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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 104,012 people. This is a decrease of 6.1% since the last Census (which gave a population of 110,768 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argenta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Argenta is located in Macon County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argenta <3>
  • Blue Mound
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Blue Mound is located in Macon County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <3>
  • Decatur
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
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    • Decatur is located in Macon County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <3>
  • Forsyth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
    • Forsyth is located in Macon County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <3>
  • Harristown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Harristown is located in Macon County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <3>
  • Long Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Macon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Macon County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <3>
  • Maroa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maroa
    • Maroa is located in Macon County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maroa <3>
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    • Mount Zion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Macon County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <3>
    • Niantic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Oreana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
      • Oreana is located in Macon County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oreana <3>
    • Warrensburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
      • Warrensburg is located in Macon County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <3>

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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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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