Editing Livingston County, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1046|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1044|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.6|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref name="census-density"/> It is the fourth-largest county in Illinois by land area.

===Climate and weather===
{{climate chart
|[[Pontiac, Illinois]]
|14|30|1.63
|18|36|1.44
|29|48|2.82
|39|62|3.41
|50|73|3.83
|60|82|4.11
|64|85|4.07
|62|83|3.56
|54|77|3.04
|42|65|2.67
|31|49|3.02
|20|35|2.51
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="weather">{{cite web
  |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0960
  |title=Monthly Averages for Pontiac, Illinois
  |access-date=January 27, 2011
  |publisher=The Weather Channel
}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Pontiac have ranged from a low of {{convert|14|°F|1}} in January to a high of {{convert|85|°F|1}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-24|°F|1}} was recorded in January 1927 and a record high of {{convert|108|°F|1}} was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|1.44|in|mm|1}} in February to {{convert|4.11|in|mm|1}} in June.<ref name="weather"/>

===Transit===
* [[SHOW Bus]]
* [[Pontiac station (Illinois)|Pontiac station]]

===Major highways===
* [[Image:I-55.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 55]]
* [[Image:US 24.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 24 in Illinois|U.S. Highway 24]]
* [[File:US 66 (historic).svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 66 in Illinois|U.S. Highway 66]]
* [[Image:Illinois 17.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 17]]
* [[Image:Illinois 18.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 18]]
* [[Image:Illinois 23.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 23]]
* [[Image:Illinois 47.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 47]]
* [[Image:Illinois 116.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 116]]
* [[Image:Illinois 170.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 170]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[LaSalle County, Illinois|LaSalle County]] - northwest
* [[Grundy County, Illinois|Grundy County]] - north
* [[Kankakee County, Illinois|Kankakee County]] - northeast
* [[Ford County, Illinois|Ford County]] - southeast
* [[McLean County, Illinois|McLean County]] - southwest
* [[Woodford County, Illinois|Woodford County]] - west