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About Loves Park

Loves Park is a city in Boone and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Most of the city is in Winnebago County, with a tiny sliver in the east located in Boone County. The population was 23,397 at the 2020 census. Loves Park is part of the Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area. == History == Malcolm Love, an industrialist in Rockford, Illinois, purchased 236 acres of land in this area in 1901 and set up a gathering place that came to be known as Love's Park. The city of Loves Park was incorporated in 1947. When the city's economy was negatively affected by the early 1980s recession, City Hall was moved from the Grand Avenue fire station into the Marshall Middle School to save money. In 2001, Danfoss moved their plant from Rockford to Loves Park, becoming one of the town's largest employers. == Geography == Loves Park is located at 42°19′34″N 89°1′33″W (42.326227, -89.025739).According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Loves Park has a total area of 16.85 square miles (43.64 km2), of which 16.33 square miles (42.29 km2) (or 96.86%) is land and 0.53 square miles (1.37 km2) (or 3.14%) is water. == Demographics == As of the 2020 census there were 23,397 people, 9,608 households, and 6,138 families residing in the city.