<page_title> Mattoon, Illinois </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 18,291 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,291 people residing in Mattoon city.