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Welcome to Lily Lake ...

The village of Lily Lake is located in Kane County<1>.


The location of Lily Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lily Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Lily Lake: Lily Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lily Lake has a population of 1,023 people<3> (see below for details).

Lily Lake is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lily Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Lily Lake ...

Junior League:   www.jlkd.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lily Lake had an population of 1,023 people. This is an increase of 3.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lily Lake had a population of 993 people. This makes Lily Lake the county's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 993 people, the population of Lily Lake increased 20.36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 825 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lily Lake.

Communities Also Named Lily Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lily Lake - it's located in British Columbia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lily Lake.

Communities near Lily Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lily Lake.

  • Aurora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elgin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheaton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hoffman Estates
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
    • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <5>
  • De Kalb
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bartlett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <5>
  • Carol Stream
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Stream
    • Carol Stream is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carol Stream <5>
  • Streamwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streamwood
    • Streamwood is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,777 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streamwood <5>
  • Hanover Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Park
    • Hanover Park is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover Park <5>
  • Carpentersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
    • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lily Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lily Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lily Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lily Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lily Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Lily Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lily Lake ...

Looking for more information about Lily Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lily Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lily Lake.

Adding Lily Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lily Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lily Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lily Lake post office opened in 1887.

We also found Lily Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lily Lake.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lily Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kane County: www.co.kane.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lily Lake.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lily Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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