Joliet, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Chicago. It is located about 32 miles [51 km] to the northeast of Joliet and has a population of 2,896,016 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Aurora. It is located about 18 miles [28 km] to the northwest of Joliet and has a population of 142,990 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arlington Heights	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	73,399	3.46% decrease
	Bolingbrook	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	70,823	25.75% increase
	Cicero	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	80,414	6.08% decrease
	Des Plaines	N	37 mi [59.5 km]	57,062	2.82% decrease
	Elgin	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	106,330	12.53% increase
	Evanston	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	77,693	4.65% increase
	Mount Prospect	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	53,338	5.2% decrease
	Naperville	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	143,117	11.5% increase
	Oak Lawn	NE	23 mi [37.01 km]	53,244	3.62% decrease
	Palatine	N	41 mi [66 km]	67,080	2.45% increase
	Schaumburg	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	71,716	4.87% decrease
	Skokie	NE	41 mi [66 km]	66,620	5.17% increase
	Wheaton	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	54,465	1.72% decrease
	Gary (IN)	E	41 mi [66 km]	95,920	6.64% decrease
	Hammond (IN)	E	34 mi [54.7 km]	76,732	7.61% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Channahon	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	14,030	91.04% increase
	Crest Hill	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	20,451	53.43% increase
	Crystal Lawns	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Elwood	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,341	44.51% increase
	Fairmont	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Ingalls Park	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Lockport	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	24,810	63.32% increase
	Manhattan	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	7,166	115.2% increase
	Minooka	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	10,514	164.77% increase
	New Lenox	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	24,137	35.82% increase
	Plainfield	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	36,507	180% increase
	Preston Heights	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Rockdale	SE	Less than 2 mi	1,993	5.56% increase
	Romeoville	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	38,028	79.78% increase
	Shorewood	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	15,521	101.94% increase

Kendall County

Joliet is primarily located in Kendall County and is the county seat. A portion of Joliet extends into Will County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kendall: DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, La Salle and Will.

While not sharing a border with Kendall, the following counties are close to Joliet: Tazewell, Cook and Kankakee.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Joliet
	Cook County	NE	Big Run Acres	10 miles [16 km]
	DeKalb County	W	Sandwich	26 miles [41 km]
	DuPage County	N	Bolingbrook	11 miles [17 km]
	Ford County	S	Cabery	36 miles [57 km]
	Grundy County	SW	Minooka	8 miles [12 km]
	Iroquois County	S	Chebanse	37 miles [59 km]
	Kane County	NW	South Park	16 miles [25 km]
	Kankakee County	SE	Deselm	20 miles [32 km]
	La Salle County	W	Stavanger	25 miles [40 km]
	Livingston County	S	Blair	30 miles [48 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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