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Welcome to Kendall County ...

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

The community of Yorkville is the Seat for Kendall County.

Kendall County was founded in 1841. Kendall was created by taking area from and Kane Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kendall had a population of 128,990 people. This is an increase of 11.8% since the last Census (which gave a population of 115,373 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kendall represented 0.9% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Kendall County:

  • Lisbon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lisbon is located in Kendall County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Millbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Montgomery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Newark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Newark is located in Kendall County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
  • Oswego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oswego is located in Kendall County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <2>
  • Plano
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Plano is located in Kendall County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <2>
  • Plattville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Plattville is located in Kendall County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Yorkville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)

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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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