Normal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 52,736 at the 2020 census. Normal is the smaller of the 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.
Midwest
Normal
McLean County, IL
Population
52,920
Walk Score
77 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$924
Median home value
$194,400
Settled
1854
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Cedar Crest Addition Historic District · listed 2006
- Children's Village-Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School · listed 2018
Notable landmarks
- Camelback Bridge · listed 1997
- Cook, John W., Hall · listed 1986
- Fairview Sanatorium · listed 2021
- Normal Theater · listed 1997
- Sprague's Super Service · listed 2008
- Van Leer, Margaret and Bird, Broadview Mansion · listed 2016
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