Calhoun County

county in Illinois, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_illinois Q111633
Calhoun County
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Calhoun County

Summary

Calhoun County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #35 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Calhoun County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Calhoun County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Calhoun County is on the body of water Mississippi River[5].
  • Calhoun County is on the body of water Illinois River[6].
  • Calhoun County's image is recorded as Calhoun County Courthouse, Hardin.jpg[7].
  • Calhoun County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[8].
  • Calhoun County's capital is recorded as Hardin[9].
  • Calhoun County's shares border with is recorded as Greene County[10].
  • Calhoun County's shares border with is recorded as Jersey County[11].
  • Calhoun County's shares border with is recorded as St. Charles County[12].
  • Calhoun County's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln County[13].
  • Calhoun County's shares border with is recorded as Pike County[14].
  • Calhoun County's shares border with is recorded as Pike County[15].
  • John C. Calhoun is named after Calhoun County[16].
  • Calhoun County's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 154781006[17].
  • Calhoun County's GND ID is recorded as 4323358-2[18].
  • Calhoun County's locator map image is recorded as Map of Illinois highlighting Calhoun County.svg[19].
  • Calhoun County's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81091935[20].
  • Calhoun County's Commons category is recorded as Calhoun County, Illinois[21].
  • Calhoun County's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1800718[22].
  • +1825-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Calhoun County[23].
  • Calhoun County's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 424208[24].
  • Calhoun County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.16, 'lon': -90.67}[25].
  • Calhoun County's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nvw_[26].
  • Calhoun County's FIPS 6-4 ID is recorded as 17013[27].

Body

Geography

Calhoun County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Illinois[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Mississippi River[5], a main stem[28], in United States[29] and Illinois River[6], a river[30], in United States[31].

Physical Characteristics

Calhoun County's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+735'}[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5089'}[33], {'amount': '+5079'}[34], {'amount': '+5068'}[35], {'amount': '+5021'}[36], {'amount': '+5059'}[37], and {'amount': '+4899'}[38].

Designation and Status

Calhoun County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[8].

History and Context

+1825-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Calhoun County[23]. John C. Calhoun is named after it[16].

Why It Matters

Calhoun County draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #35 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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  31. [38] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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