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Mason County

county in Illinois, United States
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Mason County

Summary

Mason County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #54 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mason County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Mason County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Mason County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Mason County's capital is recorded as Havana[6].
  • Mason County's shares border with is recorded as Fulton County[7].
  • Mason County's shares border with is recorded as Tazewell County[8].
  • Mason County's shares border with is recorded as Logan County[9].
  • Mason County's shares border with is recorded as Menard County[10].
  • Mason County's shares border with is recorded as Cass County[11].
  • Mason County's shares border with is recorded as Schuyler County[12].
  • George Mason is named after Mason County[13].
  • Mason County's Commons category is recorded as Mason County, Illinois[14].
  • 1841 marks the founding of Mason County[15].
  • Mason County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.24, 'lon': -89.91}[16].
  • Mason County's official website is recorded as http://www.masoncountyil.org[17].
  • Mason County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mason County, Illinois[18].
  • Mason County has a population of {'amount': '+14666'}[19].
  • Mason County has a population of {'amount': '+14641'}[20].
  • Mason County has a population of {'amount': '+14490'}[21].
  • Mason County has a population of {'amount': '+14372'}[22].
  • Mason County has a population of {'amount': '+14248'}[23].
  • Mason County has a population of {'amount': '+13701'}[24].
  • Mason County has a population of {'amount': '+13086'}[25].
  • Mason County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Illinois[26].
  • Mason County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Mason County, Illinois[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Mason County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1459'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+14666'}[19], {'amount': '+14641'}[20], {'amount': '+14490'}[21], {'amount': '+14372'}[22], {'amount': '+14248'}[23], and {'amount': '+13701'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1841 marks the founding of Mason County[15]. George Mason is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Mason County draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #54 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

George Mason Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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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  1. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Mason County, Illinois
    Capital → —
    Instance of → county of Illinois
    Inception → +1841-00-00T00:00:00Z
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