Freeport, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Rockford. It is located about 29 miles [46 km] to the east of Freeport and has a population of 150,115 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Janesville (WI). It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the northeast of Freeport 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	43 mi [69.2 km]	26,407	4.92% decrease
	Belvidere	E	39 mi [62.8 km]	26,461	27.09% increase
	Dixon	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	15,033	5.7% decrease
	Loves Park	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	24,457	22.02% increase
	Machesney Park	E	31 mi [49.89 km]	22,815	9.9% increase
	Rochelle	SE	38 mi [61.2 km]	9,847	4.49% increase
	Rock Falls	S	35 mi [56.3 km]	9,307	2.85% decrease
	Sterling	S	33 mi [53.1 km]	15,124	2.12% decrease
	Beloit (WI)	NE	33 mi [53.1 km]	7,504	6.62% increase
	Beloit (WI)	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	36,160	1.08% increase
	Fitchburg (WI)	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	23,344	13.87% increase
	Monroe (WI)	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	10,481	3.34% decrease
	Oregon (WI)	N	45 mi [72.4 km]	9,369	24.69% increase
	Stoughton (WI)	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	12,966	4.95% increase
	Verona (WI)	N	48 mi [77.2 km]	11,486	62.88% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adeline	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	141	1.44% increase
	Cedarville	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	683	5.01% decrease
	Dakota	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	471	5.61% decrease
	Davis	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	625	5.59% decrease
	Florence	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Forreston	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,490	1.43% increase
	German Valley	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	450	6.44% decrease
	Lena	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	2,786	3.5% decrease
	Orangeville	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	759	1.07% increase
	Pearl City	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	771	1.15% decrease
	Pecatonica	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	2,209	10.62% increase
	Ridott	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	147	7.55% decrease
	Rock City	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	313	---
	Salem	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Shannon	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	795	6.91% decrease

Stephenson County

Freeport is located in Stephenson County and is the county seat.

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 Freeport: Fond du Lac (WI), Rock (WI) and Whiteside.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Freeport
	Clinton County (IA)	SW	Elk River Junction (IA)	34 miles [54 km]
	Jackson County (IA)	W	Lainsville (IA)	31 miles [49 km]
	Boone County	E	Loves Park	32 miles [51 km]
	Carroll County	SW	Shannon	10 miles [16 km]
	Clay County	E	Greendale	29 miles [46 km]
	DeKalb County	E	Fairdale	38 miles [61 km]
	Jo Daviess County	W	Willow	16 miles [25 km]
	Lee County	S	Woosung	27 miles [43 km]
	Ogle County	S	Baileyville	6 miles [9 km]
	Whiteside County	S	Penrose	27 miles [43 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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