Genealogy Page. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Normal had an population of 54,399 people. This is an increase of 3.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.86% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Normal had a population of 52,497 people (or 30.92% of the total population of McLean County). This makes Normal the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Normal represents 0.41% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 27th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 52,497 people, the population of Normal increased 15.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 45,386 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Normal. Communities Also Named Normal ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Normal - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Normal. Websites for Normal ...Official Website: www.normal.org/ Chamber of Commerce: www.mcleancochamber.org/ Communities near Normal ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Normal.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Normal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Normal. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Normal. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Normal. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Normal. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Normal. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Normal ...Looking for more information about Normal? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Normal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Normal. Adding Normal to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Normal in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Normal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> For more details, see References and Mentions for Normal. Footnotes ...
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