McHenry County, Illinois
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Not to be confused with Henry County, Illinois.
McHenry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 Census, it had a population of 310,229,[2] making it the sixth-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Woodstock.[3] McHenry County is one of the five Illinois collar counties in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. Long known as a center of recreation along with agriculture in the western portion, it has more recently experienced rapid rates of suburbanization, exurbanization and urbanization, but the western portions of the county remain primarily agricultural and rural.
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McHenry County | |
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Coordinates: 42°19′N 88°27′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
Founded | January 16, 1836 [1] |
Named for | William McHenry |
Seat | Woodstock |
Largest city | Crystal Lake |
Area | |
• Total | 611 sq mi (1,580 km2) |
• Land | 603 sq mi (1,560 km2) |
• Water | 7.6 sq mi (20 km2) 1.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 310,229 |
• Density | 510/sq mi (200/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional districts | 9th, 10th, 11th, 16th |
Website | www |
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