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Welcome to Kangley ...

The village of Kangley is located in La Salle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kangley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kangley has a population of 233 people<2> (see below for details).

Kangley is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Kangley: 815 & 779<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kangley had an population of 233 people. This is a decrease of 7.17% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kangley had a population of 251 people. This makes Kangley the county's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 251 people, the population of Kangley decreased 12.54% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 287 people).

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

Communities Also Named Kangley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kangley - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Kangley ...

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

  • Ottawa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Peru
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • La Salle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
    • La Salle is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <5>
  • Marseilles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
    • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <5>
  • Oglesby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Seneca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
    • Seneca has also been known as:
    • Crotty
    • Seneca village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
  • Minonk
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • North Utica
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
    • North Utica is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Toluca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Flanagan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
    • Flanagan is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kangley. See our Newspapers Page for Kangley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kangley ...

Looking for more information about Kangley? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kangley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kangley.

Adding Kangley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kangley 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 Kangley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Kangley post office opened in 1888.

We also found Kangley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kangley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kangley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Kangley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kangley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Kangley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Kangley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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