About Knox College

Knox College is a private advocate arts literary in Galesburg, Illinois. Knox College was founded in 1837 and offers higher than 60 courses of study.

Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The city is 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Peoria. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,195. It is the county chair of Knox County and the principal city of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Knox and Warren counties.

Galesburg is home to Knox College, a private four-year advocate arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a two-year community college.

A 496-acre (201 ha) section of the city is listed upon the National Register of Historic Places as the Galesburg Historic District.