East Galesburg is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 812 as of the 2010 census, down from 839 in 2000. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census, East Galesburg has a total area of 1.491 square miles, of which 1.44 square miles is land and 0.051 square miles is water.