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Bureau County

county in Illinois, United States
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Bureau County

Summary

Bureau County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 158 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #30 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bureau County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Bureau County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Bureau County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Bureau County's capital is recorded as Princeton[6].
  • Bureau County's shares border with is recorded as Whiteside County[7].
  • Bureau County's shares border with is recorded as Lee County[8].
  • Bureau County's shares border with is recorded as LaSalle County[9].
  • Bureau County's shares border with is recorded as Putnam County[10].
  • Bureau County's shares border with is recorded as Marshall County[11].
  • Bureau County's shares border with is recorded as Stark County[12].
  • Bureau County's shares border with is recorded as Henry County[13].
  • Pierre Bureau is named after Bureau County[14].
  • Bureau County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Buda[15].
  • Bureau County's Commons category is recorded as Bureau County, Illinois[16].
  • February 28, 1837 marks the founding of Bureau County[17].
  • Bureau County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.41, 'lon': -89.53}[18].
  • Bureau County's official website is recorded as http://www.bureaucounty-il.us/[19].
  • Bureau County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bureau County, Illinois[20].
  • Bureau County has a population of {'amount': '+34978'}[21].
  • Bureau County has a population of {'amount': '+34902'}[22].
  • Bureau County has a population of {'amount': '+34638'}[23].
  • Bureau County has a population of {'amount': '+34314'}[24].
  • Bureau County has a population of {'amount': '+34056'}[25].
  • Bureau County has a population of {'amount': '+33587'}[26].
  • Bureau County has a population of {'amount': '+33244'}[27].

Body

Geography

Bureau County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Illinois[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bureau County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2262'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+34978'}[21], {'amount': '+34902'}[22], {'amount': '+34638'}[23], {'amount': '+34314'}[24], {'amount': '+34056'}[25], and {'amount': '+33587'}[26].

Designation and Status

Bureau County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].

History and Context

February 28, 1837 marks the founding of Bureau County[17]. Pierre Bureau is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Bureau County draws 158 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #30 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Chalandry Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Whiteside County, Lee County, LaSalle County +4
    Named after → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Illinois
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2262'}
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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