Map of Long Creek village, Illinois

Long Creek is a village in Macon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census its 1,261. It is included in the Decatur, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Long Creek village overview:
Name:	Long Creek village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Macon County
Elevation:	672 ft (205 m)
Total Area:	2.83 sq mi (7.32 km²)
Land Area:	2.83 sq mi (7.32 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,261
Population Density:	446.37/sq mi (172.34/km²)
ZIP code:	62521
Area code:	217
FIPS code:	1744498

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History

Long Creek is named for the creek that runs through the area.

The first settlers arrived in 1828 from North Carolina and subsequently built log cabins and made improvements on the surrounding land. In the fall of 1828, a band of Native Americans from the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma arrived and set up camp along Long Creek and began trapping, hunting, and fishing. When they were relatively unsuccessful at catching game, the Kickapoo began killing hogs and stealing poultry from the early settlers. Eventually a group of settlers drove them from the county.

During the early 1830s the area saw more settlers arriving, and the first schoolhouse was constructed in 1834. The school also served as a place of worship before the first church was built in 1842.

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Geography

Long Creek is located in eastern Macon County at 39°48′32″N 88°51′24″W / 39.80889°N 88.85667°W / 39.80889; -88.85667 (39.808936, -88.856548). It is bordered to the northwest by the city of Decatur, the county seat, and to the southwest by the village of Mount Zion. U.S. Route 36 runs along the northern edge of Long Creek village, leading northwest 6 miles (10 km) to the center of Decatur and east 31 miles (50 km) to Tuscola.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village of Long Creek has a total area of 2.83 square miles (7.33 km), all land. Long Creek flows through the center of the village limits, running west to Finley Creek at the southeast arm of Lake Decatur, a reservoir on the Sangamon River.