Woodstock, Illinois

Woodstock
City
The landmark Woodstock Opera House building in historic downtown Woodstock
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Motto(s):  "True to Its Past; Confident of Its Future"
Location of Woodstock in McHenry County, Illinois.
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Coordinates: 42°18′53″N 88°26′51″W / 42.31472°N 88.44750°W / 42.31472; -88.44750
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McHenry
Townships	Dorr, Greenwood, Hartland, Seneca
Founded	1852
Government
• Mayor	Michael Turner
Area [1]
• Total	13.19 sq mi (34.15 km2)
• Land	13.19 sq mi (34.15 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	25,630
• Density	1,943.58/sq mi (750.41/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	60098
Area code	815/779 847
FIPS code	17-83349
Wikimedia Commons	Woodstock, Illinois
Website	www.woodstockil.gov

Woodstock is a city in (and the county seat of) McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It is located 37 miles northwest of Chicago, making it one of the city's outer-most suburbs.^[2] Per the 2020 census, the population was 25,630.^[3] The city's historic downtown district and turn-of-the-century town square is anchored by the landmark Woodstock Opera House and the Old McHenry County Courthouse. In 2007 Woodstock was named one of the nation's Dozen Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.^[4]