Polo, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Rockford. It is located about 32 miles [51 km] to the northeast of Polo and has a population of 150,115 people.^<1>

The next largest community is De Kalb. It is located about 42 miles [67 km] to the east of Polo and has a population of 39,018 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Clinton (IA)	W	35 mi [56.3 km]	26,407	4.92% decrease
	Belvidere	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	26,461	27.09% increase
	Dixon	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	15,033	5.7% decrease
	Freeport	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	24,615	6.91% decrease
	La Salle	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	9,520	2.82% decrease
	Loves Park	NE	38 mi [61.2 km]	24,457	22.02% increase
	Machesney Park	NE	38 mi [61.2 km]	22,815	9.9% increase
	Peru	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	9,810	0.25% decrease
	Princeton	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	7,496	---
	Rochelle	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	9,847	4.49% increase
	Rock Falls	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	9,307	2.85% decrease
	Sterling	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	15,124	2.12% decrease
	Sycamore	E	46 mi [74 km]	17,679	47.08% increase
	Beloit (WI)	NE	46 mi [74 km]	36,160	1.08% increase
	Monroe (WI)	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	10,481	3.34% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adeline	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	141	1.44% increase
	Carthage	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Chadwick	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	471	6.73% decrease
	Coleta	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	151	2.58% decrease
	Florence	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Forreston	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,490	1.43% increase
	German Valley	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	450	6.44% decrease
	Lanark	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,457	8.02% decrease
	Leaf River	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	541	2.52% decrease
	Milledgeville	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	930	8.46% decrease
	Mount Morris	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	3,078	2.16% increase
	Nachusa	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Nelson	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	157	3.68% decrease
	Oregon	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	4,123	1.55% increase
	Shannon	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	795	6.91% decrease

Ogle County

Polo is located in Ogle County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ogle: Carroll, DeKalb, Lee, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago.

While not sharing a border with Ogle, the counties of Jo Daviess and Bureau are close to Polo.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Polo
	Clinton County (IA)	W	Elk River Junction (IA)	30 miles [48 km]
	Jackson County (IA)	W	Sabula (IA)	31 miles [49 km]
	Boone County	E	Irene	37 miles [59 km]
	Bureau County	S	Normandy	29 miles [46 km]
	Carroll County	W	Hazelhurst	5 miles [8 km]
	Clay County	NE	Greendale	31 miles [49 km]
	DeKalb County	E	Esmond	33 miles [53 km]
	Henry County	SW	Aliceville	33 miles [53 km]
	Jo Daviess County	NW	Willow	27 miles [43 km]
	La Salle County	SE	Welland	35 miles [56 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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