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Welcome to Iroquois County ...

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

The community of Watseka is the Seat for Iroquois County.

Iroquois County was founded in 1833 and was created by taking area from Vermilion County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Iroquois had a population of 27,114 people. This is a decrease of 8.71% since the last Census (which gave a population of 29,701 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Iroquois represented 0.23% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Iroquois County:

  • Ashkum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashkum is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
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  • Beaverville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckley is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
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  • Chebanse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cissna Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Clifton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
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  • Crescent City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Danforth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Donovan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Donovan is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
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    • Gilman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Gilman is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,625 people
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    • Iroquois
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Loda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Loda is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
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    • Martinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Milford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Milford is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
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    • Onarga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Onarga is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
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    • Papineau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sheldon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Sheldon is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
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    • Thawville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Watseka
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Watseka is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
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    • Wellington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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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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