Illinois · Census place 1750218
Montgomery, Illinois
Montgomery is a village in 2 counties of Illinois with an estimated 21,957 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 111th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 21,957
- #111 of 651 in Illinois
- Change since 2020
- +7.4%
- +1,517 people
- Land area
- 10.0 sq mi
- + 0.19 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,194 / sq mi
- State median 2,177
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Montgomery population, 2020 to 2024
Montgomery added 1,517 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +7.4%. In the latest year it moved by -28. Among 330 Illinois places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 13th; the median place changed by -0.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in Illinois has 14,760 people, so Montgomery is 1.5 times that size.
Montgomery covers 10.01 square miles of land and 0.19 of water, for 2,194 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Montgomery is close to the typical town.
The 2 counties Montgomery spans
Montgomery crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 21,957 residents as follows; Kendall County holds 56.4% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Kendall County12,374
- 02Kane County9,583
ZIP codes in Montgomery
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Montgomery by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 60506, 60538. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a village that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Montgomery is
The Census internal point of Montgomery is at 41.721000, -88.358100. Springfield, the capital, is 150.1 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Oswego, IL (38,778 people), 2.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Aurora, IL, 4.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.721000, -88.358100
- DMS
- 41°43'15.60"N 88°21'29.16"W
- UTM
- 16N 387034.2E 4619691.0N
- Geohash
- dp3jm75d7
- Plus code
- 86HHPJCR+CQ
Daylight in Montgomery
At 41.72° N, Montgomery gets about 15 h 13 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 09 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 04 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Montgomery
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Oswego, 2.8 miles away, with 38,778 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Montgomery, IL?
21,957 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,517 (7.4%) from 20,440 in July 2020.
What county is Montgomery in?
It spans 2 counties: Kendall County (12,374 residents), Kane County (9,583 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Montgomery?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 60506, 60538.
How far is Montgomery from Springfield?
150.1 miles (241.6 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Montgomery.
What is the nearest larger city to Montgomery?
Oswego, IL, with 38,778 residents, 2.8 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.