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Welcome to Tazewell County ...

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

The community of Pekin is the Seat for Tazewell County.

Tazewell County was founded in 1827 and was created by taking area from Sangamon County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tazewell had a population of 131,803 people. This is a decrease of 2.72% since the last Census (which gave a population of 135,486 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tazewell represented 1.06% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Tazewell County:

  • Armington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Creve Coeur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
    • Former name for Creve Coeur:
    • Wesley City
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  • Deer Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Delavan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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    • Delavan is located in Tazewell County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
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  • East Peoria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
    • Former name for East Peoria:
    • Hilton
  • Green Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mackinaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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    • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Former name for Mackinaw:
    • Mackinawtown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <2>
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    • Marquette Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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      • Marquette Heights is located in Tazewell County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
    • Minier
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minier
      • Minier is located in Tazewell County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minier <2>
    • Morton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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      • Morton is located in Tazewell County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <2>
    • North Pekin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pekin
      • North Pekin is located in Tazewell County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
      • Former name for North Pekin:
      • Radio City
    • Pekin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Tazewell County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <2>
    • South Pekin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pekin
      • South Pekin is located in Tazewell County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Tremont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
      • Tremont is located in Tazewell County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <2>
    • Washington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

Websites of Interest ...

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.





 

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