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Calhoun County

county in Illinois, United States
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Calhoun County

Summary

Calhoun County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 276 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 instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[7].
  • Calhoun County's capital is recorded as Hardin[8].
  • Calhoun County's shares border with is recorded as Greene County[9].
  • Calhoun County's shares border with is recorded as Jersey County[10].
  • Calhoun County's shares border with is recorded as St. Charles County[11].
  • Calhoun County's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln County[12].
  • Calhoun County's shares border with is recorded as Pike County[13].
  • Calhoun County's shares border with is recorded as Pike County[14].
  • John C. Calhoun is named after Calhoun County[15].
  • Calhoun County's Commons category is recorded as Calhoun County, Illinois[16].
  • 1825 marks the founding of Calhoun County[17].
  • Calhoun County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.16, 'lon': -90.67}[18].
  • Calhoun County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Calhoun County, Illinois[19].
  • Calhoun County has a population of {'amount': '+5089'}[20].
  • Calhoun County has a population of {'amount': '+5079'}[21].
  • Calhoun County has a population of {'amount': '+5068'}[22].
  • Calhoun County has a population of {'amount': '+5021'}[23].
  • Calhoun County has a population of {'amount': '+5059'}[24].
  • Calhoun County has a population of {'amount': '+4899'}[25].
  • Calhoun County has a population of {'amount': '+4437'}[26].
  • Calhoun County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Calhoun County, Illinois[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+735'}[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5089'}[20], {'amount': '+5079'}[21], {'amount': '+5068'}[22], {'amount': '+5021'}[23], {'amount': '+5059'}[24], and {'amount': '+4899'}[25].

Designation and Status

Calhoun County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[7].

History and Context

1825 marks the founding of Calhoun County[17]. John C. Calhoun is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Calhoun County draws 276 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.[33] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Illinois Illinois River John C. Calhoun United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → calhoun-county
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+735'}
    Taxonomicon id → 1805286
    Named after → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: calhoun-county, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289922035|calhoun county (#289922035)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
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