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Welcome to Macon County ...

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

The community of Decatur is the Seat for Macon County.

Macon County was founded in 1829 and was created by taking area from Shelby County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Macon had a population of 104,009 people. This is a decrease of 6.12% since the last Census (which gave a population of 110,787 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Macon represented 0.86% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Macon County:

  • Argenta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Mound
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Decatur
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Decatur is located in Macon County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,007 people
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  • Forsyth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Forsyth is located in Macon County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
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  • Harristown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Long Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Macon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Macon is located in Macon County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
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  • Maroa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Maroa is located in Macon County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
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    • Mount Zion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Niantic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Oreana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oreana is located in Macon County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
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    • Warrensburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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.
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