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List of municipalities in Illinois

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ19156 ↗
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Illinois is a state located in the Midwestern United States. According to the 2020 United States census, Illinois is the 6th most populous state with 12,812,508 inhabitants but the 24th largest by land area spanning 55,499.0 square miles (143,742 km2) of land. Illinois is divided into 102 counties and, as of 2020, contained 1,300 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and villages.

The most populous city is Chicago with 2,746,388 residents while the least populous is Valley City with 14 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Chicago, which spans 227.73 mi2 (589.8 km2), while the smallest is Irwin at 0.045 mi2 (0.12 km2).

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See also

List of census-designated places in Illinois

List of unincorporated communities in Illinois

Administrative divisions of Illinois

List of Illinois townships

List of counties in Illinois

List of precincts in Illinois

List of ghost towns in Illinois

List of city nicknames in Illinois

Illinois census statistical areas

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External links

Illinois Regional Archives Depository System. "Name Index to Illinois Local Governments". Illinois State Archives. Illinois Secretary of State.

"Communities".

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