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Welcome to Towanda ...The village of Towanda is located in McLean County<1>. The location of Towanda has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Towanda: toh-WAHN-duh<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Towanda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Towanda has a population of 462 people<4> (see below for details). Towanda is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Towanda lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Towanda is within the boundaries of the (309) area code. The ZIP code for Towanda: 61776<6> Websites for Towanda ...Chamber of Commerce: www.mcleancochamber.org/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Towanda, the following might be of interest: Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Towanda had an population of 462 people. This is a decrease of 3.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.29% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Towanda had a population of 480 people. This makes Towanda the county's 16th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 480 people, the population of Towanda decreased 2.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 493 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Towanda. Communities Also Named Towanda ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Towanda - they are located in Kansas, North Dakota and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Towanda. Communities near Towanda ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Towanda.
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 Towanda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Towanda. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Towanda. 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 Towanda. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Towanda. See our Newspapers Page for Towanda. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Towanda ...Looking for more information about Towanda? 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 Towanda, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Towanda. Adding Towanda to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Towanda 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 for Towanda was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. We also found Towanda in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Towanda. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Towanda. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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