McLean County, Illinois

McLean County is the largest county by land area in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 169,572. Its county seat is Bloomington.

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

Geography
The county has a total area of 1186 sqmi.

Bordering counties

 * Woodford County - northwest
 * Livingston County - northeast
 * Ford County - east
 * Champaign County - southeast
 * Piatt County - south
 * DeWitt County - south
 * Logan County - southwest
 * Tazewell County - west

Cities

 * Bloomington
 * Chenoa
 * El Paso
 * Le Roy
 * Lexington

Town

 * Normal

Villages

 * Anchor
 * Arrowsmith
 * Bellflower
 * Carlock
 * Colfax
 * Cooksville
 * Danvers
 * Downs
 * Ellsworth
 * Gridley
 * Heyworth
 * Hudson
 * McLean
 * Saybrook
 * Stanford
 * Towanda

Census-designated place

 * Twin Grove

Other unincorporated communities

 * Barnes
 * Bentown
 * Bloomington Heights
 * Cropsey
 * Covell
 * Funks Grove
 * Holder
 * Lyttleville
 * Meadows
 * Merna
 * Shirley
 * Watkins
 * Weedman
 * Weston

Townships
McLean County is divided into these townships:


 * Allin
 * Anchor
 * Arrowsmith
 * Bellflower
 * Bloomington
 * Blue Mound
 * Cheney's Grove
 * Chenoa
 * Cropsey
 * Dale
 * Danvers
 * Dawson
 * Downs
 * Dry Grove
 * Empire
 * Funk's Grove
 * Gridley
 * Hudson
 * Lawndale
 * Lexington
 * Martin
 * Money Creek
 * Mount Hope
 * Normal
 * Old Town
 * Randolph
 * Towanda
 * West
 * White Oak
 * Yates

Ghost towns

 * Allin
 * Benjaminville
 * Kumler

Other websites

 * McLean County Government Website