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Edgar County

county in Illinois, United States
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Edgar County

Summary

Edgar County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #49 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Edgar County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Edgar County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Edgar County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Edgar County's capital is recorded as Paris[6].
  • Edgar County's shares border with is recorded as Vermilion County[7].
  • Edgar County's shares border with is recorded as Clark County[8].
  • Edgar County's shares border with is recorded as Vigo County[9].
  • Edgar County's shares border with is recorded as Champaign County[10].
  • Edgar County's shares border with is recorded as Coles County[11].
  • Edgar County's shares border with is recorded as Douglas County[12].
  • Edgar County's shares border with is recorded as Vermillion County[13].
  • John Edgar is named after Edgar County[14].
  • Edgar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chrisman[15].
  • Edgar County's Commons category is recorded as Edgar County, Illinois[16].
  • January 3, 1823 marks the founding of Edgar County[17].
  • Edgar County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.68, 'longitude': -87.75}[18].
  • Edgar County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.edgar.il.us[19].
  • Edgar County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Edgar County, Illinois[20].
  • Edgar County has a population of {'amount': '+18576'}[21].
  • Edgar County has a population of {'amount': '+18505'}[22].
  • Edgar County has a population of {'amount': '+18403'}[23].
  • Edgar County has a population of {'amount': '+18160'}[24].
  • Edgar County has a population of {'amount': '+17960'}[25].
  • Edgar County has a population of {'amount': '+17664'}[26].
  • Edgar County has a population of {'amount': '+16866'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Edgar County covers an area of {'amount': '+1617'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18576'}[21], {'amount': '+18505'}[22], {'amount': '+18403'}[23], {'amount': '+18160'}[24], {'amount': '+17960'}[25], and {'amount': '+17664'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 3, 1823 marks the founding of Edgar County[17]. John Edgar is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Edgar County draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #49 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  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. 4w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1823-01-03T00:00:00Z
    Named after → —
    Located in → —
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Chrisman
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Edgar County, Illinois.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidentia"
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