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Knox County

county in Illinois, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_illinois Q494552
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Knox County

Summary

Knox County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 134 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #32 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Knox County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Knox County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Knox County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Knox County's capital is recorded as Galesburg[6].
  • Knox County's shares border with is recorded as Mercer County[7].
  • Knox County's shares border with is recorded as Henry County[8].
  • Knox County's shares border with is recorded as Stark County[9].
  • Knox County's shares border with is recorded as Peoria County[10].
  • Knox County's shares border with is recorded as Fulton County[11].
  • Knox County's shares border with is recorded as Warren County[12].
  • Henry Knox is named after Knox County[13].
  • Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Galesburg[14].
  • Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Abingdon[15].
  • Knox County's Commons category is recorded as Knox County, Illinois[16].
  • 1825 marks the founding of Knox County[17].
  • Knox County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.93, 'lon': -90.21}[18].
  • Knox County's official website is recorded as http://www.knoxcountyil.com[19].
  • Knox County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Knox County, Illinois[20].
  • Knox County has a population of {'amount': '+52919'}[21].
  • Knox County has a population of {'amount': '+52915'}[22].
  • Knox County has a population of {'amount': '+52661'}[23].
  • Knox County has a population of {'amount': '+52254'}[24].
  • Knox County has a population of {'amount': '+52078'}[25].
  • Knox County has a population of {'amount': '+51441'}[26].
  • Knox County has a population of {'amount': '+49967'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Knox County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1864'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+52919'}[21], {'amount': '+52915'}[22], {'amount': '+52661'}[23], {'amount': '+52254'}[24], {'amount': '+52078'}[25], and {'amount': '+51441'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1825 marks the founding of Knox County[17]. Henry Knox is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Knox County draws 134 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #32 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Henry Knox Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . 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. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22225740
    Umls cui → C3813267
    Taxonomicon id → 1805327
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  2. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+20428'}
    Topic's main category → Category:Knox County, Illinois
    Population → —
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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