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Welcome to Pike County ...

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

The community of Pittsfield is the Seat for Pike County.

Pike County was founded in 1821. Pike was created by taking area from Madison, Bond and Clark Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pike had a population of 15,561 people. This is a decrease of 5.08% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,394 people in 2010).

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

Below are some of the communities located in Pike County:

  • Barry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Barry is located in Pike County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
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  • Baylis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Detroit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Detroit is located in Pike County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • El Dara
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Florence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Florence is located in Pike County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Griggsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hull
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hull is located in Pike County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
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  • Kinderhook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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    • Milton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Nebo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Nebo is located in Pike County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
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    • New Canton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • New Canton is located in Pike County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • New Salem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • New Salem is located in Pike County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Pearl
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearl is located in Pike County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
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    • Perry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Perry is located in Pike County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
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    • Pittsfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Time
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Time is located in Pike County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Valley City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley City is located in Pike County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 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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