![]() ![]() ![]() Within one hundred years, the county recorded explosive population growth going from a trading post village with a little over 600 residents to four million citizens, rivalling Paris by the Great Depression. It achieved its present boundaries in 1839. Its county seat is Chicago, the most populous city in Illinois and the third-most-populous city in the United States.Ĭook County was incorporated in 1831 and named for Daniel Pope Cook, an early Illinois statesman. More than 40% of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. Some of the cities, towns, and places in Cook County are Alsip, Arlington Heights, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Barrington Township, Bartlett, Bedford Park, Bellwood, Bensenville, Berkeley, Berrien County, Michigan, Berwyn, Berwyn Township, Bloom Township, Blue Island, Bremen Township, Bridgeview, Broadview, Brookfield, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Burnham, Burr Ridge, Calumet City, Calumet Park, Calumet Township, Central Stickney, Chicago, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Cicero, Cicero Township, City of Chicago, City of Evanston, Country Club Hills, Countryside, Crestwood, Deer Park, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Dixmoor, Dolton, DuPage County, DuPage County, Illinois, East Dundee, East Hazel Crest, Elgin, Elk Grove Township, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, Evanston, Evanston Township, Evergreen Park, Flossmoor, Ford Heights, Forest Park, Forest View, Fort Dearborn, Frankfort, Franklin Park, Glencoe, Glenview, Glenwood, Golf, Hanover Park, Hanover Township, Harvey, Harwood Heights, Hazel Crest, Hickory Hills, Hillside, Hines, Hinsdale, Hodgkins, Hoffman Estates, Hometown, Homewood, Hyde Park Township, Indian Head Park, Indian Hill, Inverness, Jefferson Township, Justice, Kane County, Kane County, Illinois, Kenilworth, La Grange, La Grange Highlands, La Grange Park, Lake County, Lake County, Illinois, Lake County, Indiana, Lake Township, Lake View Township, Lansing, Lemont, Lemont Township, Leyden Township, Lincolnwood, Lynwood, Lyons, Lyons Township, Maine Township, Markham, Matteson, Maywood, McCook, McHenry County, Illinois, Melrose Park, Merrionette Park, Midlothian, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, New Trier Township, Niles, Niles Township, Norridge, North Riverside, North Township, Northbrook, Northfield, Northfield Township, Northlake, Norwood Park Township, Nottingham Park, Oak Brook, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Oak Park Township, Olympia Fields, Orchard Place, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Orland Township, Palatine, Palatine Township, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Palos Township, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Phoenix, Posen, Prospect Heights, Proviso Township, Rich Township, Richton Park, River Forest, River Forest Township, River Grove, Riverdale, Riverside, Riverside Township, Robbins, Rogers Park Township, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Rosemont, Sag Bridge, Sauk Village, Schaumburg, Schaumburg Township, Schiller Park, Skokie, South Barrington, South Chicago Heights, South Holland, South Township, Steger, Stickney, Stickney Township, Stone Park, Streamwood, Summit, Sutton, Techny, Thornton, Thornton Township, Tinley Park, University Park, West Township, Westchester, Western Springs, Wheeling, Wheeling Township, Will County, Will County, Illinois, Willow Springs, Wilmette, Winnetka, Woodridge, Worth, Worth TownshipĬook County is the most populous county in the U.S. ![]()
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