McLean County, Illinois

McLean County
	McLean County, Illinois
	Map
	; Location in the state of Illinois
	; Illinois's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	December 25, 1830
Seat	Bloomington
Largest City	Bloomington
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,186 sq mi (3,072 km²); 1,183 sq mi (3,064 km²); 2.9 sq mi (8 km²), 0.2
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Website: http://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
	Named for: John McLean

McLean County is the largest county by land area in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 170,954.^[1] Its county seat is Bloomington.^[2]

McLean County was founded in 1830 and named for John McLean, United States Senator for Illinois, who died in 1830.^[3]

Geography

The county has a total area of 1,186 square miles (3,070 km²).

McLean County is divided into these townships:

↑ "QuickFacts: McLean County, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 194.

McLean County, Illinois
Map
Location in the state of Illinois
Illinois's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	December 25, 1830
Seat	Bloomington
Largest City	Bloomington
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,186 sq mi (3,072 km²) 1,183 sq mi (3,064 km²) 2.9 sq mi (8 km²), 0.2
Population - Density
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: http://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
Named for: John McLean