Bureau Junction, IL

Bureau Junction, usually called Bureau, is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 281 residents. The village name is shown as both "Bureau Junction" and "Bureau" on federal maps, and is commonly called "Bureau", including by phone companies and the United States Post Office. Bureau Junction is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. In Bureau Junction, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Bureau Junction, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The village is named for Michel or Pierre Bureau. Their original surname was probably Belleau, but local aboriginals may have had difficulty pronouncing the "l" sound.