Welcome to La Salle County ...
Time Zone: La Salle County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Ottawa is the Seat for La Salle County.
La Salle County was founded in 1831 and was created by taking area from Putnam County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> La Salle had a population of 108,669 people. This is a decrease of 4.53% since the last Census (which gave a population of 113,823 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, La Salle represented 0.89% of the total population of Illinois.
Below are some of the communities located in La Salle County:
- Cedar Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in La Salle County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
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- Earlville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kangley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- La Salle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leonore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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- Lostant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
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- Marseilles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mendota
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Millington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Naplate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- North Utica
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Utica is located in La Salle County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Oglesby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ottawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in La Salle County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <2>
- Peru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peru is located in La Salle County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
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- Ransom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Seneca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
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- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Streator
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tonica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Websites of Interest ...
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- Bureau County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Kendall County
- Lee County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- Putnam County
- Woodford 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |