Essex, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Aurora. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the north of Essex and has a population of 142,990 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Naperville. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the north of Essex and has a population of 128,358 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Berwyn	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	49,919	7.58% decrease
	Bolingbrook	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	70,823	25.75% increase
	Calumet City	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	36,800	5.81% decrease
	Chicago Heights	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	30,586	6.68% decrease
	Downers Grove	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	49,250	1.08% increase
	Joliet	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	146,125	37.57% increase
	Lombard	N	48 mi [77.2 km]	42,890	1.34% increase
	Oak Lawn	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	53,244	3.62% decrease
	Orland Park	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	55,514	8.69% increase
	Tinley Park	NE	33 mi [53.1 km]	59,198	22.31% increase
	Wheaton	N	46 mi [74 km]	54,465	1.72% decrease
	Woodridge	N	39 mi [62.8 km]	34,130	10.33% increase
	East Chicago (IN)	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	29,978	7.52% decrease
	Hammond (IN)	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	76,732	7.61% decrease
	Merrillville (IN)	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	33,057	8.17% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bonfield	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	379	4.12% increase
	Braceville	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	832	5.05% increase
	Braidwood	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	6,664	28.08% increase
	Buckingham	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	241	1.69% increase
	Central City	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Clarke City	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Coal City	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	5,729	19.43% increase
	Diamond	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,388	71.43% increase
	East Brooklyn	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	127	3.25% increase
	Gardner	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,489	5.9% increase
	Godley	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	703	18.35% increase
	Lakewood Shores	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Reddick	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	225	2.74% increase
	South Wilmington	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	636	2.42% increase
	Union Hill	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	63	4.55% decrease

Kankakee County

Essex is located in Kankakee County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kankakee: Will, Iroquois, Ford, Livingston, Grundy, Lake (IN) and Newton (IN).

While not sharing a border with Kankakee, the following counties are close to Essex: Kendall, La Salle and Tazewell.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Essex
	Cook County	NE	University Park	30 miles [48 km]
	DeKalb County	NW	Sandwich	39 miles [62 km]
	DuPage County	N	Bolingbrook	35 miles [56 km]
	Ford County	S	Cabery	12 miles [19 km]
	Grundy County	SW	Clarke City	2 miles [3 km]
	Iroquois County	SE	Chebanse	19 miles [30 km]
	Kane County	N	Montgomery	38 miles [61 km]
	Kendall County	NW	Central	23 miles [37 km]
	La Salle County	W	Ransom	23 miles [37 km]
	Livingston County	SW	Blair	8 miles [12 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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