Kane County, Illinois
Kane County | |
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County | |
The Fabyan Windmill in Geneva is on the National Register of Historic Places in Kane County, Illinois. | |
Location within the U.S. state of Illinois | |
Illinois's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°57′N 88°26′W / 41.95°N 88.43°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| Founded | January 16, 1836 |
| Named after | Elias Kane |
| Seat | Geneva |
| Largest city | Aurora |
| Area | |
• Total | 524 sq mi (1,360 km2) |
| • Land | 520 sq mi (1,300 km2) |
| • Water | 4.1 sq mi (11 km2) 0.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 516,522 |
• Estimate (2023) | 514,982 |
| • Density | 990/sq mi (380/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional districts | 8th, 11th, 14th |
| Website | countyofkane |
Kane County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 516,522, making it the fifth-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Geneva, and its largest city is Aurora. Kane County is one of the collar counties of the metropolitan statistical area designated "Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI" by the US census.