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Welcome to Livingston County ...

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

The community of Pontiac is the Seat for Livingston County.

Livingston County was founded in 1837. Livingston was created by taking area from and McLean Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Livingston had a population of 35,648 people. This is a decrease of 8.25% since the last Census (which gave a population of 38,854 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Livingston represented 0.3% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Livingston County:

  • Campus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Campus is located in Livingston County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
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  • Chatsworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornell is located in Livingston County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
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  • Cullom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cullom is located in Livingston County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
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  • Dwight
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dwight is located in Livingston County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
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  • Emington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Emington is located in Livingston County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
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  • Fairbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairbury is located in Livingston County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
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  • Flanagan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Flanagan is located in Livingston County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
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    • Forrest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Forrest is located in Livingston County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
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    • Long Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Odell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Odell is located in Livingston County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
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    • Pontiac
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pontiac is located in Livingston County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
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    • Saunemin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Saunemin is located in Livingston County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
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    • Strawn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Strawn is located in Livingston County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
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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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.