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There are 102 counties in Illinois. The most populous of these is Cook County, the second-most populous county in the United States and the home of Chicago, while the least populous is Hardin County. The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,635 square miles (4,230 km 2), of which 945 square miles (2,450 km 2) is land and 690 square miles (1,800 km 2) (42.2%) is water. [26] It is the sixth largest county in Illinois by land area, and the largest in total area. Most of the water is in Lake Michigan.
U.S. Census Urbanized Area Outline Map (2000) Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (2012) map; Illinois CBSAs and Counties (2013) map; U.S. Census Bureau Chicago city, Illinois QuickFacts; Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas; About Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas; History of ...
Collar counties is a colloquialism for DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, the five counties of Illinois that border Cook County, which is home to Chicago. The collar counties are part of the Chicago metropolitan area and comprise many of the area's suburbs .
DuPage County (/ d uː ˈ p eɪ dʒ / doo-PAYJ) is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, and one of the collar counties of the Chicago metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census , the population was 932,877, making it Illinois' second-most populous county .
Geography of Chicago and surrounding counties. Satellite image of Chicago, October, 2018 The city of Chicago is located in northern Illinois , United States, at the south western tip of Lake Michigan .
The downtown district of La Grange. La Grange (/ l ə ˈ ɡ r eɪ n dʒ / lə GRAYNJ; often spelled LaGrange) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. [6] It is a suburb of Chicago. The population was 16,321 at the 2020 census. [7]
Barrington is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois.The population was 10,722 at the 2020 census. [3] A northwest suburb of Chicago, the area features wetlands, forest preserves, parks, and horse trails in a country-suburban setting.