Welcome to Huntley ...

The village of Huntley is primarily located in McHenry County<1>. A portion of Huntley extends into Kane County.

The location of Huntley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Huntley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Huntley has a population of 27,203 people<3> (see below for details).

Huntley is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Huntley: (847) and (224)<5>

The ZIP code for Huntley: 60142<6>

Websites for Huntley ...

Official Website: www.huntley.il.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Huntley had an population of 27,203 people. This is an increase of 11.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 374.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Huntley had a population of 24,291 people (or 7.87% of the total population of McHenry County). This makes Huntley the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Huntley represents 0.19% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 98th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 24,291 people, the population of Huntley increased 323.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,730 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Huntley.

Communities Also Named Huntley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Huntley - they are located in California, Delaware, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Washington and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Huntley.

Communities near Huntley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Huntley.

• Elgin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <7>
• Hoffman Estates
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
  • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <7>
• Bartlett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <7>
• Crystal Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <7>
• Streamwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streamwood
  • Streamwood is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streamwood <7>
• Hanover Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Park
  • Hanover Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover Park <7>
• Carpentersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
  • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <7>
• Saint Charles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <7>
• Algonquin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
  • Algonquin is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonquin <7>
• Lake-in-the-Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-in-the-Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
  • Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <7>

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 Huntley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huntley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Huntley. 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 Huntley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntley. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Huntley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Huntley ...

Looking for more information about Huntley? 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 Huntley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Huntley.

Adding Huntley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Huntley 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 Huntley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Huntley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Huntley: www.huntley.il.us/

The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov