Gurnee

Also known as Gurnee, Illinois, Gurnee, IL

village in Lake County, Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Illinois
County: Lake
Named after: Walter S. Gurnee
Total: 13.58 sq mi (35.18 km )
Land: 13.51 sq mi (34.99 km )
Water: 0.077 sq mi (0.20 km )
Elevation: 715 ft (218 m)
Density: 2,273.0/sq mi (877.62/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Area codes: 224, 847
Fips code: 17-32018

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Gurnee (/ɡərˈniː/ ghər-NEE) is a village in Lake County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 30,706. Located in the Chicago metropolitan area, it borders the city of Waukegan. It is roughly 40 miles (64 km) north of Chicago and 50 miles (80 km) south of Milwaukee. The village was founded in 1928 and is named after former Chicago mayor Walter S. Gurnee.

The village is a major regional tourist attraction, home to the Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor Chicago amusement park and water park complex, the Gurnee Mills shopping mall, and the Great Wolf Lodge resort. As a result, the village attracts more than 23 million visitors annually, accessible via Interstate 94, which runs directly through the village.