Lake County

Summary

Lake County is a county of Illinois^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (963 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake County is located in Illinois^[3].
• Lake County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lake County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois^[5].
• Lake County's capital is recorded as Waukegan^[6].
• Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Kenosha County^[7].
• Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Cook County^[8].
• Lake County's shares border with is recorded as McHenry County^[9].
• Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Allegan County^[10].
• Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Van Buren County^[11].
• Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Berrien County^[12].
• Lake Michigan is named after Lake County^[13].
• Lake County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Waukegan^[14].
• Lake County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Highwood^[15].
• Lake County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Warrington^[16].
• Lake County's Commons category is recorded as Lake County, Illinois^[17].
• Lake County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[18].
• March 1, 1839 marks the founding of Lake County^[19].
• Lake County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.43, 'lon': -87.78}^[20].
• Lake County's official website is recorded as https://www.lakecountyil.gov/^[21].
• Lake County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake County, Illinois^[22].
• Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+703462'}^[23].
• Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+704165'}^[24].
• Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+701052'}^[25].
• Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+701219'}^[26].
• Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+703019'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Lake County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3543'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+703462'}^[23], {'amount': '+704165'}^[24], {'amount': '+701052'}^[25], {'amount': '+701219'}^[26], {'amount': '+703019'}^[27], and {'amount': '+703910'}^[29].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

March 1, 1839 marks the founding of Lake County^[19]. Lake Michigan is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Lake County ranks in the top 3% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (963 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]