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Coles County

county in Illinois, United States
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Coles County

Summary

Coles County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #26 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Coles County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Coles County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Coles County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Coles County's capital is recorded as Charleston[6].
  • Coles County's shares border with is recorded as Douglas County[7].
  • Coles County's shares border with is recorded as Edgar County[8].
  • Coles County's shares border with is recorded as Clark County[9].
  • Coles County's shares border with is recorded as Cumberland County[10].
  • Coles County's shares border with is recorded as Shelby County[11].
  • Coles County's shares border with is recorded as Moultrie County[12].
  • Edward Coles is named after Coles County[13].
  • Coles County's Commons category is recorded as Coles County, Illinois[14].
  • 1830 marks the founding of Coles County[15].
  • Coles County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.51, 'lon': -88.22}[16].
  • Coles County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.coles.il.us[17].
  • Coles County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Coles County, Illinois[18].
  • Coles County has a population of {'amount': '+53873'}[19].
  • Coles County has a population of {'amount': '+53935'}[20].
  • Coles County has a population of {'amount': '+53758'}[21].
  • Coles County has a population of {'amount': '+53659'}[22].
  • Coles County has a population of {'amount': '+53697'}[23].
  • Coles County has a population of {'amount': '+52521'}[24].
  • Coles County has a population of {'amount': '+46863'}[25].
  • Coles County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Coles County, Illinois[26].
  • Coles County's category for people who died here is recorded as Q55910433[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Coles County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1321'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+53873'}[19], {'amount': '+53935'}[20], {'amount': '+53758'}[21], {'amount': '+53659'}[22], {'amount': '+53697'}[23], and {'amount': '+52521'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1830 marks the founding of Coles County[15]. Edward Coles is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Coles County draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #26 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

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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  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Douglas County, Edgar County, Clark County +3
    Named after → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Illinois
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Coles County, Illinois
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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