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Will County, Illinois

February 15, 2024

Will County is a county in the northeastern part of the state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 696,355, an increase of 2.8% from 677,560 in 2010, making it Illinois's fourth-most populous county.[1] The county seat is Joliet.[2] Will County is one of the five collar counties of the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The portion of Will County around Joliet uses area codes 815 and 779, while 630 and 331 are for far northern Will County and 708 is for central and eastern Will County.

Will County
County
Flanders House in Plainfield (1840), Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.
Location within the U.S. state of Illinois
Illinois's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°26′42″N 87°58′43″W / 41.44503°N 87.97866°W / 41.44503; -87.97866
Country United States
State Illinois
FoundedJanuary 12, 1836
Named forConrad Will
SeatJoliet
Largest cityJoliet
Area
 • Total849 sq mi (2,200 km2)
 • Land837 sq mi (2,170 km2)
 • Water12 sq mi (30 km2)  1.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total696,355
 • Density820/sq mi (320/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts1st, 2nd, 11th, 14th
Websitewww.willcountyillinois.com

History edit

Will County was formed on January 12, 1836, out of Cook and Iroquois Counties. It was named after Conrad Will, a politician and businessman involved in salt production in southern Illinois.[3] Will was a member of the first Illinois Constitutional Convention and a member of the Illinois legislature until his death in 1835. Besides its present area, the county originally included the part of Kankakee County, Illinois, north of the Kankakee River. It lost that area when Kankakee County was organized in 1852. Since then its boundaries have not changed.

36 locations in Will County are on the National Register of Historic Places.

"WILL, a county in the E. N. E. part of Illinois, bordering on Indiana, has an area of 1,236 square miles (3,200 km2). It is intersected by the Kankakee and Des Plaines Rivers, branches of the Illinois. The surface is generally level, and destitute of timber, excepting small groves. The soil is very fertile, and much of it is under cultivation. The soil of the prairies is a deep, sandy loam, adapted to Indian corn and grass. In 1850 the county produced 527,903 bushels of Indian corn; 230,885 of wheat; 334,360 of oats; 32,043 tons of hay, and 319,054 pounds of butter. It contained 14 churches, 3 newspaper offices; 3472 pupils attending public schools, and 200 attending other schools. Quarries of building stone are worked near the county seat. The Des Plaines river furnishes water-power. The county is intersected by the Illinois and Michigan canal, by the Chicago branch of the Central railroad, the Chicago and Mississippi, and by the Chicago and Rock Island railroad. Named in honor of Conrad Will, for many years a member of the Illinois legislature. Capital, Joliet. Population 16,703."

— 1854 U.S. Gazetteer

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    Will County from its 1836 creation to 1852
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    Will County in 1853, reduced to its current borders by the creation of Kankakee County

Geography edit

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 849 square miles (2,200 km2), of which 837 square miles (2,170 km2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km2) (1.5%) is water.[4]

The Kankakee River, Du Page River and the Des Plaines River run through the county and join on its western border. The Illinois and Michigan Canal and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal run through Will County.

A number of areas are preserved as parks (over 20,000 acres (81 km2) total) under the Forest Preserve District of Will County. The 17,000 acres (69 km2) Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is a U.S. Forest Service park in the county on the grounds of the former Joliet Arsenal. Other parks include Channahon State Park and the Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area.

Climate and weather edit

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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Joliet have ranged from a low of 13 °F (−11 °C) in January to a high of 85 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −26 °F (−32 °C) was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 104 °F (40 °C) was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.58 inches (40 mm) in January to 4.34 inches (110 mm) in July.[5]

Adjacent counties edit

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
184010,167—
185016,70364.3%
186029,32175.5%
187043,01346.7%
188053,42224.2%
189062,00716.1%
190074,76420.6%
191084,37112.8%
192092,91110.1%
1930110,73219.2%
1940114,2103.1%
1950134,33617.6%
1960191,61742.6%
1970249,49830.2%
1980324,46030.0%
1990357,31310.1%
2000502,26640.6%
2010677,56034.9%
2020696,3552.8%
2022 (est.)696,757[6]0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790–1960[8] 1900–1990[9]
1990–2000[10] 2010[11] 2020[1]

As of the 2010 Census, there were 677,560 people, 225,256 households, and 174,062 families residing in the county.[12] The population density was 809.6 inhabitants per square mile (312.6/km2). There were 237,501 housing units at an average density of 283.8 per square mile (109.6/km2).[4] The racial makeup of the county was 76.0% white, 11.2% black or African American, 4.6% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 5.8% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 15.6% of the population.[12] In terms of ancestry, 21.6% were German, 18.6% were Irish, 13.3% were Polish, 11.1% were Italian, 5.9% were English, and 2.1% were American.[13]

Of the 225,256 households, 44.0% had children under 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 22.7% were non-families, and 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.41. The median age was 35.4.[12]

The median income for a household in the county was $75,906 and the median income for a family was $85,488. Males had a median income of $60,867 versus $40,643 for females. The per capita income was $29,811. About 5.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under 18 and 5.6% of those 65 or older.[14]

Government edit

Will County is governed by a 22-member county board elected from 11 districts. Each district elects two members. The county executive, county clerk, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder of deeds, state's attorney, and sheriff are all elected in a countywide vote.

Will County government has been housed in a succession of courthouses, the first being erected in 1837.[15] The fourth courthouse was designed of reinforced concrete in the Brutalist style by Otto Stark of C.F. Murphy Associates and completed in 1969. Citing lack of space, inefficiency and high operating costs, the County Board chose to erect a new courthouse, which was designed by Wight & Co. and completed in 2020.[16] Considerable controversy surrounded the disposition of the 1969 courthouse, with Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois including the building on its “2022 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois”.[17] After a number of votes and appeals, demolition was approved and the destruction of the building began on 4 December 2023.[18]

Politics edit

Like most of the collar counties, Will County was once a Republican stronghold. It went Republican in all but three elections from 1892 to 1988. Since the 1990s, it has become a swing county. It voted for the national winner in every presidential election from 1980 to 2012, but Chicago-born Hillary Clinton won it along with the rest of the "collar counties" aside from McHenry in 2016.

United States presidential election results for Will County, Illinois[19]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 155,116 44.80% 183,915 53.11% 7,235 2.09%
2016 132,720 43.63% 151,927 49.94% 19,579 6.44%
2012 128,969 46.36% 144,229 51.85% 4,967 1.79%
2008 122,597 42.69% 160,406 55.86% 4,178 1.45%
2004 130,728 52.37% 117,172 46.94% 1,709 0.68%
2000 95,828 50.00% 90,902 47.43% 4,940 2.58%
1996 62,506 42.15% 69,354 46.76% 16,444 11.09%
1992 58,337 38.35% 59,633 39.20% 34,153 22.45%
1988 73,129 59.10% 49,816 40.26% 786 0.64%
1984 78,684 63.25% 45,193 36.33% 520 0.42%
1980 69,310 57.44% 41,975 34.79% 9,373 7.77%
1976 61,784 53.85% 51,103 44.54% 1,840 1.60%
1972 65,155 65.67% 33,633 33.90% 430 0.43%
1968 43,630 49.32% 31,576 35.70% 13,254 14.98%
1964 38,619 43.75% 49,663 56.25% 0 0.00%
1960 42,575 50.86% 41,056 49.04% 81 0.10%
1956 45,628 64.34% 25,188 35.52% 100 0.14%
1952 38,533 56.34% 29,749 43.50% 110 0.16%
1948 28,601 51.41% 26,430 47.51% 597 1.07%
1944 30,058 52.32% 27,085 47.14% 310 0.54%
1940 32,291 52.13% 29,442 47.53% 213 0.34%
1936 25,028 45.25% 28,135 50.86% 2,151 3.89%
1932 25,173 48.16% 25,798 49.36% 1,295 2.48%
1928 26,081 55.02% 20,877 44.04% 447 0.94%
1924 22,780 64.16% 4,707 13.26% 8,018 22.58%
1920 21,746 76.37% 5,410 19.00% 1,318 4.63%
1916 19,881 62.59% 11,378 35.82% 506 1.59%
1912 3,331 19.87% 4,717 28.13% 8,719 52.00%
1908 10,358 61.29% 5,693 33.68% 850 5.03%
1904 10,001 66.39% 3,191 21.18% 1,873 12.43%
1900 10,056 59.22% 6,655 39.19% 269 1.58%
1896 9,249 56.94% 6,873 42.32% 120 0.74%
1892 6,720 49.51% 6,434 47.40% 420 3.09%

Education edit

K-12 school districts edit

K-12 school districts, including any with any territory in Will County, no matter how slight, even if the schools and/or administrative headquarters are in other counties:[21]

K-12:

Secondary:

Elementary:

Transportation edit

Will County is served by four U.S. interstate highways, four U.S. highways, and 12 Illinois highways. Pace provides bus transit services within the county.

Rail edit

Four different Metra commuter rail lines (Metra Electric Main Line, Southwest Service, Rock Island District and Heritage Corridor) connect Will County with the Chicago Loop. Amtrak serves the county at Joliet Transportation Center. The Lincoln Service operates between Chicago and St. Louis, while the Texas Eagle provides service from Chicago south to San Antonio and west to Los Angeles.

Major highways edit

Energy infrastructure edit

Pipelines edit

Will County is a major hub in the national natural gas pipeline grid where pipelines from Canada and the Gulf of Mexico meet and then fan out to serve the Midwest. The following major energy companies own pipeline that runs through Will County:

Joliet Refinery edit

ExxonMobil owns and operates the Joliet Refinery along the Des Plaines River just east of I-55. According to ExxonMobil, the refinery employs about 600 people and was constructed in 1972.[22]

Municipalities edit

The municipalities with their population within Will County and their total population as of the 2010 census are:[23]

Cities edit

Villages edit

Census-designated places edit

Fort edit

Townships edit

The 24 townships of Will County, with their populations as of the 2010 census, are:

See also edit

References edit

Specific
  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Will County, Illinois". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Was Dr. Conrad Will really worth his salt?" October 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Ledger-Sentinel, Roger Matile, June 22, 2006
  4. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Monthly Averages for Joliet, Illinois". The Weather Channel. from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  6. ^ "QuickFacts: Will County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  8. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  9. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  10. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  11. ^ . United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  12. ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  13. ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  14. ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  15. ^ "Will County Court Facts". Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  16. ^ "County Breaks Ground on New Courthouse". Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  17. ^ "Landmarks Illinois & Courthouse Preservation Partnership Issue Request For Expressions Of Interest To Demonstrate Interest In Former Will County Courthouse". Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  18. ^ "Demolition Of Will County Courthouse Finally Arrives". Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  19. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  20. ^ retrieved 2007-02-13 December 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Will County, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2022. - Text
  22. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ^ "GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County – County Subdivision and Place". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
General
  • Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990: from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

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Will County is a county in the northeastern part of the state of Illinois According to the 2020 census it had a population of 696 355 an increase of 2 8 from 677 560 in 2010 making it Illinois s fourth most populous county 1 The county seat is Joliet 2 Will County is one of the five collar counties of the Chicago Naperville Elgin IL IN WI Metropolitan Statistical Area The portion of Will County around Joliet uses area codes 815 and 779 while 630 and 331 are for far northern Will County and 708 is for central and eastern Will County Will CountyCountyFlanders House in Plainfield 1840 Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Location within the U S state of IllinoisIllinois s location within the U S Coordinates 41 26 42 N 87 58 43 W 41 44503 N 87 97866 W 41 44503 87 97866Country United StatesState IllinoisFoundedJanuary 12 1836Named forConrad WillSeatJolietLargest cityJolietArea Total849 sq mi 2 200 km2 Land837 sq mi 2 170 km2 Water12 sq mi 30 km2 1 5 Population 2020 Total696 355 Density820 sq mi 320 km2 Time zoneUTC 6 Central Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Congressional districts1st 2nd 11th 14thWebsitewww wbr willcountyillinois wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate and weather 2 2 Adjacent counties 3 Demographics 4 Government 5 Politics 6 Education 6 1 K 12 school districts 7 Transportation 7 1 Rail 7 2 Major highways 8 Energy infrastructure 8 1 Pipelines 8 2 Joliet Refinery 9 Municipalities 9 1 Cities 9 2 Villages 9 3 Census designated places 9 4 Fort 9 5 Townships 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHistory editWill County was formed on January 12 1836 out of Cook and Iroquois Counties It was named after Conrad Will a politician and businessman involved in salt production in southern Illinois 3 Will was a member of the first Illinois Constitutional Convention and a member of the Illinois legislature until his death in 1835 Besides its present area the county originally included the part of Kankakee County Illinois north of the Kankakee River It lost that area when Kankakee County was organized in 1852 Since then its boundaries have not changed 36 locations in Will County are on the National Register of Historic Places WILL a county in the E N E part of Illinois bordering on Indiana has an area of 1 236 square miles 3 200 km2 It is intersected by the Kankakee and Des Plaines Rivers branches of the Illinois The surface is generally level and destitute of timber excepting small groves The soil is very fertile and much of it is under cultivation The soil of the prairies is a deep sandy loam adapted to Indian corn and grass In 1850 the county produced 527 903 bushels of Indian corn 230 885 of wheat 334 360 of oats 32 043 tons of hay and 319 054 pounds of butter It contained 14 churches 3 newspaper offices 3472 pupils attending public schools and 200 attending other schools Quarries of building stone are worked near the county seat The Des Plaines river furnishes water power The county is intersected by the Illinois and Michigan canal by the Chicago branch of the Central railroad the Chicago and Mississippi and by the Chicago and Rock Island railroad Named in honor of Conrad Will for many years a member of the Illinois legislature Capital Joliet Population 16 703 1854 U S Gazetteer nbsp Will County from its 1836 creation to 1852 nbsp Will County in 1853 reduced to its current borders by the creation of Kankakee CountyGeography editAccording to the U S Census Bureau the county has an area of 849 square miles 2 200 km2 of which 837 square miles 2 170 km2 is land and 12 square miles 31 km2 1 5 is water 4 The Kankakee River Du Page River and the Des Plaines River run through the county and join on its western border The Illinois and Michigan Canal and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal run through Will County A number of areas are preserved as parks over 20 000 acres 81 km2 total under the Forest Preserve District of Will County The 17 000 acres 69 km2 Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is a U S Forest Service park in the county on the grounds of the former Joliet Arsenal Other parks include Channahon State Park and the Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area Climate and weather edit Joliet IllinoisClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 1 6 30 13 1 6 35 19 2 5 47 28 3 8 60 37 3 9 72 48 4 2 81 58 4 3 85 63 3 8 82 61 3 1 76 53 2 7 64 41 3 48 31 2 4 35 20 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesSource The Weather Channel 5 Metric conversionJ F M A M J J A S O N D 40 1 11 42 2 7 62 8 2 95 16 3 98 22 9 107 27 14 110 29 17 97 28 16 80 24 12 69 18 5 76 9 1 62 2 7 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmIn recent years average temperatures in the county seat of Joliet have ranged from a low of 13 F 11 C in January to a high of 85 F 29 C in July although a record low of 26 F 32 C was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 104 F 40 C was recorded in June 1988 Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1 58 inches 40 mm in January to 4 34 inches 110 mm in July 5 Adjacent counties edit Kane County northwest DuPage County north Cook County northeast Lake County Indiana east Kankakee County south Grundy County southwest Kendall County west Demographics editHistorical population CensusPop Note 184010 167 185016 70364 3 186029 32175 5 187043 01346 7 188053 42224 2 189062 00716 1 190074 76420 6 191084 37112 8 192092 91110 1 1930110 73219 2 1940114 2103 1 1950134 33617 6 1960191 61742 6 1970249 49830 2 1980324 46030 0 1990357 31310 1 2000502 26640 6 2010677 56034 9 2020696 3552 8 2022 est 696 757 6 0 1 U S Decennial Census 7 1790 1960 8 1900 1990 9 1990 2000 10 2010 11 2020 1 As of the 2010 Census there were 677 560 people 225 256 households and 174 062 families residing in the county 12 The population density was 809 6 inhabitants per square mile 312 6 km2 There were 237 501 housing units at an average density of 283 8 per square mile 109 6 km2 4 The racial makeup of the county was 76 0 white 11 2 black or African American 4 6 Asian 0 3 American Indian 5 8 from other races and 2 3 from two or more races Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 15 6 of the population 12 In terms of ancestry 21 6 were German 18 6 were Irish 13 3 were Polish 11 1 were Italian 5 9 were English and 2 1 were American 13 Of the 225 256 households 44 0 had children under 18 living with them 61 9 were married couples living together 10 9 had a female householder with no husband present 22 7 were non families and 18 5 of all households were made up of individuals The average household size was 2 97 and the average family size was 3 41 The median age was 35 4 12 The median income for a household in the county was 75 906 and the median income for a family was 85 488 Males had a median income of 60 867 versus 40 643 for females The per capita income was 29 811 About 5 0 of families and 6 6 of the population were below the poverty line including 9 0 of those under 18 and 5 6 of those 65 or older 14 Government editWill County is governed by a 22 member county board elected from 11 districts Each district elects two members The county executive county clerk coroner auditor treasurer recorder of deeds state s attorney and sheriff are all elected in a countywide vote Will County government has been housed in a succession of courthouses the first being erected in 1837 15 The fourth courthouse was designed of reinforced concrete in the Brutalist style by Otto Stark of C F Murphy Associates and completed in 1969 Citing lack of space inefficiency and high operating costs the County Board chose to erect a new courthouse which was designed by Wight amp Co and completed in 2020 16 Considerable controversy surrounded the disposition of the 1969 courthouse with Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois including the building on its 2022 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois 17 After a number of votes and appeals demolition was approved and the destruction of the building began on 4 December 2023 18 Politics editLike most of the collar counties Will County was once a Republican stronghold It went Republican in all but three elections from 1892 to 1988 Since the 1990s it has become a swing county It voted for the national winner in every presidential election from 1980 to 2012 but Chicago born Hillary Clinton won it along with the rest of the collar counties aside from McHenry in 2016 United States presidential election results for Will County Illinois 19 Year Republican Democratic Third partyNo No No 2020 155 116 44 80 183 915 53 11 7 235 2 09 2016 132 720 43 63 151 927 49 94 19 579 6 44 2012 128 969 46 36 144 229 51 85 4 967 1 79 2008 122 597 42 69 160 406 55 86 4 178 1 45 2004 130 728 52 37 117 172 46 94 1 709 0 68 2000 95 828 50 00 90 902 47 43 4 940 2 58 1996 62 506 42 15 69 354 46 76 16 444 11 09 1992 58 337 38 35 59 633 39 20 34 153 22 45 1988 73 129 59 10 49 816 40 26 786 0 64 1984 78 684 63 25 45 193 36 33 520 0 42 1980 69 310 57 44 41 975 34 79 9 373 7 77 1976 61 784 53 85 51 103 44 54 1 840 1 60 1972 65 155 65 67 33 633 33 90 430 0 43 1968 43 630 49 32 31 576 35 70 13 254 14 98 1964 38 619 43 75 49 663 56 25 0 0 00 1960 42 575 50 86 41 056 49 04 81 0 10 1956 45 628 64 34 25 188 35 52 100 0 14 1952 38 533 56 34 29 749 43 50 110 0 16 1948 28 601 51 41 26 430 47 51 597 1 07 1944 30 058 52 32 27 085 47 14 310 0 54 1940 32 291 52 13 29 442 47 53 213 0 34 1936 25 028 45 25 28 135 50 86 2 151 3 89 1932 25 173 48 16 25 798 49 36 1 295 2 48 1928 26 081 55 02 20 877 44 04 447 0 94 1924 22 780 64 16 4 707 13 26 8 018 22 58 1920 21 746 76 37 5 410 19 00 1 318 4 63 1916 19 881 62 59 11 378 35 82 506 1 59 1912 3 331 19 87 4 717 28 13 8 719 52 00 1908 10 358 61 29 5 693 33 68 850 5 03 1904 10 001 66 39 3 191 21 18 1 873 12 43 1900 10 056 59 22 6 655 39 19 269 1 58 1896 9 249 56 94 6 873 42 32 120 0 74 1892 6 720 49 51 6 434 47 40 420 3 09 Education editGovernors State University is a 6 000 student public university in University Park Lewis University is a 5 200 student four year private university in Romeoville University of St Francis is a 3 300 student four year private university in Joliet The county is in Community College District 525 and is served by Joliet Junior College in Joliet 20 Joliet Junior College was the first two year higher education institution in the United States K 12 school districts edit K 12 school districts including any with any territory in Will County no matter how slight even if the schools and or administrative headquarters are in other counties 21 K 12 Beecher Community Unit School District 200U Coal City Community Unit School District 1 Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201 U Indian Prairie School District 204 Manteno Community Unit School District 5 Naperville Community Unit District 203 Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Peotone Community Unit School District 207U Plainfield School District 202 Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U Valley View Community Unit School District 365U Wilmington Community Unit School District 209USecondary Bloom Township High School District 206 Joliet Township High School District 204 Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 Lockport Township High School District 205 Minooka Community High School District 111Elementary Chaney Monge School District 88 Channahon School District 17 Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 Fairmont School District 89 Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C Joliet Public School District 86 Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C Lockport School District 91 Manhattan School District 114 Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 Mokena School District 159 New Lenox School District 122 Richland School District 88A Rockdale School District 84 Steger School District 194 Summit Hill School District 161 Taft School District 90 Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C Union School District 81 Will County School District 92Transportation editWill County is served by four U S interstate highways four U S highways and 12 Illinois highways Pace provides bus transit services within the county Rail edit Four different Metra commuter rail lines Metra Electric Main Line Southwest Service Rock Island District and Heritage Corridor connect Will County with the Chicago Loop Amtrak serves the county at Joliet Transportation Center The Lincoln Service operates between Chicago and St Louis while the Texas Eagle provides service from Chicago south to San Antonio and west to Los Angeles Major highways edit nbsp Interstate 55 nbsp Interstate 57 nbsp Interstate 80 nbsp Interstate 355 nbsp U S Highway 6 nbsp U S Highway 30 nbsp U S Highway 45 nbsp U S Highway 52 nbsp U S Highway 66 nbsp Illinois Route 1 nbsp Illinois Route 7 nbsp Illinois Route 43 nbsp Illinois Route 50 nbsp Illinois Route 53 nbsp Illinois Route 59 nbsp Illinois Route 102 nbsp Illinois Route 113 nbsp Illinois Route 126 nbsp Illinois Route 129 nbsp Illinois Route 171 nbsp Illinois Route 394Energy infrastructure editPipelines edit Will County is a major hub in the national natural gas pipeline grid where pipelines from Canada and the Gulf of Mexico meet and then fan out to serve the Midwest The following major energy companies own pipeline that runs through Will County Alliance Pipeline Enbridge Integrys Energy Group Peoples Gas Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission TransCanada ANR Pipeline Fully owned amp operated Northern Border Pipeline Partially owned amp fully operated Vector PipelineJoliet Refinery edit ExxonMobil owns and operates the Joliet Refinery along the Des Plaines River just east of I 55 According to ExxonMobil the refinery employs about 600 people and was constructed in 1972 22 Municipalities editThe municipalities with their population within Will County and their total population as of the 2010 census are 23 Cities edit Aurora 11 471 total 197 899 mostly in DuPage Kane and Kendall counties Braidwood 6 191 Crest Hill 20 837 Joliet 137 684 total 147 433 partly in Kendall County Lockport 24 839 Naperville 47 320 total 141 853 mostly in DuPage County Wilmington 5 724 Villages edit Beecher 4 359 Bolingbrook 71 795 total 73 366 partly in DuPage County Braceville 1 total 793 mostly in Grundy County Channahon 9 345 total 12 560 partly in Grundy County Coal City 2 total 5 587 mostly in Grundy County Crete 8 259 Diamond 19 total 2 527 mostly in Grundy County Elwood 2 279 Frankfort 17 782 total 17 789 partly in Cook County Godley 552 total 601 partly in Grundy County Homer Glen 24 220 partly in Cook County Lemont 3 total 16 000 mostly in Cook amp DuPage counties Manhattan 10 084 Minooka 1 803 total 10 924 mostly in Grundy amp Kendall counties Mokena 18 740 Monee 5 148 New Lenox 24 394 Orland Park 184 total 56 767 mostly in Cook County Park Forest 3 303 total 21 975 mostly in Cook County Peotone 4 142 Plainfield 37 502 total 39 581 partly in Kendall County Rockdale 1 976 Romeoville 39 680 Shorewood 15 615 Steger 5 467 total 9 570 partly in Cook County Symerton 87 Tinley Park 7 467 total 56 703 mostly in Cook County University Park 6 856 total 7 129 partly in Cook County Woodridge 22 total 32 971 mostly in DuPage County Census designated places edit Andres Arbury Hills Ballou Bonnie Brae Crystal Lawns 1 830 Custer Park Eagle Lake Fairmont 2 389 Frankfort Square 8 968 Goodenow Goodings Grove former Ingalls Park 3 460 Lakewood Shores 665 Lockport Heights Lorenzo Marley Plum Valley Polk Preston Heights 2 898 Rest Haven Ridgewood Ritchie Sunnyland Willow Brook Estates 1 346 Wilton Wilton Center Fort edit BeggsTownships edit The 24 townships of Will County with their populations as of the 2010 census are Channahon 10 322 Crete 23 774 Custer 1 430 DuPage 87 793 Florence 933 Frankfort 57 055 Green Garden 4 010 Homer 39 059 Jackson 4 100 Joliet 87 398 Lockport 60 010 Manhattan 11 545 Monee 15 669 New Lenox 40 270 Peotone 4 431 Plainfield 80 318 Reed 6 948 Troy 45 991 Washington 6 263 Wesley 2 241 Wheatland 81 472 Will 1 821 Wilmington 6 193 Wilton 841See also editPortals nbsp Chicago nbsp IllinoisReferences editSpecific a b U S Census Bureau QuickFacts Will County Illinois www census gov Retrieved August 29 2021 Find a County National Association of Counties Archived from the original on May 31 2011 Retrieved June 7 2011 Was Dr Conrad Will really worth his salt Archived October 1 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ledger Sentinel Roger Matile June 22 2006 a b Population Housing Units Area and Density 2010 County United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 12 2020 Retrieved July 12 2015 a b Monthly Averages for Joliet Illinois The Weather Channel Archived from the original on January 27 2012 Retrieved January 27 2011 QuickFacts Will County Illinois U S Census Bureau U S Decennial Census United States Census Bureau Retrieved April 16 2015 Historical Census Browser University of Virginia Library Archived from the original on August 11 2012 Retrieved July 9 2014 Population of Counties by Decennial Census 1900 to 1990 United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on April 24 2014 Retrieved April 16 2014 Census 2000 PHC T 4 Ranking Tables for Counties 1990 and 2000 PDF United States Census Bureau Archived PDF from the original on December 18 2014 Retrieved July 9 2014 State amp County QuickFacts United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on June 6 2011 Retrieved July 9 2014 a b c DP 1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 Demographic Profile Data United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved July 12 2015 DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved July 12 2015 DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved July 12 2015 Will County Court Facts Retrieved February 11 2024 County Breaks Ground on New Courthouse Retrieved February 11 2024 Landmarks Illinois amp Courthouse Preservation Partnership Issue Request For Expressions Of Interest To Demonstrate Interest In Former Will County Courthouse Retrieved February 11 2024 Demolition Of Will County Courthouse Finally Arrives Retrieved February 11 2024 Leip David Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections uselectionatlas org Archived from the original on March 23 2018 Retrieved April 29 2018 retrieved 2007 02 13 Archived December 8 2006 at the Wayback Machine 2020 CENSUS SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP Will County IL PDF U S Census Bureau Retrieved July 20 2022 Text Archived copy PDF Archived PDF from the original on October 5 2013 Retrieved August 30 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link GCT PH1 Population Housing Units Area and Density 2010 County County Subdivision and Place United States Census Bureau Retrieved October 29 2018 GeneralForstall Richard L editor 1996 Population of states and counties of the United States 1790 to 1990 from the twenty one decennial censuses United States Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census Population Division ISBN 0 934213 48 8 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first has generic name help External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Will County Illinois Official website nbsp Will County Board 41 26 N 87 59 W 41 44 N 87 98 W 41 44 87 98 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Will County Illinois amp oldid 1207714515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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