Welcome to Pontiac ...The city of Pontiac is located in Livingston County<1> and is the County Seat for Livingston County. The pronunciation of Pontiac: PAHN-tee-ak<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Pontiac, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837. When the people of Pontiac refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Pontiacker<3> See our Genealogy Helper Page for Pontiac for more information about variations on the name of Pontiac. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Pontiac has a population of 11,232 people<4> (see below for details). Pontiac is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Pontiac lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Pontiac: 815 & 779<6> The ZIP code for Pontiac: 61764<7> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pontiac had an population of 11,232 people. This is a decrease of 5.86% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.33% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Pontiac had a population of 11,931 people (or 30.71% of the total population of Livingston County). This makes Pontiac the county's most populous community. The population of Pontiac represents 0.09% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 200th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 11,931 people, the population of Pontiac has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 11,864 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Pontiac. Communities Also Named Pontiac ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Pontiac: This one is located in Livingston County and the other is located in Saint Clair County. Beyond Illinois, there are 16 communities that are also named Pontiac - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Quebec (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pontiac. Communities near Pontiac ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pontiac.
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 Pontiac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pontiac. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pontiac. 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 Pontiac. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pontiac. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pontiac. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pontiac ...Looking for more information about Pontiac? 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 Pontiac, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pontiac. Adding Pontiac to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Pontiac 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 Pontiac was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> For more details, see References and Mentions for Pontiac. Footnotes ...
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