Continued growth led us to ask the community once again to help pay for additional space. Voters passed a bond resolution that has given us the funds we need to grow some more. Metamora is located at the junction of State Routes 89 and 116 in Woodford County. It is approximately 15 miles from Peoria, Illinois and 45 miles from Bloomington, Illinois. The population of Metamora is 2,517.
Neighborhoods range from modest to affluent and are predominantly single family dwellings.
There are some apartment complexes as well as duplexes. There are two major industries, four restaurants, a McDonald's, a Dairy Queen, two pizza parlors, and a grocery store. Metamora has two banks, two medical centers, and two dental offices. Points of interest in the community include a beautiful town square with cobblestone streets, and an old-fashioned general store, as well as other local businesses. The Courthouse on the square holds lingering memories of Abraham Lincoln as well as a museum of the Lincoln era and the early Metamora settlement.