Kane County
Also known as Kane County, Illinois, Kane County, IL
county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Founded
- January 16, 1836
- Named after
- Elias Kane
- Seat
- Geneva
- Largest city
- Aurora
- Total
- 524 sq mi (1,360 km )
- Land
- 520 sq mi (1,300 km )
- Water
- 4.1 sq mi (11 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 525,757
- Density
- 990/sq mi (380/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
Article
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.
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