Florence, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Rockford. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the east of Florence and has a population of 150,115 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Janesville (WI). It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the northeast of Florence and has a population of 59,498 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Clinton (IA)	SW	39 mi [62.8 km]	26,407	4.92% decrease
	Belvidere	E	40 mi [64.4 km]	26,461	27.09% increase
	De Kalb	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	45,497	16.61% increase
	Dixon	S	27 mi [43.45 km]	15,033	5.7% decrease
	Freeport	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	24,615	6.91% decrease
	Loves Park	E	34 mi [54.7 km]	24,457	22.02% increase
	Machesney Park	E	33 mi [53.1 km]	22,815	9.9% increase
	Rochelle	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	9,847	4.49% increase
	Rock Falls	S	30 mi [48.28 km]	9,307	2.85% decrease
	Roscoe	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	8,807	41.05% increase
	South Beloit	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	5,541	2.67% increase
	Sterling	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	15,124	2.12% decrease
	Beloit (WI)	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	7,504	6.62% increase
	Beloit (WI)	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	36,160	1.08% increase
	Monroe (WI)	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	10,481	3.34% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adeline	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	141	1.44% increase
	Cedarville	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	683	5.01% decrease
	Dakota	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	471	5.61% decrease
	Forreston	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,490	1.43% increase
	German Valley	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	450	6.44% decrease
	Lanark	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,457	8.02% decrease
	Leaf River	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	541	2.52% decrease
	Lena	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	2,786	3.5% decrease
	Mount Morris	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	3,078	2.16% increase
	Pearl City	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	771	1.15% decrease
	Pecatonica	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,209	10.62% increase
	Polo	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,477	---
	Ridott	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	147	7.55% decrease
	Salem	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Shannon	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	795	6.91% decrease

Stephenson County

Florence is located in Stephenson County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stephenson: Green (WI), Winnebago, Ogle, Carroll, Jo Daviess and Lafayette (WI).

While not sharing a border with Stephenson, the following counties are close to Florence: Whiteside, Lee and Fond du Lac (WI).

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Florence
	Clinton County (IA)	SW	Elk River Junction (IA)	30 miles [48 km]
	Jackson County (IA)	W	Lainsville (IA)	28 miles [45 km]
	Boone County	E	Loves Park	34 miles [54 km]
	Carroll County	SW	Shannon	5 miles [8 km]
	Clay County	E	Greendale	30 miles [48 km]
	DeKalb County	E	Fairdale	38 miles [61 km]
	Jo Daviess County	W	Willow	15 miles [24 km]
	Lee County	S	Woosung	22 miles [35 km]
	Ogle County	E	Baileyville	3 miles [4 km]
	Whiteside County	S	Coleta	22 miles [35 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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