Will County

  • County Seat:
    Joliet
  • Previous Seats:
    Juliet, renamed Joliet, 1845
  • Area:
    845 square miles
  • Population:
    10,167 (1840 census) - 677,560 (2010 census)
  • Named for:
    Conrad Will, Illinois pioneer and member of Illinois Legislature
  • Created on:
    January 12, 1836

Images

  • will-Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-73075
  • will-Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-73076
  • will-county-postcard
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