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Welcome to McLean County ...

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

The community of Bloomington is the Seat for McLean County.

McLean County was founded in 1830 and was created by taking area from Tazewell County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> McLean had a population of 171,517 people. This is an increase of 1.01% since the last Census (which gave a population of 169,810 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McLean represented 1.32% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in McLean County:

  • Anchor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Anchor is located in McLean County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
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  • Arrowsmith
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bellflower
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Carlock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chenoa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chenoa is located in McLean County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
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  • Colfax
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Colfax is located in McLean County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
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  • Cooksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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    • Danvers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Danvers is located in McLean County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Danvers has also been known as:
      • Danver
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    • Downs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Downs is located in McLean County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
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    • Ellsworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gridley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gridley is located in McLean County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
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    • Heyworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hudson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hudson is located in McLean County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
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    • Le Roy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Le Roy is located in McLean County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
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    • Lexington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McLean
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McLean is located in McLean County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
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    • Normal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Normal is located in McLean County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,451 people
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    • Saybrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Stanford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Towanda
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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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.