Geography
Streator is located at 41°07′15″N 88°50′07″W / 41.12083°N 88.83528°W / 41.12083; -88.83528 (41.1208668, -88.8353520). According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 6.08 square miles (15.7 km2), of which 6.07 square miles (15.7 km2) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.16%) is water.
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