Dating in Illinois: How to Meet People Beyond Your Small Town

Illinois has about 12.7 million people and 1,294 incorporated cities and towns, and most of those places are small: 964 of them (74%) have fewer than 5,000 people, and 644 have fewer than 1,000. If you live in one, you already know what dating close to home looks like: you've met most of the single people you'd consider, or you know someone who has.

This page is for everyone in those towns. It covers why the big dating apps make a small town's dating pool even smaller, how Amarbis lets you meet people across all of Illinois instead, and, further down, every city or town in Illinois by county.

Illinois by town size

Size of place	Places	People
Under 1,000	644	254,000
1,000 to 4,999	320	730,000
5,000 to 24,999	240	3.0 million
25,000 or more	90	7.2 million

The typical Illinois city or town has about 1,000 people. Its 90 places of 25,000 or more, led by Chicago (2.7 million), Aurora (182,000) and Naperville (153,000), are home to about 7.2 million of the state's 12.7 million people; everyone else lives in the smaller towns or outside city limits.

Why dating close to home runs out in small-town Illinois

Dating apps that sort by distance start with the people nearest you. In a small Illinois town that's a short list, and it doesn't take long to see all of it. A few examples:

Pleasant Hill (about 895 people): 46 other places with 32,000 people between them within 30 miles, and the nearest place of 25,000 or more is Quincy, 43 miles away.
Clay City (about 816 people): 36 other places with 35,000 people between them within 30 miles, and the nearest place of 25,000 or more is Evansville, Indiana, 65 miles away.
Colchester (about 1,100 people): 45 other places with 36,000 people between them within 30 miles, and the nearest place of 25,000 or more is Galesburg, 42 miles away.

Those counts are for cities and towns only, so people in the countryside around them add to them, but the point stands: a distance-ranked app fills a small-town deck with the same few faces, and the bigger pools are a long drive away.

Why the nearest city is out of reach on the big apps

Dating in a small town is hard, and meeting someone in the nearest city can be harder. Many dating apps lean on distance to decide who you see, and Tinuiti's analysis of Tinder's algorithm says proximity is a key factor in who it shows you. When someone in Chicago or Aurora opens a distance-ranked app, the people who live near them come first. You live farther away, so you land behind their neighbors in their deck, whatever your photos and profile say.

That's the small-town problem twice over: at home you keep seeing the same people, and in the city you're barely seen.

How Amarbis is different

You choose your region

On Amarbis you choose the region you meet people from instead of being limited to whoever lives closest. Choose Illinois and your pool is the whole state, about 12.7 million people, whether you live in Chicago or a town of a few hundred. A member in a town of 1,000 has the same state-wide pool as a member in Chicago.

Ranking isn't based on distance

On Amarbis, ranking isn't based on distance. Choose Illinois as your region and the person you'd like to meet in Chicago isn't shown their next-door neighbor ahead of you because of where you live. It's the opposite of the proximity problem above, and it matters most to the people the big apps leave behind.

No distance limits, and the whole world if you want it

Amarbis has no distance limits, so you aren't limited to Illinois either. You can widen your region to the neighboring states or meet someone in another country: Amarbis is an international dating app, the app speaks more than 50 languages, and built-in chat translation helps when you don't share one. The miles only matter once you both want to meet.

Real people, reviewed by real people

Every member has a real face photo, photos are screened before anyone sees them, and every profile on Amarbis is reviewed by a real person. When your local pool is small, every fake or abandoned profile takes up a bigger share of what you see, so that review step is worth more in a small town than in a big city.

Free to join

Joining is free, with no credit card. The free plan gives you 25 likes a day and unlimited messaging with your matches, so you can find out whether Amarbis works for your town before you pay anything. See plans and pricing for what the paid plans add.

How to start from a small town in Illinois

Sign up free and build a profile that sounds like you: a clear photo of your face and one specific thing about life in your town. Our profile tips show what works.
Set your region to Illinois, or wider if you like.
Message first. One good question about where someone lives works better than "hey", and a conversation can start long before anyone plans a drive.
When you both want to meet, pick a public place about halfway, tell a friend where you're going, and follow our safe-meeting checklist.

Built by someone from a small town

Amarbis's founder, Nick, is from Boardman, Oregon, a city of about 4,500 people. The small-town dating problem on this page is one he knows first-hand: a deck full of people you already know, and a nearby city that ranks its own neighbors ahead of you. Amarbis is built so that where you live in Illinois doesn't decide who you can meet.

Every city or town in Illinois

All 1,294 incorporated cities and towns in Illinois, by county, with 2025 population estimates. Wherever yours is on this list, everything on this page applies to you: choose Illinois as your region on Amarbis and every place below is in your pool.

Adams County

Camp Point: 1,119 people
Clayton: 616 people
Coatsburg: 151 people
Columbus: 110 people
Golden: 629 people
La Prairie: 40 people
Liberty: 522 people
Lima: 151 people
Loraine: 289 people
Mendon: 844 people
Payson: 994 people
Plainville: 260 people
Quincy: 38,918 people
Ursa: 603 people

Alexander County

Cairo: 1,515 people
East Cape Girardeau: 251 people
McClure: 223 people
Tamms: 373 people
Thebes: 181 people

Bond County

Greenville: 7,469 people
Keyesport: 404 people
Mulberry Grove: 498 people
Old Ripley: 85 people
Pierron: 442 people
Pocahontas: 669 people
Smithboro: 149 people
Sorento: 409 people

Boone County

Belvidere: 25,462 people
Caledonia: 183 people
Capron: 1,407 people
Poplar Grove: 5,206 people
Timberlane: 908 people

Brown County

Mound Station: 117 people
Mount Sterling: 2,155 people
Ripley: 51 people
Versailles: 446 people

Bureau County

Arlington: 163 people
Buda: 465 people
Bureau Junction: 279 people
Cherry: 417 people
Dalzell: 639 people
De Pue: 1,571 people
Dover: 135 people
Hollowayville: 45 people
La Moille: 670 people
Ladd: 1,384 people
Malden: 308 people
Manlius: 289 people
Mineral: 199 people
Neponset: 403 people
New Bedford: 75 people
Ohio: 457 people
Princeton: 7,674 people
Seatonville: 311 people
Sheffield: 798 people
Spring Valley: 5,408 people
Tiskilwa: 718 people
Walnut: 1,267 people
Wyanet: 858 people

Calhoun County

Batchtown: 166 people
Brussels: 111 people
Hamburg: 95 people
Hardin: 779 people
Kampsville: 294 people

Carroll County

Chadwick: 476 people
Lanark: 1,452 people
Milledgeville: 988 people
Mount Carroll: 1,432 people
Savanna: 2,699 people
Shannon: 835 people
Thomson: 1,606 people

Cass County

Arenzville: 355 people
Ashland: 1,162 people
Beardstown: 5,691 people
Chandlerville: 508 people
Virginia: 1,442 people

Champaign County

Bondville: 375 people
Broadlands: 303 people
Champaign: 91,195 people
Fisher: 2,087 people
Foosland: 73 people
Gifford: 885 people
Homer: 1,050 people
Ivesdale: 255 people
Longview: 111 people
Ludlow: 297 people
Mahomet: 10,516 people
Ogden: 714 people
Pesotum: 546 people
Philo: 1,352 people
Rantoul: 11,991 people
Royal: 280 people
Sadorus: 390 people
Savoy: 9,113 people
Sidney: 1,167 people
St. Joseph: 3,689 people
Thomasboro: 1,003 people
Tolono: 3,499 people
Urbana: 39,719 people

Christian County

Assumption: 1,112 people
Bulpitt: 204 people
Edinburg: 1,055 people
Jeisyville: 99 people
Kincaid: 1,310 people
Morrisonville: 977 people
Mount Auburn: 441 people
Owaneco: 206 people
Palmer: 199 people
Pana: 5,010 people
Stonington: 794 people
Taylorville: 10,522 people
Tovey: 445 people

Clark County

Casey: 2,374 people
Marshall: 3,880 people
Martinsville: 1,083 people
Westfield: 518 people

Clay County

Clay City: 816 people
Flora: 4,634 people
Iola: 96 people
Louisville: 1,108 people
Sailor Springs: 87 people
Xenia: 360 people

Clinton County

Albers: 1,114 people
Aviston: 2,454 people
Bartelso: 644 people
Beckemeyer: 921 people
Breese: 4,602 people
Carlyle: 3,188 people
Damiansville: 562 people
Germantown: 1,379 people
Hoffman: 431 people
Huey: 160 people
New Baden: 3,378 people
St. Rose: 471 people
Trenton: 2,643 people
Wamac: 962 people

Coles County

Ashmore: 627 people
Charleston: 17,466 people
Humboldt: 354 people
Lerna: 216 people
Mattoon: 16,667 people
Oakland: 721 people

Cook County

Alsip: 18,483 people
Arlington Heights: 76,216 people
Barrington: 10,586 people
Barrington Hills: 4,086 people
Bedford Park: 589 people
Bellwood: 18,116 people
Berkeley: 5,141 people
Berwyn: 55,001 people
Blue Island: 21,805 people
Bridgeview: 16,521 people
Broadview: 7,871 people
Brookfield: 18,879 people
Burbank: 28,578 people
Burnham: 3,919 people
Calumet City: 34,798 people
Calumet Park: 6,772 people
Chicago: 2,731,585 people
Chicago Heights: 26,508 people
Chicago Ridge: 14,036 people
Cicero: 81,858 people
Country Club Hills: 16,215 people
Countryside: 6,260 people
Crestwood: 10,529 people
Des Plaines: 58,772 people
Dixmoor: 2,951 people
Dolton: 20,671 people
East Hazel Crest: 1,250 people
Elk Grove Village: 31,885 people
Elmwood Park: 23,675 people
Evanston: 76,380 people
Evergreen Park: 19,283 people
Flossmoor: 9,358 people
Ford Heights: 1,751 people
Forest Park: 13,829 people
Forest View: 763 people
Franklin Park: 18,045 people
Glencoe: 8,724 people
Glenview: 47,711 people
Glenwood: 8,416 people
Golf: 509 people
Hanover Park: 36,568 people
Harvey: 19,849 people
Harwood Heights: 8,761 people
Hazel Crest: 13,024 people
Hickory Hills: 14,101 people
Hillside: 8,140 people
Hodgkins: 1,480 people
Hoffman Estates: 50,858 people
Hometown: 4,191 people
Homewood: 18,773 people
Indian Head Park: 3,961 people
Inverness: 7,418 people
Justice: 12,285 people
Kenilworth: 2,437 people
La Grange: 15,935 people
La Grange Park: 13,453 people
Lansing: 28,068 people
Lemont: 18,513 people
Lincolnwood: 13,039 people
Lynwood: 9,297 people
Lyons: 10,433 people
Markham: 11,274 people
Matteson: 18,543 people
Maywood: 23,330 people
McCook: 240 people
Melrose Park: 23,936 people
Merrionette Park: 1,915 people
Midlothian: 13,841 people
Morton Grove: 24,582 people
Mount Prospect: 55,395 people
Niles: 30,443 people
Norridge: 14,808 people
North Riverside: 7,161 people
Northbrook: 34,744 people
Northfield: 5,632 people
Northlake: 12,462 people
Oak Forest: 26,792 people
Oak Lawn: 56,450 people
Oak Park: 52,823 people
Olympia Fields: 4,593 people
Orland Hills: 6,663 people
Orland Park: 57,954 people
Palatine: 65,842 people
Palos Heights: 12,084 people
Palos Hills: 18,028 people
Palos Park: 4,805 people
Park Forest: 21,079 people
Park Ridge: 38,463 people
Phoenix: 1,646 people
Posen: 5,405 people
Prospect Heights: 15,552 people
Richton Park: 12,483 people
River Forest: 11,393 people
River Grove: 10,409 people
Riverdale: 10,280 people
Riverside: 8,939 people
Robbins: 4,588 people
Rolling Meadows: 23,690 people
Rosemont: 3,815 people
Sauk Village: 9,624 people
Schaumburg: 77,249 people
Schiller Park: 11,317 people
Skokie: 66,544 people
South Barrington: 5,071 people
South Chicago Heights: 3,884 people
South Holland: 20,749 people
Stickney: 6,897 people
Stone Park: 4,477 people
Streamwood: 38,277 people
Summit: 10,753 people
Thornton: 2,299 people
Tinley Park: 55,140 people
Westchester: 16,300 people
Western Springs: 13,588 people
Wheeling: 38,391 people
Willow Springs: 5,788 people
Wilmette: 27,459 people
Winnetka: 12,518 people
Worth: 10,696 people

Crawford County

Flat Rock: 322 people
Hutsonville: 469 people
Oblong: 1,352 people
Palestine: 1,210 people
Robinson: 7,283 people
Stoy: 105 people

Cumberland County

Greenup: 1,330 people
Jewett: 186 people
Neoga: 1,369 people
Toledo: 1,140 people

De Witt County

Clinton: 6,781 people
De Witt: 160 people
Farmer City: 1,797 people
Kenney: 297 people
Wapella: 497 people
Waynesville: 369 people
Weldon: 355 people

DeKalb County

Cortland: 4,676 people
DeKalb: 40,467 people
Genoa: 5,547 people
Hinckley: 1,996 people
Kingston: 1,103 people
Kirkland: 1,632 people
Malta: 1,140 people
Sandwich: 7,380 people
Shabbona: 867 people
Somonauk: 1,770 people
Sycamore: 19,083 people
Waterman: 1,640 people

Douglas County

Arcola: 2,928 people
Arthur: 2,261 people
Camargo: 459 people
Garrett: 126 people
Hindsboro: 273 people
Newman: 770 people
Tuscola: 4,668 people
Villa Grove: 2,447 people

DuPage County

Addison: 35,758 people
Bartlett: 40,855 people
Bensenville: 18,525 people
Bloomingdale: 22,476 people
Burr Ridge: 11,179 people
Carol Stream: 39,315 people
Clarendon Hills: 8,681 people
Darien: 22,032 people
Downers Grove: 50,365 people
Elmhurst: 46,111 people
Glen Ellyn: 28,750 people
Glendale Heights: 32,655 people
Hinsdale: 17,573 people
Itasca: 9,488 people
Lisle: 23,432 people
Lombard: 44,399 people
Naperville: 153,114 people
Oak Brook: 8,108 people
Oakbrook Terrace: 2,792 people
Roselle: 22,756 people
Villa Park: 21,888 people
Warrenville: 15,211 people
Wayne: 2,278 people
West Chicago: 25,296 people
Westmont: 24,155 people
Wheaton: 54,065 people
Willowbrook: 9,126 people
Winfield: 10,146 people
Wood Dale: 14,081 people
Woodridge: 34,028 people

Edgar County

Brocton: 262 people
Chrisman: 1,263 people
Hume: 314 people
Kansas: 647 people
Metcalf: 135 people
Paris: 8,026 people
Redmon: 133 people
Vermilion: 196 people

Edwards County

Albion: 1,843 people
Bone Gap: 174 people
Browns: 133 people
West Salem: 735 people

Effingham County

Altamont: 2,186 people
Beecher City: 425 people
Dieterich: 882 people
Edgewood: 390 people
Effingham: 12,406 people
Mason: 321 people
Montrose: 211 people
Shumway: 185 people
Teutopolis: 1,721 people
Watson: 658 people

Fayette County

Bingham: 58 people
Brownstown: 674 people
Farina: 524 people
Ramsey: 884 people
St. Elmo: 1,213 people
St. Peter: 315 people
Vandalia: 7,108 people

Ford County

Cabery: 229 people
Elliott: 272 people
Gibson City: 3,371 people
Kempton: 176 people
Melvin: 412 people
Paxton: 4,323 people
Piper City: 722 people
Roberts: 340 people
Sibley: 284 people

Franklin County

Benton: 6,558 people
Buckner: 393 people
Christopher: 2,607 people
Ewing: 295 people
Hanaford: 315 people
North City: 503 people
Orient: 321 people
Royalton: 1,031 people
Sesser: 1,888 people
Thompsonville: 477 people
Valier: 538 people
West City: 640 people
West Frankfort: 7,105 people
Zeigler: 1,456 people

Fulton County

Astoria: 882 people
Avon: 672 people
Banner: 166 people
Bryant: 168 people
Canton: 13,297 people
Cuba: 1,131 people
Dunfermline: 252 people
Ellisville: 85 people
Fairview: 410 people
Farmington: 2,298 people
Ipava: 418 people
Lewistown: 1,962 people
Liverpool: 89 people
London Mills: 342 people
Marietta: 97 people
Norris: 168 people
Smithfield: 181 people
St. David: 505 people
Table Grove: 329 people
Vermont: 557 people

Gallatin County

Equality: 499 people
Junction: 52 people
New Haven: 376 people
Old Shawneetown: 101 people
Omaha: 203 people
Ridgway: 795 people
Shawneetown: 985 people

Greene County

Carrollton: 2,349 people
Eldred: 141 people
Greenfield: 997 people
Hillview: 91 people
Kane: 274 people
Rockbridge: 170 people
Roodhouse: 1,484 people
White Hall: 2,159 people
Wilmington: 86 people

Grundy County

Braceville: 732 people
Carbon Hill: 381 people
Coal City: 5,831 people
Diamond: 2,714 people
East Brooklyn: 75 people
Gardner: 1,366 people
Kinsman: 91 people
Mazon: 984 people
Minooka: 12,899 people
Morris: 14,669 people
South Wilmington: 719 people
Verona: 207 people

Hamilton County

Belle Prairie City: 47 people
Broughton: 180 people
Dahlgren: 495 people
Macedonia: 27 people
McLeansboro: 2,585 people

Hancock County

Augusta: 531 people
Basco: 77 people
Bentley: 26 people
Bowen: 441 people
Carthage: 2,393 people
Dallas City: 767 people
Elvaston: 141 people
Ferris: 124 people
Hamilton: 2,624 people
La Harpe: 1,124 people
Nauvoo: 895 people
Plymouth: 416 people
Pontoosuc: 92 people
Warsaw: 1,436 people
West Point: 136 people

Hardin County

Cave-In-Rock: 222 people
Elizabethtown: 225 people
Rosiclare: 977 people

Henderson County

Biggsville: 282 people
Gladstone: 218 people
Gulfport: 39 people
Lomax: 376 people
Media: 110 people
Oquawka: 1,065 people
Raritan: 98 people
Stronghurst: 760 people

Henry County

Alpha: 653 people
Andover: 536 people
Annawan: 858 people
Atkinson: 924 people
Bishop Hill: 112 people
Cambridge: 2,020 people
Cleveland: 159 people
Colona: 4,938 people
Galva: 2,383 people
Geneseo: 6,505 people
Hooppole: 173 people
Kewanee: 12,115 people
Orion: 1,708 people
Woodhull: 731 people

Iroquois County

Ashkum: 718 people
Beaverville: 295 people
Buckley: 462 people
Chebanse: 1,014 people
Cissna Park: 780 people
Clifton: 1,298 people
Crescent City: 529 people
Danforth: 569 people
Donovan: 239 people
Gilman: 1,681 people
Iroquois: 131 people
Loda: 329 people
Martinton: 317 people
Milford: 1,116 people
Onarga: 1,305 people
Papineau: 132 people
Sheldon: 931 people
Thawville: 207 people
Watseka: 4,510 people
Wellington: 197 people
Woodland: 237 people

Jackson County

Ava: 542 people
Campbell Hill: 308 people
Carbondale: 21,811 people
De Soto: 1,388 people
Dowell: 364 people
Elkville: 831 people
Gorham: 168 people
Grand Tower: 474 people
Makanda: 542 people
Murphysboro: 6,977 people
Vergennes: 234 people

Jasper County

Hidalgo: 107 people
Newton: 2,715 people
Rose Hill: 84 people
Ste. Marie: 226 people
Wheeler: 96 people
Willow Hill: 167 people
Yale: 65 people

Jefferson County

Belle Rive: 307 people
Bluford: 607 people
Bonnie: 365 people
Dix: 456 people
Ina: 1,612 people
Mount Vernon: 14,187 people
Nason: 198 people
Waltonville: 406 people
Woodlawn: 611 people

Jersey County

Elsah: 539 people
Fidelity: 96 people
Fieldon: 159 people
Grafton: 773 people
Jerseyville: 8,409 people
Otterville: 82 people

Jo Daviess County

Apple River: 333 people
East Dubuque: 1,457 people
Elizabeth: 695 people
Galena: 3,210 people
Hanover: 824 people
Menominee: 211 people
Nora: 109 people
Scales Mound: 419 people
Stockton: 1,669 people
Warren: 1,275 people

Johnson County

Belknap: 86 people
Buncombe: 207 people
Cypress: 217 people
Goreville: 1,055 people
New Burnside: 153 people
Simpson: 45 people
Vienna: 1,352 people

Kane County

Aurora: 181,505 people
Batavia: 26,586 people
Big Rock: 1,090 people
Burlington: 517 people
Campton Hills: 10,894 people
Carpentersville: 37,045 people
East Dundee: 3,130 people
Elburn: 7,084 people
Elgin: 115,476 people
Geneva: 21,138 people
Gilberts: 9,082 people
Hampshire: 9,266 people
Kaneville: 447 people
Lily Lake: 1,073 people
Maple Park: 1,523 people
North Aurora: 19,406 people
Pingree Grove: 12,545 people
Sleepy Hollow: 3,122 people
South Elgin: 25,656 people
St. Charles: 33,594 people
Sugar Grove: 9,381 people
Virgil: 284 people
West Dundee: 8,570 people

Kankakee County

Aroma Park: 647 people
Bonfield: 338 people
Bourbonnais: 17,658 people
Bradley: 15,214 people
Buckingham: 236 people
Essex: 849 people
Grant Park: 1,271 people
Herscher: 1,486 people
Hopkins Park: 645 people
Irwin: 63 people
Kankakee: 23,400 people
Limestone: 1,518 people
Manteno: 9,201 people
Momence: 3,158 people
Reddick: 188 people
Sammons Point: 223 people
St. Anne: 1,122 people
Sun River Terrace: 481 people
Union Hill: 49 people

Kendall County

Lisbon: 267 people
Millbrook: 291 people
Montgomery: 21,978 people
Newark: 984 people
Oswego: 39,948 people
Plano: 12,677 people
Plattville: 220 people
Yorkville: 26,730 people

Knox County

Abingdon: 2,832 people
Altona: 449 people
East Galesburg: 734 people
Galesburg: 28,581 people
Henderson: 254 people
Knoxville: 2,810 people
Maquon: 211 people
Oneida: 677 people
Rio: 203 people
St. Augustine: 113 people
Victoria: 252 people
Wataga: 712 people
Williamsfield: 550 people
Yates City: 629 people

LaSalle County

Cedar Point: 259 people
Dana: 162 people
Earlville: 1,590 people
Grand Ridge: 508 people
Kangley: 225 people
LaSalle: 9,388 people
Leland: 928 people
Leonore: 119 people
Lostant: 428 people
Marseilles: 4,809 people
Mendota: 6,894 people
Millington: 629 people
Naplate: 414 people
North Utica: 1,334 people
Oglesby: 3,618 people
Ottawa: 18,684 people
Peru: 9,780 people
Ransom: 309 people
Rutland: 254 people
Seneca: 2,310 people
Sheridan: 2,094 people
Streator: 12,190 people
Tonica: 737 people
Troy Grove: 225 people

Lake County

Antioch: 15,000 people
Bannockburn: 1,308 people
Beach Park: 14,114 people
Buffalo Grove: 42,812 people
Deer Park: 3,647 people
Deerfield: 19,642 people
Fox Lake: 10,849 people
Grayslake: 21,140 people
Green Oaks: 4,082 people
Gurnee: 30,458 people
Hainesville: 3,501 people
Hawthorn Woods: 9,679 people
Highland Park: 30,767 people
Highwood: 5,323 people
Indian Creek: 531 people
Kildeer: 4,683 people
Lake Barrington: 5,130 people
Lake Bluff: 5,563 people
Lake Forest: 19,731 people
Lake Villa: 8,692 people
Lake Zurich: 19,868 people
Lakemoor: 6,449 people
Libertyville: 20,701 people
Lincolnshire: 7,963 people
Lindenhurst: 14,810 people
Long Grove: 8,343 people
Mettawa: 567 people
Mundelein: 32,680 people
North Barrington: 3,125 people
North Chicago: 34,050 people
Old Mill Creek: 162 people
Park City: 7,893 people
Riverwoods: 3,766 people
Round Lake: 18,526 people
Round Lake Beach: 26,902 people
Round Lake Heights: 2,580 people
Round Lake Park: 7,844 people
Third Lake: 1,103 people
Tower Lakes: 1,201 people
Vernon Hills: 26,825 people
Volo: 6,805 people
Wadsworth: 3,488 people
Wauconda: 13,993 people
Waukegan: 87,940 people
Winthrop Harbor: 6,525 people
Zion: 24,447 people

Lawrence County

Bridgeport: 1,652 people
Lawrenceville: 4,356 people
Russellville: 91 people
St. Francisville: 522 people
Sumner: 1,656 people

Lee County

Amboy: 2,206 people
Ashton: 929 people
Compton: 264 people
Dixon: 14,582 people
Franklin Grove: 868 people
Harmon: 116 people
Lee: 300 people
Nelson: 127 people
Paw Paw: 798 people
Steward: 222 people
Sublette: 371 people
West Brooklyn: 128 people

Livingston County

Campus: 143 people
Chatsworth: 1,156 people
Cornell: 438 people
Cullom: 502 people
Dwight: 4,005 people
Emington: 97 people
Fairbury: 3,597 people
Flanagan: 1,022 people
Forrest: 1,015 people
Long Point: 197 people
Odell: 974 people
Pontiac: 10,806 people
Saunemin: 402 people
Strawn: 102 people

Logan County

Atlanta: 1,626 people
Broadwell: 138 people
Elkhart: 437 people
Emden: 452 people
Hartsburg: 255 people
Latham: 321 people
Lincoln: 12,981 people
Middletown: 317 people
Mount Pulaski: 1,499 people
New Holland: 262 people

Macon County

Argenta: 872 people
Blue Mound: 1,078 people
Decatur: 67,884 people
Forsyth: 3,613 people
Harristown: 1,247 people
Long Creek: 1,212 people
Macon: 1,120 people
Maroa: 1,517 people
Mount Zion: 5,880 people
Niantic: 578 people
Oreana: 845 people
Warrensburg: 1,068 people

Macoupin County

Benld: 1,403 people
Brighton: 2,162 people
Bunker Hill: 1,593 people
Carlinville: 5,465 people
Chesterfield: 165 people
Dorchester: 125 people
Eagarville: 113 people
East Gillespie: 250 people
Gillespie: 3,083 people
Girard: 1,768 people
Hettick: 147 people
Lake Ka-Ho: 201 people
Medora: 365 people
Modesto: 179 people
Mount Clare: 308 people
Mount Olive: 1,936 people
Nilwood: 198 people
Palmyra: 591 people
Royal Lakes: 171 people
Sawyerville: 258 people
Scottville: 99 people
Shipman: 504 people
Standard City: 129 people
Staunton: 4,932 people
Virden: 3,149 people
White City: 221 people
Wilsonville: 529 people

Madison County

Alhambra: 613 people
Alton: 25,013 people
Bethalto: 9,202 people
Collinsville: 23,717 people
East Alton: 5,621 people
Edwardsville: 26,463 people
Glen Carbon: 13,898 people
Godfrey: 17,620 people
Granite City: 26,807 people
Grantfork: 330 people
Hamel: 937 people
Hartford: 1,153 people
Highland: 10,042 people
Livingston: 748 people
Madison: 3,063 people
Marine: 968 people
Maryville: 8,413 people
New Douglas: 339 people
Pontoon Beach: 5,887 people
Roxana: 1,395 people
South Roxana: 1,849 people
St. Jacob: 1,371 people
Troy: 11,893 people
Venice: 1,450 people
Williamson: 175 people
Wood River: 10,224 people
Worden: 1,066 people

Marion County

Alma: 302 people
Central City: 1,067 people
Centralia: 11,863 people
Iuka: 491 people
Junction City: 517 people
Kell: 169 people
Kinmundy: 702 people
Odin: 903 people
Patoka: 507 people
Salem: 7,035 people
Sandoval: 1,123 people
Vernon: 97 people
Walnut Hill: 92 people

Marshall County

Henry: 2,280 people
Hopewell: 411 people
La Rose: 103 people
Lacon: 1,822 people
Sparland: 353 people
Toluca: 1,310 people
Varna: 365 people
Wenona: 950 people

Mason County

Bath: 262 people
Easton: 298 people
Forest City: 211 people
Havana: 2,799 people
Kilbourne: 256 people
Manito: 1,473 people
Mason City: 1,956 people
San Jose: 460 people
Topeka: 50 people

Massac County

Brookport: 691 people
Joppa: 330 people
Metropolis: 5,727 people

McDonough County

Bardolph: 203 people
Blandinsville: 544 people
Bushnell: 2,600 people
Colchester: 1,070 people
Good Hope: 349 people
Industry: 383 people
Macomb: 14,530 people
Prairie City: 392 people
Sciota: 32 people
Tennessee: 98 people

McHenry County

Algonquin: 30,824 people
Bull Valley: 1,131 people
Cary: 17,932 people
Crystal Lake: 42,288 people
Fox River Grove: 4,881 people
Greenwood: 314 people
Harvard: 9,504 people
Hebron: 1,392 people
Holiday Hills: 606 people
Huntley: 29,132 people
Island Lake: 8,047 people
Johnsburg: 6,445 people
Lake in the Hills: 28,590 people
Lakewood: 4,293 people
Marengo: 7,737 people
McCullom Lake: 962 people
McHenry: 29,217 people
Oakwood Hills: 2,046 people
Port Barrington: 1,584 people
Prairie Grove: 1,939 people
Richmond: 2,114 people
Ringwood: 830 people
Spring Grove: 5,526 people
Trout Valley: 510 people
Union: 684 people
Wonder Lake: 5,593 people
Woodstock: 25,740 people

McLean County

Anchor: 155 people
Arrowsmith: 269 people
Bellflower: 331 people
Bloomington: 78,804 people
Carlock: 593 people
Chenoa: 1,705 people
Colfax: 973 people
Cooksville: 153 people
Danvers: 1,062 people
Downs: 1,173 people
Ellsworth: 179 people
Gridley: 1,428 people
Heyworth: 2,869 people
Hudson: 1,750 people
Le Roy: 3,465 people
Lexington: 2,079 people
McLean: 733 people
Normal: 53,275 people
Saybrook: 641 people
Stanford: 586 people
Towanda: 423 people

Menard County

Athens: 1,883 people
Greenview: 718 people
Oakford: 224 people
Petersburg: 2,125 people
Tallula: 420 people

Mercer County

Aledo: 3,506 people
Joy: 357 people
Keithsburg: 546 people
Matherville: 689 people
New Boston: 600 people
North Henderson: 159 people
Seaton: 208 people
Sherrard: 691 people
Viola: 836 people
Windsor: 649 people

Monroe County

Columbia: 10,865 people
Fults: 27 people
Hecker: 418 people
Maeystown: 151 people
Valmeyer: 1,204 people
Waterloo: 11,132 people

Montgomery County

Butler: 165 people
Coalton: 302 people
Coffeen: 627 people
Donnellson: 152 people
Farmersville: 668 people
Fillmore: 295 people
Harvel: 171 people
Hillsboro: 6,184 people
Irving: 365 people
Litchfield: 6,598 people
Nokomis: 2,133 people
Ohlman: 107 people
Panama: 325 people
Raymond: 920 people
Schram City: 555 people
Taylor Springs: 727 people
Waggoner: 180 people
Walshville: 63 people
Wenonah: 28 people
Witt: 770 people

Morgan County

Chapin: 457 people
Concord: 150 people
Franklin: 587 people
Jacksonville: 17,752 people
Lynnville: 93 people
Meredosia: 795 people
Murrayville: 546 people
South Jacksonville: 3,195 people
Waverly: 1,142 people
Woodson: 483 people

Moultrie County

Allenville: 129 people
Bethany: 1,200 people
Dalton City: 432 people
Gays: 212 people
Lovington: 1,010 people
Sullivan: 4,310 people

Ogle County

Adeline: 72 people
Byron: 3,777 people
Creston: 637 people
Davis Junction: 2,566 people
Forreston: 1,402 people
Hillcrest: 1,210 people
Leaf River: 417 people
Monroe Center: 406 people
Mount Morris: 2,787 people
Oregon: 3,573 people
Polo: 2,235 people
Rochelle: 9,498 people
Stillman Valley: 1,058 people

Peoria County

Bartonville: 5,804 people
Bellevue: 1,888 people
Brimfield: 764 people
Chillicothe: 6,033 people
Dunlap: 1,588 people
Elmwood: 2,030 people
Glasford: 842 people
Hanna City: 1,238 people
Kingston Mines: 259 people
Mapleton: 251 people
Norwood: 431 people
Peoria: 110,920 people
Peoria Heights: 5,767 people
Princeville: 1,713 people
West Peoria: 4,187 people

Perry County

Cutler: 351 people
Du Quoin: 5,569 people
Pinckneyville: 4,903 people
St. Johns: 158 people
Tamaroa: 524 people
Willisville: 560 people

Piatt County

Atwood: 1,100 people
Bement: 1,462 people
Cerro Gordo: 1,312 people
Cisco: 254 people
De Land: 447 people
Hammond: 499 people
Mansfield: 921 people
Monticello: 6,080 people

Pike County

Barry: 1,247 people
Baylis: 165 people
Detroit: 74 people
El Dara: 61 people
Florence: 17 people
Griggsville: 1,047 people
Hull: 376 people
Kinderhook: 188 people
Milton: 206 people
Nebo: 270 people
New Canton: 325 people
New Salem: 116 people
Pearl: 108 people
Perry: 302 people
Pittsfield: 4,041 people
Pleasant Hill: 895 people
Valley City: 13 people

Pope County

Eddyville: 96 people
Golconda: 618 people

Pulaski County

Karnak: 394 people
Mound City: 477 people
Mounds: 600 people
New Grand Chain: 143 people
Olmsted: 265 people
Pulaski: 142 people
Ullin: 457 people

Putnam County

Granville: 1,325 people
Hennepin: 747 people
Magnolia: 256 people
Mark: 505 people
McNabb: 273 people
Standard: 221 people

Randolph County

Baldwin: 313 people
Chester: 6,847 people
Coulterville: 825 people
Ellis Grove: 324 people
Evansville: 533 people
Kaskaskia: 22 people
Percy: 905 people
Prairie du Rocher: 510 people
Red Bud: 3,761 people
Rockwood: 32 people
Ruma: 313 people
Sparta: 4,022 people
Steeleville: 1,883 people
Tilden: 745 people

Richland County

Calhoun: 153 people
Claremont: 158 people
Noble: 609 people
Olney: 8,347 people
Parkersburg: 184 people

Rock Island County

Andalusia: 1,175 people
Carbon Cliff: 1,810 people
Coal Valley: 3,859 people
Cordova: 656 people
East Moline: 20,453 people
Hampton: 1,751 people
Hillsdale: 413 people
Milan: 5,028 people
Moline: 42,362 people
Oak Grove: 476 people
Port Byron: 1,638 people
Rapids City: 939 people
Reynolds: 495 people
Rock Island: 36,225 people
Silvis: 7,979 people

Saline County

Carrier Mills: 1,595 people
Eldorado: 3,579 people
Galatia: 785 people
Harrisburg: 7,922 people
Muddy: 55 people
Raleigh: 276 people

Sangamon County

Auburn: 4,442 people
Berlin: 144 people
Buffalo: 437 people
Cantrall: 138 people
Chatham: 14,579 people
Curran: 209 people
Dawson: 507 people
Divernon: 1,107 people
Grandview: 1,389 people
Illiopolis: 832 people
Jerome: 1,627 people
Leland Grove: 1,401 people
Loami: 790 people
Mechanicsburg: 661 people
New Berlin: 1,361 people
Pawnee: 2,686 people
Pleasant Plains: 823 people
Riverton: 3,471 people
Rochester: 4,093 people
Sherman: 4,644 people
Southern View: 1,540 people
Spaulding: 790 people
Springfield: 112,989 people
Thayer: 615 people
Williamsville: 1,437 people

Schuyler County

Browning: 112 people
Camden: 61 people
Littleton: 134 people
Rushville: 2,857 people

Scott County

Alsey: 185 people
Bluffs: 592 people
Exeter: 83 people
Glasgow: 108 people
Manchester: 261 people
Naples: 94 people
Winchester: 1,502 people

Shelby County

Cowden: 497 people
Findlay: 658 people
Herrick: 354 people
Moweaqua: 1,735 people
Oconee: 133 people
Shelbyville: 4,537 people
Sigel: 319 people
Stewardson: 716 people
Strasburg: 518 people
Tower Hill: 473 people
Windsor: 1,035 people

St. Clair County

Belleville: 40,237 people
Brooklyn: 626 people
Cahokia Heights: 16,874 people
Caseyville: 4,402 people
Dupo: 3,766 people
East Carondelet: 370 people
East St. Louis: 17,682 people
Fairmont City: 2,154 people
Fairview Heights: 16,175 people
Fayetteville: 285 people
Freeburg: 4,507 people
Lebanon: 4,884 people
Lenzburg: 436 people
Marissa: 1,724 people
Mascoutah: 9,239 people
Millstadt: 3,950 people
New Athens: 1,854 people
O'Fallon: 32,656 people
Sauget: 129 people
Shiloh: 14,604 people
Smithton: 3,868 people
St. Libory: 598 people
Summerfield: 336 people
Swansea: 14,356 people
Washington Park: 2,461 people

Stark County

Bradford: 666 people
La Fayette: 157 people
Toulon: 1,172 people
Wyoming: 1,287 people

Stephenson County

Cedarville: 646 people
Dakota: 480 people
Davis: 571 people
Freeport: 23,202 people
German Valley: 417 people
Lena: 2,670 people
Orangeville: 742 people
Pearl City: 760 people
Ridott: 123 people
Rock City: 285 people
Winslow: 277 people

Tazewell County

Armington: 303 people
Creve Coeur: 4,816 people
Deer Creek: 649 people
Delavan: 1,548 people
East Peoria: 22,088 people
Green Valley: 604 people
Hopedale: 806 people
Mackinaw: 1,851 people
Marquette Heights: 2,485 people
Minier: 1,138 people
Morton: 17,565 people
North Pekin: 1,447 people
Pekin: 31,277 people
South Pekin: 964 people
Tremont: 2,243 people
Washington: 15,902 people

Union County

Alto Pass: 300 people
Anna: 4,096 people
Cobden: 1,024 people
Dongola: 638 people
Jonesboro: 1,635 people
Mill Creek: 52 people

Vermilion County

Allerton: 240 people
Alvan: 215 people
Belgium: 352 people
Bismarck: 577 people
Catlin: 1,912 people
Danville: 28,138 people
Fairmount: 592 people
Fithian: 474 people
Georgetown: 3,006 people
Henning: 202 people
Hoopeston: 4,676 people
Indianola: 219 people
Muncie: 150 people
Oakwood: 1,274 people
Potomac: 656 people
Rankin: 472 people
Ridge Farm: 752 people
Rossville: 1,170 people
Sidell: 474 people
Tilton: 2,537 people
Westville: 3,029 people

Wabash County

Allendale: 437 people
Bellmont: 241 people
Keensburg: 170 people
Mount Carmel: 6,723 people

Warren County

Alexis: 755 people
Kirkwood: 650 people
Little York: 267 people
Monmouth: 8,599 people
Roseville: 843 people

Washington County

Addieville: 256 people
Ashley: 449 people
Du Bois: 180 people
Hoyleton: 502 people
Irvington: 566 people
Nashville: 3,011 people
New Minden: 166 people
Oakdale: 197 people
Okawville: 1,343 people
Radom: 183 people
Richview: 232 people
Venedy: 125 people

Wayne County

Cisne: 612 people
Fairfield: 4,794 people
Golden Gate: 61 people
Jeffersonville: 349 people
Johnsonville: 80 people
Keenes: 48 people
Mount Erie: 96 people
Sims: 164 people
Wayne City: 986 people

White County

Burnt Prairie: 32 people
Carmi: 4,623 people
Crossville: 605 people
Enfield: 771 people
Grayville: 1,483 people
Maunie: 91 people
Mill Shoals: 167 people
Norris City: 1,083 people
Phillipstown: 39 people
Springerton: 114 people

Whiteside County

Albany: 838 people
Coleta: 159 people
Deer Grove: 39 people
Erie: 1,484 people
Fulton: 3,540 people
Lyndon: 526 people
Morrison: 3,945 people
Prophetstown: 1,887 people
Rock Falls: 8,521 people
Sterling: 14,394 people
Tampico: 668 people

Will County

Beecher: 4,740 people
Bolingbrook: 74,803 people
Braidwood: 6,259 people
Channahon: 14,530 people
Crest Hill: 20,695 people
Crete: 8,345 people
Elwood: 2,237 people
Frankfort: 21,365 people
Godley: 637 people
Homer Glen: 24,873 people
Joliet: 152,241 people
Lockport: 27,822 people
Manhattan: 10,943 people
Mokena: 19,897 people
Monee: 5,119 people
New Lenox: 28,893 people
Peotone: 4,225 people
Plainfield: 50,043 people
Rockdale: 1,969 people
Romeoville: 41,281 people
Shorewood: 18,536 people
Steger: 9,352 people
Symerton: 124 people
University Park: 7,019 people
Wilmington: 5,614 people

Williamson County

Bush: 236 people
Cambria: 1,796 people
Carterville: 5,839 people
Colp: 175 people
Crainville: 1,507 people
Creal Springs: 491 people
Energy: 960 people
Freeman Spur: 272 people
Herrin: 12,268 people
Hurst: 751 people
Johnston City: 3,313 people
Marion: 17,148 people
Pittsburg: 561 people
Spillertown: 188 people
Stonefort: 220 people

Winnebago County

Cherry Valley: 2,887 people
Durand: 1,380 people
Loves Park: 23,712 people
Machesney Park: 22,805 people
New Milford: 808 people
Pecatonica: 2,052 people
Rockford: 147,384 people
Rockton: 7,870 people
Roscoe: 11,034 people
South Beloit: 7,996 people
Winnebago: 2,903 people

Woodford County

Bay View Gardens: 349 people
Benson: 403 people
Congerville: 500 people
El Paso: 2,723 people
Eureka: 5,129 people
Germantown Hills: 3,436 people
Goodfield: 961 people
Kappa: 231 people
Metamora: 3,857 people
Minonk: 1,889 people
Panola: 43 people
Roanoke: 1,918 people
Secor: 335 people
Spring Bay: 489 people
Washburn: 1,008 people

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