Welcome to Northfield ...

The village of Northfield is located in Cook County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Northfield has a population of 5,380 people<3> (see below for details).

Northfield is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Northfield ...

Official Website: www.nftownship.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Northfield had an population of 5,380 people. This is a decrease of 0.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Northfield had a population of 5,420 people. This makes Northfield the county's 96th most populous community.

The population of Northfield represents 0.04% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 320th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,420 people, the population of Northfield has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,389 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Northfield.

Communities Also Named Northfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Northfield: This one is located in Cook County and the other is located in Will County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 34 communities that are also named Northfield - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario (3), Quebec, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Northfield ...

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

• Chicago
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <5>
• Waukegan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
  • Waukegan is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <5>
• Cicero
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <5>
• Arlington Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
  • Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <5>
• Evanston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <5>
• Schaumburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
  • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <5>
• Palatine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
  • Palatine is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <5>
• Des Plaines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <5>
• Berwyn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Mount Prospect
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prospect
  • Mount Prospect is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Prospect <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 Northfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Northfield. 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 Northfield.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northfield ...

Looking for more information about Northfield? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Northfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Northfield.

Adding Northfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northfield 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 Northfield was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Northfield: www.nftownship.org/

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

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