Welcome to Essex ...The village of Essex is located in Kankakee County<1>. The pronunciation of Essex: ES-eks<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Essex, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Essex has a population of 762 people<3> (see below for details). Essex is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Essex lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Essex: 815 & 779<5> The ZIP code for Essex: 60935<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Essex had an population of 762 people. This is a decrease of 4.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.55% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Essex had a population of 802 people. This makes Essex the county's 10th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 802 people, the population of Essex increased 44.77% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 554 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Essex. Communities Also Named Essex ...While we believe that this Essex is located in Kankakee County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Essex. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cook and Will County. Beyond Illinois, there are 32 communities that are also named Essex - they are located in Arkansas, California (3), Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Essex. Websites for Essex ...Junior League: www.jlkankakee.org/ Communities near Essex ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Essex.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Essex. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Essex. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Essex. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Essex. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Essex. See our Newspapers Page for Essex. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Essex ...Looking for more information about Essex? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Essex, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Essex. Adding Essex to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Essex in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Essex was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Essex. Footnotes ...
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