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McLean County is the largest county in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is included in the Bloomington, Illinois-Normal, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 150,433. Its county seat is Bloomington, Illinois[1]. McLean County boasts some of the richest soil in the world. Only patches of farmland in Argentina, southern Ukraine and along the Yellow River in China match the fertile ground that covers much of the northern half of Illinois, particularly a high-yielding band through the state's midsection. It is the top-producing county in the United States for both corn and soybeans. McLean is pronounced "mik-LAIN" or "muh-KLAIN" (as with native son McLean Stevenson), not "mik-LEEN" as some non-natives say. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,186 sq&_160;mi (3,072 km²). 1,184 sq&_160;mi (3,065 km²) of it is land and 3 sq&_160;mi (7 km²) of it (0.23%) is water. McLean County is the largest county in Illinois in terms of land area at 1,184 square miles, and more than 100 square miles larger than the state of Rhode Island.
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