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Jefferson County

county in Illinois, United States
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Jefferson County

Summary

Jefferson County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #37 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jefferson County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Jefferson County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Jefferson County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Jefferson County's capital is recorded as Mount Vernon[6].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Marion County[7].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County[8].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Wayne County[9].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Hamilton County[10].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[11].
  • Jefferson County's shares border with is recorded as Perry County[12].
  • Thomas Jefferson is named after Jefferson County[13].
  • Jefferson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mount Vernon[14].
  • Jefferson County's Commons category is recorded as Jefferson County, Illinois[15].
  • 1819 marks the founding of Jefferson County[16].
  • Jefferson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.3, 'lon': -88.92}[17].
  • Jefferson County's official website is recorded as https://jeffersoncounty.illinois.gov/[18].
  • Jefferson County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jefferson County, Illinois[19].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+38827'}[20].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+38796'}[21].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+38758'}[22].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+38677'}[23].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+38644'}[24].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+38353'}[25].
  • Jefferson County has a population of {'amount': '+37113'}[26].
  • Jefferson County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Illinois[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Jefferson County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1512'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+38827'}[20], {'amount': '+38796'}[21], {'amount': '+38758'}[22], {'amount': '+38677'}[23], {'amount': '+38644'}[24], and {'amount': '+38353'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1819 marks the founding of Jefferson County[16]. Thomas Jefferson is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Jefferson County draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #37 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Illinois Thomas Jefferson United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . 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. [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. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00186214
    Taxonomicon id → 1805320
    Umls cui → C3816477
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  2. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+14792'}
    Topic's main category → Category:Jefferson County, Illinois
    Population → —
    Aliases → —
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