Census Data for Essex

As far as we can tell, Essex has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Essex, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Crest Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crest Hill is located in Will County
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Shorewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shorewood is located in Will County
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Joliet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joliet is located in Will County
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Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Will County
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Plainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Will County
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Lockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport is located in Will County
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Romeoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Romeoville is located in Will County
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Minooka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minooka is located in Grundy County
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Bolingbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bolingbrook is located in Will County
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Channahon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Channahon is located in Grundy County
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Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elwood is located in Will County
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New Lenox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Lenox is located in Will County
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- Lemont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Lemont is located in Cook County
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- Plattville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  - Plattville is located in Kendall County
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- Homer Glen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  - Homer Glen is located in Will County
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  - Homer Glen has also been known as:
  - Homer Glen village
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Will County ...

Essex is located in Will County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Will County.

Miscellaneous Information for Essex ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Will County or the community of Essex:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Essex:
- GNIS ID for Essex: 2355629
- GNIS ID for Will County: 1785190
- GNIS ID for State of Illinois: 1779784

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Essex is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Essex.

Footnotes ...

<1>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.