Welcome to Carroll County ...
Time Zone: Carroll County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Mount Carroll is the Seat for Carroll County.
Carroll County was founded in 1839 and was created by taking area from Jo Daviess County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carroll had a population of 14,305 people. This is a decrease of 7.07% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,394 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Carroll represented 0.12% of the total population of Illinois.
Below are some of the communities located in Carroll County:
- Chadwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lanark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carroll
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Savanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Websites specific to Carroll County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Stephenson County
- Ogle County
- Whiteside County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Jo Daviess County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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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