List of all cities and towns in Livingston County
Livingston County is a county in the American state of Illinois.
It has a population of 35,815 as of the 2020 census.Pontiac is the county seat.
The Pontiac, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area is part of the Bloomington-Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Bloomington-Pontiac, IL Combined Statistical Area.
On February 27, 1837, the town of Livingston was founded.
It was founded from sections of McLean, LaSalle, and Iroquois counties and named after Edward Livingston, a renowned politician who served as mayor of New York City and represented both New York and Louisiana in the United States House of Representatives.
He later served as Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson and as Minister to France.
Despite the fact that he had no ties to Illinois, the General Assembly thought him accomplished enough to name a county after him.
The county has a total area of 1,046 square miles (2,710 km2), of which 1,044 square miles (2,700 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) (0.2%) is water, according to the United States Census Bureau.
By land size, it is the fourth-largest county in Illinois.
Here is a list of cities, towns, places, and villages in Livingston County, Illinois: