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Welcome to Will County ...

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

The community of Joliet is the Seat for Will County.

Will County was founded in 1836. Will was created by taking area from Cook and Iroquois Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Will had a population of 690,743 people. This is an increase of 1.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 678,824 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Will represented 5.29% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Will County:

  • Beecher
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolingbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Braidwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crest Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crete
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
    • Crete is located in Will County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <2>
  • Elwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Will County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <2>
  • Frankfort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Godley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
    • Godley is located in Will County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
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    • Homer Glen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
      • Homer Glen is located in Will County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
      • Homer Glen has also been known as:
      • Homer Glen village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <2>
    • Joliet
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
      • Joliet is located in Will County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <2>
    • Lockport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Manhattan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mokena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokena
      • Mokena is located in Will County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,050 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mokena <2>
    • Monee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monee
      • Monee is located in Will County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,029 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monee <2>
    • New Lenox
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Peotone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Will County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
    • Romeoville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Shorewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
      • Shorewood is located in Will County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <2>
    • Steger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steger
      • Steger is located in Will County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steger <2>
    • Symerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
      • Symerton is located in Will County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • University Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Will County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <2>
    • Wilmington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Will County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.