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Welcome to Piatt County ...

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

The community of Monticello is the Seat for Piatt County.

Piatt County was founded in 1841. Piatt was created by taking area from De Witt and Macon Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Piatt had a population of 16,391 people. This is a decrease of 2.02% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,729 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Piatt represented 0.13% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Piatt County:

  • Atwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Atwood is located in Piatt County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
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  • Bement
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bement is located in Piatt County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
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  • Cerro Gordo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
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  • Cisco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cisco is located in Piatt County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <3>
  • De Land
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hammond is located in Piatt County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
  • Mansfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Mansfield is located in Piatt County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
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  • Monticello
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Piatt County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <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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