Joliet, Illinois
City
Downtown
Etymology: Louis Jolliet
Location of Joliet in Will and Kendall counties in Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°31′47″N 88°04′22″W  /  41.52972°N 88.07278°W  / 41.52972; -88.07278 [1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Will , Kendall
Townships	Joliet , Troy , Plainfield , Lockport , New Lenox , Jackson , Channahon , Seward , Na-Au-Say
Settled	1833
Incorporated	1852
Government
? Type	Council?manager
Area [2]
? Total	65.82 sq mi (170.48 km 2 )
? Land	65.08 sq mi (168.56 km 2 )
? Water	0.74 sq mi (1.92 km 2 )
Elevation [1]	610 ft (190 m)
Population   ( 2020 ) [3]
? Total	150,362
? Rank	3rd in Illinois 178th in the USA
? Density	2,310.31/sq mi (892.02/km 2 )
Time zone	UTC−6 ( CST )
? Summer ( DST )	UTC−5 ( CDT )
ZIP codes	60431?60436, 60441, 60586
Area code(s)	815, 779
FIPS code	17-38570
Airport	Joliet Regional Airport
GNIS feature ID	2395477 [1]
Demonym	Jolietan
Website	www .joliet .gov
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Joliet is a city in Illinois in the United States . Joliet is 40 miles southwest of Chicago , and is the county seat of Will County . About 150,000 people lived in Joliet as of the year 2020. From 1990 to 2010, Joliet was one of Illinois' quickest growing cities, and one of the quickest growing cities in the United States. It is also home to the Chicagoland Speedway used by NASCAR annually.

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