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Welcome to Vermilion County ...

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

The community of Danville is the Seat for Vermilion County.

Vermilion County was founded in 1826. Vermilion was created by taking area from Clark and Edgar Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Vermilion had a population of 75,758 people. This is a decrease of 7.2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 81,640 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vermilion represented 0.64% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Vermilion County:

  • Allerton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Allerton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
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  • Alvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Alvin has also been known as:
    • Alvan Village
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  • Belgium
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Bismarck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bismarck is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
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  • Catlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
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  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Danville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
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  • Fairmount
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fithian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fithian is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
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  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Georgetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Henning
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Henning is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
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    • Hoopeston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
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    • Indianola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Muncie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Muncie is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
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    • Oakwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
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    • Potomac
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Potomac is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
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    • Rankin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rankin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
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    • Ridge Farm
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rossville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rossville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
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    • Sidell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sidell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
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    • Tilton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
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    • Westville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Westville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
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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.
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