Hamilton County

county in Illinois, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_illinois Q115337
Hamilton County
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Hamilton County

Summary

Hamilton County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #56 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hamilton County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Hamilton County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hamilton County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Hamilton County's capital is recorded as McLeansboro[6].
  • Hamilton County's shares border with is recorded as Wayne County[7].
  • Hamilton County's shares border with is recorded as Saline County[8].
  • Hamilton County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County[9].
  • Hamilton County's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson County[10].
  • Hamilton County's shares border with is recorded as White County[11].
  • Hamilton County's shares border with is recorded as Gallatin County[12].
  • Alexander Hamilton is named after Hamilton County[13].
  • Hamilton County's Commons category is recorded as Hamilton County, Illinois[14].
  • Hamilton County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00[15].
  • Hamilton County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[16].
  • 1821 marks the founding of Hamilton County[17].
  • Hamilton County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.08, 'lon': -88.54}[18].
  • Hamilton County's official website is recorded as https://www.hamiltoncountyillinois.com/[19].
  • Hamilton County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hamilton County, Illinois[20].
  • Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+8457'}[21].
  • Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+8450'}[22].
  • Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+8412'}[23].
  • Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+8386'}[24].
  • Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+8368'}[25].
  • Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+8200'}[26].
  • Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+7993'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Hamilton County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1129'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8457'}[21], {'amount': '+8450'}[22], {'amount': '+8412'}[23], {'amount': '+8386'}[24], {'amount': '+8368'}[25], and {'amount': '+8200'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1821 marks the founding of Hamilton County[17]. Alexander Hamilton is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Hamilton County draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #56 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]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  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. 20d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 20d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households {'amount': '+3366'}
    Topic's main category Category:Hamilton County, Illinois
    Population
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