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McHenry County

county in Illinois, United States
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McHenry County

Summary

McHenry County is a county of Illinois[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (448 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • McHenry County is located in Illinois[3].
  • McHenry County is in the country of United States[4].
  • McHenry County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • McHenry County's capital is recorded as Woodstock[6].
  • McHenry County's shares border with is recorded as Walworth County[7].
  • McHenry County's shares border with is recorded as Kenosha County[8].
  • McHenry County's shares border with is recorded as Lake County[9].
  • McHenry County's shares border with is recorded as Cook County[10].
  • McHenry County's shares border with is recorded as Kane County[11].
  • McHenry County's shares border with is recorded as DeKalb County[12].
  • McHenry County's shares border with is recorded as Boone County[13].
  • William McHenry is named after McHenry County[14].
  • McHenry County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alden[15].
  • McHenry County's Commons category is recorded as McHenry County, Illinois[16].
  • 1836 marks the founding of McHenry County[17].
  • McHenry County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.32, 'lon': -88.45}[18].
  • McHenry County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.mchenry.il.us[19].
  • McHenry County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:McHenry County, Illinois[20].
  • McHenry County has a population of {'amount': '+308760'}[21].
  • McHenry County has a population of {'amount': '+309181'}[22].
  • McHenry County has a population of {'amount': '+307913'}[23].
  • McHenry County has a population of {'amount': '+307729'}[24].
  • McHenry County has a population of {'amount': '+307409'}[25].
  • McHenry County has a population of {'amount': '+307343'}[26].
  • McHenry County has a population of {'amount': '+310229'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

McHenry County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1563'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+308760'}[21], {'amount': '+309181'}[22], {'amount': '+307913'}[23], {'amount': '+307729'}[24], {'amount': '+307409'}[25], and {'amount': '+307343'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1836 marks the founding of McHenry County[17]. William McHenry is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

McHenry County ranks in the top 7% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (448 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 11 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.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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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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. 3d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3812232
    Member of → Q138812596
    Taxonomicon id → 1805342
    Obo gazetteer id → 00007617
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  2. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+113269'}
    Topic's main category → Category:McHenry County, Illinois
    Population → —
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in McHenry County
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108338, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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