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Also known as LaSalle County, Illinois, LaSalle County IL, La Salle County, La Salle County, Illinois, La Salle County IL

county in Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Illinois
Founded
January 15, 1831
Named after
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
Seat
Ottawa
Largest city
Ottawa
Total
1,148 sq mi (2,970 km )
Land
1,135 sq mi (2,940 km )
Water
13 sq mi (34 km ) 1.1%
Estimate 2025
107,773
Density
96.61/sq mi (37.30/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional districts
14th , 16th
Website
lasallecountyil .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
LaSalle County
Located in
Illinois
Capital
Ottawa
Population
109658
Area
2973
Elevation
147
Shares border with
Bureau County
Official website
lasallecounty.org
Image
LaSalle County Courthouse (8745757340).jpg
Households
45089
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Commons category
LaSalle County, Illinois
inception
1831-01-15
different from
La Salle County
water as percent of area
1.1
native label
LaSalle County
per capita income
31020
name
LaSalle County
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Encyclopedic overview

LaSalle County is a county located within the Fox Valley and Illinois River Valley regions of the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 109,658. Its county seat and largest city is Ottawa. LaSalle County is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area of Northern Illinois.

LaSalle County borders Woodford, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, Livingston, Lee, DeKalb, Kendall, and Grundy counties. Though LaSalle County is in the Chicago media market, it retains a unique identity with a mix of river towns and vast expanses of farmland. The county lies at the intersection of the Chicago, Peoria, Quad Cities and Rockford television markets with all four regions broadcasting within its borders and having a strong influence on the area, despite the county being only 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Chicago.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “LaSalle County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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