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Welcome to Gurnee ...The village of Gurnee is located in Lake County<1>. The pronunciation of Gurnee: guhr-NEE<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Gurnee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Gurnee has a population of 30,390 people<3> (see below for details). Gurnee is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Gurnee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Gurnee: 847 & 224<5> The ZIP code for Gurnee: 60031<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gurnee had an population of 30,390 people. This is a decrease of 2.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.4% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Gurnee had a population of 31,295 people. This makes Gurnee the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Gurnee represents 0.24% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 62nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 31,295 people, the population of Gurnee increased 8.54% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 28,834 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Gurnee. Communities Also Named Gurnee ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gurnee - they are located in Alabama and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gurnee. Websites for Gurnee ...Official Website: www.gurnee.il.us/ Communities near Gurnee ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gurnee.
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 Gurnee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gurnee. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gurnee. 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 Gurnee. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gurnee. See our Newspapers Page for Gurnee. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gurnee ...Looking for more information about Gurnee? 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 Gurnee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gurnee. Adding Gurnee to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gurnee 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 for Gurnee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Gurnee in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Gurnee. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Gurnee: www.gurnee.il.us/ The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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