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Kane County

county in Illinois, United States
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Kane County

Summary

Kane County is a county of Illinois[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,149 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kane County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Kane County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Kane County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Kane County's capital is recorded as Geneva[6].
  • Kane County's shares border with is recorded as McHenry County[7].
  • Kane County's shares border with is recorded as Kendall County[8].
  • Kane County's shares border with is recorded as DeKalb County[9].
  • Kane County's shares border with is recorded as Cook County[10].
  • Kane County's shares border with is recorded as DuPage County[11].
  • Kane County's shares border with is recorded as Will County[12].
  • Elias Kane is named after Kane County[13].
  • Kane County's Commons category is recorded as Kane County, Illinois[14].
  • January 16, 1836 marks the founding of Kane County[15].
  • Kane County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.95, 'longitude': -88.433333333333}[16].
  • Kane County's official website is recorded as http://www.countyofkane.org/[17].
  • Kane County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kane County, Illinois[18].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+515269'}[19].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+515941'}[20].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+519735'}[21].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+521306'}[22].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+523643'}[23].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+530847'}[24].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+516522'}[25].
  • Kane County's official name is recorded as Kane County[26].
  • Kane County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Kane County, Illinois[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Kane County covers an area of {'amount': '+1357'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+515269'}[19], {'amount': '+515941'}[20], {'amount': '+519735'}[21], {'amount': '+521306'}[22], {'amount': '+523643'}[23], and {'amount': '+530847'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 16, 1836 marks the founding of Kane County[15]. Elias Kane is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Kane County ranks in the top 5% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,149 views/month).[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

  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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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 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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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Kane County, Illino
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Kane County, Illinois.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential"
  2. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → kane-county
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: kane-county, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289945015|kane county (#289945015)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  4. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00201945
    Taxonomicon id → 1805324
    Umls cui → C3810572
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  5. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+181845'}
    Topic's main category → Category:Kane County, Illinois
    Population → —
    Aliases → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108327, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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