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Welcome to Bureau County ...

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

The community of Princeton is the Seat for Bureau County.

Bureau County was founded in 1837 and was created by taking area from Putnam County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bureau had a population of 32,628 people. This is a decrease of 6.67% since the last Census (which gave a population of 34,959 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bureau represented 0.27% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Bureau County:

  • Arlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Buda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Buda is located in Bureau County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
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  • Bureau Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Bureau Junction has also been known as:
    • Bureau
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  • Cherry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cherry is located in Bureau County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
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  • Dalzell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • De Pue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • De Pue is located in Bureau County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover is located in Bureau County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
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  • Hollowayville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • La Moille
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ladd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ladd is located in Bureau County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
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    • Malden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Malden is located in Bureau County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
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    • Manlius
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Neponset
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • New Bedford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ohio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ohio is located in Bureau County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
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    • Princeton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Seatonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sheffield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Spring Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tiskilwa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Walnut
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut is located in Bureau County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
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    • Wyanet
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Wyanet is located in Bureau County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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