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The village of Winthrop Harbor is located in Lake County.
Typical abbreviation for Winthrop Harbor: Winthrop Hbr. (or less commonly used: Winthrop Harb. or Winthrop Hrbr.)
Winthrop Harbor is 200 feet [60.96 m] above sea level.<1>
Time Zone: Winthrop Harbor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Winthrop Harbor, but it seems to be unique to this community.
At the time of the 2000 Census, Winthrop Harbor had a population of 6,670 people<2> (or 1.03% of the total population of Lake County). The population of Winthrop Harbor represented 0.05% of the total of Illinois.
From the Census Estimates for 2008, Winthrop Harbor had a population of 7,210 people. This is an increase of 8.1% 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 Winthrop Harbor.
| Year | Population | Change
Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
| 2008 | 7,210 | +8.1% | +0.56% since 2007 |
| 2007 | 7,170 | +7.5% | +0.99% since 2006 |
| 2006 | 7,100 | +6.45% | +1.53% since 2005 |
| 2005 | 6,993 | +4.84% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 6,670 | The Last Census |
The following is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<3> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Gurnee |  SW | 9 mi [14.48 km] | 30,608 | 6.15% increase |
| | Libertyville | SW | 15 mi [24.14 km] | 21,843 | 5.31% increase |
| | Mundelein | SW | 17 mi [27.36 km] | 33,717 | 8.99% increase |
| | North Chicago |  S | 11 mi [17.7 km] | 32,608 | 9.22% decrease |
| | Round Lake Beach | SW | 14 mi [22.53 km] | 27,855 | 7.72% increase |
| | Vernon Hills | S | 18 mi [28.97 km] | 24,462 | 21.58% increase |
To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Winthrop Harbor.
Website for Winthrop Harbor
| Official Website: | www.winthropharbor.com/ |
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Search for Local BusinessesPeople have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Winthrop Harbor. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.
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.
If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).
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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Winthrop Harbor: Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Winthrop Harbor? Please visit the Map Page for Winthrop Harbor. |
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| Last Modified: 04 Nov 2009 |
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