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Welcome to Knox County ...

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

The community of Galesburg is the Seat for Knox County.

Knox County was founded in 1825 and was created by taking area from Fulton County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Knox had a population of 49,699 people. This is a decrease of 6.07% since the last Census (which gave a population of 52,912 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Knox represented 0.41% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Knox County:

  • Abingdon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Altona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Galesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • East Galesburg is located in Knox County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Galesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Henderson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Knoxville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Maquon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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    • Rio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rio is located in Knox County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio <2>
    • Saint Augustine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Victoria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wataga
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Williamsfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Yates City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

Websites of Interest ...

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.