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Kendall County

Kendall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 54,544. According to Census Bureau statistics released in March 2008, Kendall County's estimated population of 96,818 in 2007 made it the fastest growing county in the United States (among counties with a population of 10,000 or greater) between the years 2000 and 2007[1], as well as the county experiencing the second greatest job growth during the same period.[2]. Its county seat is Yorkville, Illinois[3]. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

History

Kendall County was formed in 1841 out of LaSalle and Kane Counties.

The county is named after Amos Kendall. Kendall was the editor of the Frankfort, Kentucky newspaper, and went on to be an important advisor to President Andrew Jackson. Kendall became the U.S. Postmaster General in 1835.

Cities and towns

Aurora - partly in DuPage, Kane and Will County

Boulder Hill - census designated place

Joliet - primarily in Will County

Lisbon

Millbrook

Millington

Minooka - partly in Grundy and Will Counties

Montgomery - partly in Kane County

Newark

Oswego

Plainfield - primarily in Will County

Plano

Plattville

Sandwich-primarily in DeKalb County

Yorkville

External links

Official website

ProtectKendallNow.org a response to the population boom, to protect the nature

Our Kendall County a community-driven site encompassing life in Kendall County

References

Specific references:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendall_County,_Illinois

Daily Herald | Kendall County is fastest growing in the nation

Best for job growth - Kendall County, IL (2) - Money Magazine

"Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

http://www.illinoisatlas.com/illinois/education/pdf/il_cc_2002.pdf retrieved 2007-02-13

"American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

Place Names & Geological Features of Kendall County

Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8.