Welcome to Macoupin County ...
Time Zone: Macoupin County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Carlinville is the Seat for Macoupin County.
Macoupin County was founded in 1829 and was created by taking area from Greene County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Macoupin had a population of 44,926 people. This is a decrease of 6.01% since the last Census (which gave a population of 47,797 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Macoupin represented 0.37% of the total population of Illinois.
Below are some of the communities located in Macoupin County:
- Benld
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benld is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
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- Brighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carlinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dorchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Eagarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Gillespie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
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- Gillespie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Girard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hettick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ka-ho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
- Medora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Modesto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Clare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nilwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Sawyerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scottville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shipman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Standard City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Staunton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Virden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Wilsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Websites of Interest ...
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- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Sangamon County
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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. |