Elgin, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Chicago. It is located about 35 miles [56 km] to the east of Elgin and has a population of 2,896,016 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Rockford. It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the west of Elgin and has a population of 150,115 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arlington Heights	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	73,399	3.46% decrease
	Aurora	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	171,782	20.14% increase
	Bolingbrook	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	70,823	25.75% increase
	Cicero	SE	31 mi [49.89 km]	80,414	6.08% decrease
	Des Plaines	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	57,062	2.82% decrease
	Evanston	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	77,693	4.65% increase
	Joliet	S	36 mi [57.9 km]	146,125	37.57% increase
	Mount Prospect	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	53,338	5.2% decrease
	Naperville	S	21 mi [33.8 km]	143,117	11.5% increase
	Palatine	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	67,080	2.45% increase
	Schaumburg	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	71,716	4.87% decrease
	Skokie	E	29 mi [46.67 km]	66,620	5.17% increase
	Waukegan	NE	32 mi [51.5 km]	90,788	3.28% increase
	Wheaton	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	54,465	1.72% decrease
	Kenosha (WI)	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	96,950	7.3% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Algonquin	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	30,352	30.4% increase
	Barrington Hills	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	4,354	11.21% increase
	Bonnie	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Campton Hills	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Carpentersville	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	37,741	23.39% increase
	East Dundee	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	3,121	5.62% increase
	Gilberts	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	5,996	368.8% increase
	Pingree Grove	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	4,075	3,186.29% increase
	Saint Charles	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	32,829	17.68% increase
	Sleepy Hollow	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	3,687	3.77% increase
	South Barrington	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	4,461	18.64% increase
	South Elgin	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	21,131	31.25% increase
	Streamwood	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	37,119	1.96% increase
	Wayne	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	2,394	12.03% increase
	West Dundee	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	7,975	46.92% increase

Cook County

Elgin is primarily located in Cook County. A portion of Elgin extends into Kane County.

Below are counties that are near Elgin (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Elgin:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Elgin
	Boone County	W	Herbert	24 miles [38 km]
	Coles County	NE	Country Club Estates	17 miles [27 km]
	DeKalb County	W	New Lebanon	15 miles [24 km]
	DuPage County	SE	Wayne	6 miles [9 km]
	Kane County	N	Illinois Park	0 miles [0 km]
	Kendall County	S	Boulder Hill	22 miles [35 km]
	La Salle County	SW	Leland	38 miles [61 km]
	Lake County	NE	Cuba	12 miles [19 km]
	Lee County	W	Steward	38 miles [61 km]
	McHenry County	N	Lake-in-the-Hills	9 miles [14 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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