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Welcome to Montgomery County ...

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

The community of Hillsboro is the Seat for Montgomery County.

Montgomery County was founded in 1821. Montgomery was created by taking area from Bond and Madison Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Montgomery had a population of 28,414 people. This is a decrease of 5.59% since the last Census (which gave a population of 30,097 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montgomery represented 0.23% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Montgomery County:

  • Butler
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Butler is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
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  • Coalton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coalton is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Coffeen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coffeen is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
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  • Donnellson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Farmersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fillmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fillmore is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
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  • Harvel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Harvel is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
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  • Hillsboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillsboro is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
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    • Irving
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Irving is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
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    • Litchfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Nokomis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Nokomis is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
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    • Ohlman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ohlman is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
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    • Panama
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Panama is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
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    • Raymond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Raymond is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
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    • Schram City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Schram City is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Taylor Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Waggoner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Waggoner is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
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    • Walshville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wenonah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Witt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Witt is located in Montgomery County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 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.
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