Size is not all that matters. But still, we would love to know how big Sycamore in Illinois is. Here is the answer:
Sycamore, Illinois covers an area of 25.14 square kilometers (9.71 square miles).
With 17,519 people living in Sycamore that comes to a population density of 696.86 inhabitants per square kilometer (1804.22 / sq mi)
As a reference: The 8,398,748 people living in New York City are crammed onto 1214 sq km (468.73 sq mi), which results into a population density of 6918 inhabitants per square kilometer (17918 / sq mi).
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Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a commercial district based and centered on Illinois Route 64. The population was 17,519 at the 2010 census, up from 12,020 in 2000. As of 2018, the population has grown to an estimated 18,083. Sycamore is the county seat of DeKalb County and was named after the sycamore tree.
Cities with a similar size as Sycamore
If you want to check which cities have a similar size as Sycamore, Illinois, here you go:
- Stillwater, Minnesota with a size of 23.49 square kilometers (23.49 sq mi), population: 18,225
- Burien, Washington with a size of 26.21 square kilometers (26.21 sq mi), population: 33,313
- Horizon City, Texas with a size of 22.58 square kilometers (22.58 sq mi), population: 19,232
- Sun Prairie, Wisconsin with a size of 31.19 square kilometers (31.19 sq mi), population: 29,364
- Binghamton, New York with a size of 28.83 square kilometers (28.83 sq mi), population: 47,376
- Fairhope, Alabama with a size of 31.26 square kilometers (31.26 sq mi), population: 16,479
- Steubenville, Ohio with a size of 27.50 square kilometers (27.50 sq mi), population: 18,659
- Pico Rivera, California with a size of 23.00 square kilometers (23.00 sq mi), population: 62,942
- Palatka, Florida with a size of 23.54 square kilometers (23.54 sq mi), population: 10,558
- Sartell, Minnesota with a size of 26.08 square kilometers (26.08 sq mi), population: 15,876
Cities with a similar population density as Sycamore
Other cities that have a similar population density as Sycamore, Illinois are:
- Lawrenceville, Georgia with a population density of 853 people per sq km (2,209 / sq mi).
- Leawood, Kansas with a population density of 811 people per sq km (2,101 / sq mi).
- Maryville, Missouri with a population density of 786 people per sq km (2,036 / sq mi).
- Forest Acres, South Carolina with a population density of 805 people per sq km (2,085 / sq mi).
- Maple Grove, Minnesota with a population density of 678 people per sq km (1,757 / sq mi).
- Las Vegas, New Mexico with a population density of 711 people per sq km (1,840 / sq mi).
- Canton, Illinois with a population density of 732 people per sq km (1,894 / sq mi).
- Grain Valley, Missouri with a population density of 816 people per sq km (2,114 / sq mi).
- Crowley, Texas with a population density of 682 people per sq km (1,766 / sq mi).
- Mountain Home, Idaho with a population density of 862 people per sq km (2,234 / sq mi).
Cities with a similar population size as Sycamore
Here a list of cities that have a similar number of inhabitants like Sycamore, Illinois:
- Eagle, Idaho with a population of 19,908 people
- El Dorado, Arkansas with a population of 21,530 people
- South Houston, Texas with a population of 16,983 people
- Nogales, Arizona with a population of 20,837 people
- Sand Springs, Oklahoma with a population of 18,906 people
- Milledgeville, Georgia with a population of 18,933 people
- Troutdale, Oregon with a population of 15,962 people
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire with a population of 21,233 people
- Vero Beach, Florida with a population of 15,220 people
- Claremore, Oklahoma with a population of 18,581 people
