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 27,093 people. This is a decrease of 8.83% since the last Census (which gave a population of 29,718 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashkum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Ashkum is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
- Buckley is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
- Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
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- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Crescent City is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
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- Danforth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Danforth is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
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- Donovan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Donovan is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
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- Gilman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Iroquois
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Loda is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
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- Martinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Martinton is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
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- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Milford is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
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- Onarga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Papineau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papineau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papineau
- Papineau is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
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- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thawville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thawville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville
- Thawville is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
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- Watseka
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wellington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Websites of Interest ...
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- Websites for nearby counties
- Kankakee County
- Newton County
- Benton County
- Vermilion County
- Ford 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. |
<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. |
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