Mapleton
A village in Peoria County, Illinois — population 268 as of 2020.
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GCMS cross country runners compete at First to the Finish Invitational
PEORIA – Erin McCall of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School cross country team finished 31st with a time of 19:25.8 in the girls’ Class 1A race during the First to the Finish invitational held Saturday at Detweiller Park. Brysen Butler finished 49th with a time of 16:23.1…
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Nature Rambles: Monarchy
A lot has happened since Dr. Fred and Norah Urquhart located massive overwintering Monarch butterfly colonies in Michoacán, Mexico.. Decades of wing-tag data has led to a better understanding of the precarious nature of migration. Now overwintering populations in Mexico have…
General
Letters: To our Honorable Congressmen
Congress has the power of the purse, Congress has the checkbook. You have taken an oath to defend the Constitution. Remember? Read more →
Government & Civic
Labor roundup: State AFL-CIO brings back candidate endorsements
In addition to endorsing incumbent Democrats in Congress such as Eric Sorensen and Nikki Budzinski, the Illinois AFL-CIO endorsed Paul Nolley, who’s working to unseat Congressman Darin LaHood; voting rights are civil rights; cannabis workers unite Read more →
Government & CivicJanie Grier Kelley has produced 236-page package of four booklets recounting decades of central Illinois rock ‘n’ roll, with more than 1,200 images of hundreds of artists and related people, places and things Read more →
Creatives & ArtsIndependent ‘ex’-bike advocate has a wealth of some really cool and creative ideas Read more →
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Mapleton by the numbers
- Area
- 0.89 sq mi (2.29 km²)
- Median age
- 38.2
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $67,813
- Office
- PRESIDENT
- Address
- 8524 W MAIN ST, MAPLETON, IL 61547