List of counties in Illinois
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The links in the column FIPS County Code are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county. Listed are the 102 counties in the state of Illinois.
This is a list of the 102 counties in the state of Illinois.
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The links in the column FIPS County Code are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county.
| County |
FIPS Code [1] |
County seat [2] |
Established [2] |
Origin |
Etymolgy |
Population [2] |
Area [2] |
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| Adams County | 001 | Quincy | 1825 | Pike County | John Quincy Adams | 68,277 | 857 sq mi (2,220 km²) |
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| Alexander County | 003 | Cairo | 1819 | state of Missouri | William M. Alexander | 9,590 | 236 sq mi (611 km²) |
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| Bond County | 005 | Greenville | 1817 | Crawford County, Edwards County, and Madison County | Gov. Shadrach Bond | 17,633 | 380 sq mi (984 km²) |
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| Boone County | 007 | Belvidere | 1837 | Winnebago County | Daniel Boone | 41,786 | 281 sq mi (728 km²) |
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| Brown County | 009 | Mount Sterling | 1839 | Schuyler County | Jacob Brown | 6,950 | 306 sq mi (793 km²) |
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| Bureau County | 011 | Princeton | 1837 | Putnam County | Pierre de Beuro | 35,503 | 869 sq mi (2,251 km²) |
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| Calhoun County | 013 | Hardin | 1825 | Pike County | John C. Calhoun | 5,084 | 254 sq mi (658 km²) |
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| Carroll County | 015 | Mount Carroll | 1839 | Jo Daviess | Charles Carroll | 16,674 | 444 sq mi (1,150 km²) |
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| Cass County | 017 | Virginia | 1837 | Morgan County | Gen. Lewis Cass | 13,695 | 376 sq mi (974 km²) |
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| Champaign County | 019 | Urbana | 1833 | Vermilion County | Champaign County Oh. | 179,669 | 997 sq mi (2,582 km²) |
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| Christian County | 021 | Taylorville | 1839 | Sangamon County | Christian County Ky. | 35,372 | 709 sq mi (1,836 km²) |
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| Clark County | 023 | Marshall | 1819 | Crawford County | George Rogers Clark | 17,008 | 502 sq mi (1,300 km²) |
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| Clay County | 025 | Louisville | 1824 | Wayne, Lawrence, Fayette, and Crawford County | Henry Clay | 14,560 | 469 sq mi (1,215 km²) |
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| Clinton County | 027 | Carlyle | 1824 | Washington, Bond, and Fayette County | DeWitt Clinton | 35,535 | 474 sq mi (1,228 km²) |
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| Coles County | 029 | Charleston | 1830 | Clark and Edgar County | Edward Coles | 53,196 | 508 sq mi (1,316 km²) |
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| Cook County | 031 | Chicago | 1831 | Putnam County | Daniel Pope Cook | 5,376,741 | 946 sq mi (2,450 km²) |
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| Crawford County | 033 | Robinson | 1816 | Edwards County | William H. Crawford | 20,452 | 444 sq mi (1,150 km²) |
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| Cumberland County | 035 | Toledo | 1843 | Coles County | Cumberland Road | 11,253 | 346 sq mi (896 km²) |
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| De Witt County | 037 | Clinton | 1839 | Macon and McLean County | DeWitt Clinton | 16,798 | 398 sq mi (1,031 km²) |
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| DeKalb County | 039 | Sycamore | 1837 | Kane County | Johann de Kalb | 88,969 | 634 sq mi (1,642 km²) |
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| Douglas County | 041 | Tuscola | 1859 | Coles County | Stephen A. Douglas | 19,922 | 417 sq mi (1,080 km²) |
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| DuPage County | 043 | Wheaton | 1939 | Cook County | DuPage River | 904,161 | 334 sq mi (865 km²) |
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| Edgar County | 045 | Paris | 1823 | Clark County | John Edgar | 19,704 | 624 sq mi (1,616 km²) |
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| Edwards County | 047 | Albion | 1814 | Gallatin County and Madison County | Gov. Ninian Edwards | 6,971 | 222 sq mi (575 km²) |
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| Effingham County | 049 | Effingham | 1831 | Fayette and Crawford County | Lord Edward Effingham | 34,264 | 479 sq mi (1,241 km²) |
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| Fayette County | 051 | Vandalia | 1821 | Bond, Wayne, Clark, Jefferson, and Crawford County | Marquis de la Fayette | 21,802 | 716 sq mi (1,854 km²) |
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| Ford County | 053 | Paxton | 1859 | Kankakee County | Gov. Thomas Ford | 14,241 | 486 sq mi (1,259 km²) |
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| Franklin County | 055 | Benton | 1818 | White County and Gallatin County | Benjamin Franklin | 39,018 | 412 sq mi (1,067 km²) |
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| Fulton County | 057 | Lewistown | 1823 | Pike County | Robert Fulton | 38,250 | 866 sq mi (2,243 km²) |
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| Gallatin County | 059 | Shawneetown | 1812 | Randolph County | Albert Gallatin | 6,445 | 324 sq mi (839 km²) |
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| Greene County | 061 | Carrollton | 1821 | Madison County | Nathanael Greene | 14,761 | 543 sq mi (1,406 km²) |
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| Grundy County | 063 | Morris | 1841 | LaSalle County | Gen. Felix Grundy | 37,535 | 420 sq mi (1,088 km²) |
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| Hamilton County | 065 | McLeansboro | 1821 | White County | Alexander Hamilton | 8,621 | 435 sq mi (1,127 km²) |
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| Hancock County | 067 | Carthage | 1825 | Adams County | John Hancock | 20,121 | 795 sq mi (2,059 km²) |
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| Hardin County | 069 | Elizabethtown | 1839 | Pope County | John Hardin | 4,800 | 178 sq mi (461 km²) |
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| Henderson County | 071 | Oquawka | 1841 | Warren County | Richard Henderson | 8,213 | 379 sq mi (982 km²) |
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| Henry County | 073 | Cambridge | 1825 | Adams County | Patrick Henry | 51,020 | 823 sq mi (2,132 km²) |
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| Iroquois County | 075 | Watseka | 1833 | Vermilion County | Iroquois Native Americans | 31,334 | 1,116 sq mi (2,890 km²) |
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| Jackson County | 077 | Murphysboro | 1816 | Randolph County and Johnson County | Andrew Jackson | 59,612 | 588 sq mi (1,523 km²) |
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| Jasper County | 079 | Newton | 1831 | Clay and Crawford County | William Jasper | 10,117 | 494 sq mi (1,279 km²) |
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| Jefferson County | 081 | Mount Vernon | 1819 | Edwards and White County | Thomas Jefferson | 40,045 | 571 sq mi (1,479 km²) |
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| Jersey County | 083 | Jerseyville | 1839 | Greene County | New Jersey | 21,668 | 369 sq mi (956 km²) |
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| Jo Daviess County | 085 | Galena | 1827 | Henry, Mercer, and Putnam County | Joseph Hamilton Daviess | 22,289 | 601 sq mi (1,557 km²) |
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| Johnson County | 087 | Vienna | 1812 | Randolph County | Richard Mentor Johnson | 12,878 | 346 sq mi (896 km²) |
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| Kane County | 089 | Geneva | 1836 | Cook County | Elias Kane | 404,119 | 521 sq mi (1,349 km²) |
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| Kankakee County | 091 | Kankakee | 1853 | Iroquois and Will County | Kankakee River | 103,833 | 678 sq mi (1,756 km²) |
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| Kendall County | 093 | Yorkville | 1841 | LaSalle and Kane County | Amos Kendall | 54,544 | 321 sq mi (831 km²) |
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| Knox County | 095 | Galesburg | 1825 | original two counties | Gen. Henry Knox | 55,836 | 716 sq mi (1,854 km²) |
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| Lake County | 097 | Waukegan | 1839 | McHenry County | lakes in the county | 644,356 | 448 sq mi (1,160 km²) |
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| LaSalle County | 099 | Ottawa | 1831 | Putnam County | Sieur de la Salle | 111,509 | 1,135 sq mi (2,940 km²) |
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| Lawrence County | 101 | Lawrenceville | 1821 | Crawford and Edwards County | James Lawrence | 15,452 | 372 sq mi (963 km²) |
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| Lee County | 103 | Dixon | 1839 | Ogle County | Lighthorse Harry Lee | 36,062 | 725 sq mi (1,878 km²) |
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| Livingston County | 105 | Pontiac | 1837 | LaSalle and McLean County | Edward Livingston | 39,678 | 1,044 sq mi (2,704 km²) |
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| Logan County | 107 | Lincoln | 1839 | Sangamon County | John A. Logan | 31,183 | 618 sq mi (1,601 km²) |
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| Macon County | 109 | Decatur | 1829 | Shelby County | Nathaniel Macon | 114,706 | 581 sq mi (1,505 km²) |
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| Macoupin County | 111 | Carlinville | 1829 | Greene County | Native American word Macoupin | 49,019 | 864 sq mi (2,238 km²) |
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| Madison County | 113 | Edwardsville | 1812 | St. Claire County and Randolph County | James Madison | 258,941 | 725 sq mi (1,878 km²) |
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| Marion County | 115 | Salem | 1823 | Fayette and Jefferson County | Francis Marion | 41,691 | 572 sq mi (1,481 km²) |
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| Marshall County | 117 | Lacon | 1839 | Putnam County | John Marshall | 13,180 | 386 sq mi (1,000 km²) |
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| Mason County | 119 | Havana | 1841 | Tazewell and Menard County | George Mason | 16,038 | 539 sq mi (1,396 km²) |
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| Massac County | 121 | Metropolis | 1843 | Pope and Johnson County | Fort Massac | 15,161 | 239 sq mi (619 km²) |
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| McDonough County | 123 | Macomb | 1826 | Schuyler County | Commodore Thomas McDonough | 32,913 | 589 sq mi (1,526 km²) |
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| McHenry County | 125 | Woodstock | 1836 | Cook County | Gen. William McHenry | 260,077 | 604 sq mi (1,564 km²) |
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| McLean County | 127 | Bloomington | 1830 | Tazewell County | John McLean | 150,433 | 1,184 sq mi (3,067 km²) |
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| Menard County | 129 | Petersburg | 1839 | Sangamon County | Pierre Menard | 12,486 | 314 sq mi (813 km²) |
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| Mercer County | 131 | Aledo | 1825 | Schuyler County | Hugh Mercer | 16,957 | 561 sq mi (1,453 km²) |
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| Monroe County | 133 | Waterloo | 1816 | Randolph County and St. Claire County | James Monroe | 27,619 | 388 sq mi (1,005 km²) |
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| Montgomery County | 135 | Hillsboro | 1821 | Bond and Madison County | Richard Montgomery | 30,652 | 704 sq mi (1,823 km²) |
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| Morgan County | 137 | Jacksonville | 1823 | Sangamon County | Daniel Morgan | 36,616 | 569 sq mi (1,474 km²) |
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| Moultrie County | 139 | Sullivan | 1843 | Shelby and Macon County | William Moultrie | 14,287 | 336 sq mi (870 km²) |
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| Ogle County | 141 | Oregon | 1836 | Jo Daviess | Joseph Ogle | 51,032 | 759 sq mi (1,966 km²) |
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| Peoria County | 143 | Peoria | 1825 | Fulton County | Native American Peoria | 183,433 | 620 sq mi (1,606 km²) |
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| Perry County | 145 | Pinckneyville | 1827 | Randolph and Jackson County | Oliver Hazard Perry | 23,094 | 441 sq mi (1,142 km²) |
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| Piatt County | 147 | Monticello | 1841 | De Witt and Macon County | John Piatt | 16,365 | 440 sq mi (1,140 km²) |
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| Pike County | 149 | Pittsfield | 1821 | Madison, Bond, and Clark County | Zebulon Pike | 17,384 | 830 sq mi (2,150 km²) |
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| Pope County | 151 | Golconda | 1816 | Gallatin and Johnson County | Nathaniel Pope | 4,413 | 371 sq mi (961 km²) |
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| Pulaski County | 153 | Mound City | 1843 | Alexander and Johnson County | Kazimierz Pulaski | 7,348 | 201 sq mi (521 km²) |
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| Putnam County | 155 | Hennepin | 1825 | Peoria County | Israel Putnam | 6,086 | 160 sq mi (414 km²) |
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| Randolph County | 157 | Chester | 1795 | St. Claire County | Edmund Randolph | 33,893 | 578 sq mi (1,497 km²) |
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| Richland County | 159 | Olney | 1841 | Clay and Lawrence County | Richland County Oh. | 16,149 | 360 sq mi (932 km²) |
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| Rock Island County | 161 | Rock Island | 1831 | Jo Daviess County | Rock Island | 149,374 | 427 sq mi (1,106 km²) |
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| Saline County | 163 | Harrisburg | 1847 | Gallatin County | salt springs within the county | 26,733 | 383 sq mi (992 km²) |
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| Sangamon County | 165 | Springfield | 1821 | Madison and Bond County | Sangamon River | 188,951 | 868 sq mi (2,248 km²) |
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| Schuyler County | 167 | Rushville | 1825 | Pike and Fulton County | Philip Schuyler | 7,189 | 437 sq mi (1,132 km²) |
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| Scott County | 169 | Winchester | 1839 | Morgan County | Scott family | 5,537 | 251 sq mi (650 km²) |
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| Shelby County | 171 | Shelbyville | 1827 | Fayette County | Isaac Shelby | 22,893 | 759 sq mi (1,966 km²) |
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| St. Clair County | 173 | Belleville | 1790 | original two counties | Arthur St. Clair | 256,082 | 664 sq mi (1,720 km²) |
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| Stark County | 175 | Toulon | 1839 | Knox and Putnam County | John Stark | 6,332 | 288 sq mi (746 km²) |
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| Stephenson County | 177 | Freeport | 1837 | Jo Daviess and Winnebago County | Benjamin Stephenson | 48,979 | 564 sq mi (1,461 km²) |
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| Tazewell County | 179 | Pekin | 1827 | Sangamon County | Littleton Waller Tazewell | 128,485 | 649 sq mi (1,681 km²) |
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| Union County | 181 | Jonesboro | 1818 | Johnson County | federal union | 18,293 | 416 sq mi (1,077 km²) |
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| Vermilion County | 183 | Danville | 1826 | Clark and Edgar County | Vermilion River | 83,919 | 899 sq mi (2,328 km²) |
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| Wabash County | 185 | Mount Carmel | 1824 | Edwards County | Wabash River | 12,937 | 224 sq mi (580 km²) |
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| Warren County | 187 | Monmouth | 1825 | Schuyler County | Joseph Warren | 18,735 | 543 sq mi (1,406 km²) |
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| Washington County | 189 | Nashville | 1818 | St. Claire County | George Washington | 15,148 | 563 sq mi (1,458 km²) |
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| Wayne County | 191 | Fairfield | 1819 | Knox County | Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne | 17,151 | 714 sq mi (1,849 km²) |
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| White County | 193 | Carmi | 1815 | Gallatin County | Isaac White | 15,371 | 495 sq mi (1,282 km²) |
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| Whiteside County | 195 | Morrison | 1836 | Jo Daviess and Henry County | Samuel Whiteside | 60,653 | 685 sq mi (1,774 km²) |
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| Will County | 197 | Joliet | 1836 | Cook and Iroquois County | Conrad Will | 502,266 | 837 sq mi (2,168 km²) |
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| Williamson County | 199 | Marion | 1839 | Franklin County | Hugh Williamson | 61,296 | 424 sq mi (1,098 km²) |
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| Winnebago County | 201 | Rockford | 1836 | Jo Daviess | Winnebago Native Americans | 278,418 | 514 sq mi (1,331 km²) |
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| Woodford County | 203 | Eureka | 1841 | Tazewell and McLean County | William Woodford | 35,469 | 528 sq mi (1,368 km²) |
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[edit] Defunct counties
- Dane County was renamed in 1840 to the current Christian County.
- The original Knox County, Illinois, became extinct with the formation of the Illinois Territory in 1809 - or, more precisely, it became Knox County, Indiana. The modern Knox County, Illinois was formed much later, and was not a part of the original Knox County.
[edit] See also
- Illinois
- List of Illinois county name etymologies
- List of cities in Illinois
- List of towns and villages in Illinois
- List of Illinois townships
- List of Illinois precincts
- Image:Illinois-counties-map.gif
[edit] External links
- Census 2000 Gazetteer
- Illinois Association of County Board Members and Commissioners
- Illinois City/County Management Association
- National Association of Counties
[edit] References
- ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA.gov. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. NACo - Find a county. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
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