Tri-Cities, Illinois

About Tri-Cities

The Tri-City area is a vernacular region that is situated between the large cities of Aurora and Elgin, Illinois, and encompasses the cities of Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles. A "vernacular region" is a distinctive area where the inhabitants collectively consider themselves interconnected by a shared history, mutual interests, and a common identity. Such regions are "intellectual inventions" and a form of shorthand to identify things, people, and places. Vernacular regions reflect a "sense of place," but rarely coincide with established jurisdictional borders. The Tri-City area—the name sometimes appears as "Tri-Cities"—is primarily located in Kane County, though Batavia and St. Charles include parcels in DuPage County. They are often grouped together due to their shared history, close proximity on the Fox River, relative socioeconomic condition, and similar population sizes. These three communities are among the oldest in Kane County as well as the state, all having been incorporated long before Chicago.

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• Population: 81.5k inhabitants