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The city of Waterloo is located in Monroe County and is the county seat.
Waterloo is 200 feet [60.96 m] above sea level.<1>
Time Zone: Waterloo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
Communities that are also named Waterloo can be found in:
At the time of the 2000 Census, Waterloo had a population of 7,614 people<2> (or 27.42% of the total population of Monroe County). The population of Waterloo represented 0.06% of the total of Illinois.
From the Census Estimates for 2008, Waterloo had a population of 9,813 people. This is an increase of 28.88% since the 2000 Census.
The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Waterloo.
| Year | Population | Change
Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
| 2008 | 9,813 | +28.88% | +1.91% since 2007 |
| 2007 | 9,629 | +26.46% | +1.74% since 2006 |
| 2006 | 9,464 | +24.3% | +2.45% since 2005 |
| 2005 | 9,238 | +21.33% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 7,614 | The Last Census |
The following is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<3> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Belleville |  NE | 15 mi [24.14 km] | 41,097 | 0.76% decrease |
| | Cahokia |  N | 15 mi [24.14 km] | 15,103 | 7.86% decrease |
| | East Saint Louis | N | 19 mi [30.58 km] | 28,773 | 8.78% decrease |
| | Fairview Heights | NE | 19 mi [30.58 km] | 16,643 | 10.7% increase |
| | Swansea | NE | 17 mi [27.36 km] | 12,927 | 22.19% increase |
| | Arnold (MO) |  NW | 13 mi [20.92 km] | 20,603 | 3.2% increase |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Waterloo.
Website for Waterloo
| Official Website: | www.waterloo.il.us/ |
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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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