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McLean County

county in Illinois, United States
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McLean County

Summary

McLean County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 279 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #11 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • McLean County is located in Illinois[3].
  • McLean County is in the country of United States[4].
  • McLean County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • McLean County's capital is recorded as Bloomington[6].
  • McLean County's shares border with is recorded as Woodford County[7].
  • McLean County's shares border with is recorded as Livingston County[8].
  • McLean County's shares border with is recorded as Ford County[9].
  • McLean County's shares border with is recorded as Champaign County[10].
  • McLean County's shares border with is recorded as Piatt County[11].
  • McLean County's shares border with is recorded as DeWitt County[12].
  • McLean County's shares border with is recorded as Logan County[13].
  • McLean County's shares border with is recorded as Tazewell County[14].
  • John McLean is named after McLean County[15].
  • McLean County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bloomington[16].
  • McLean County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Normal[17].
  • McLean County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chenoa[18].
  • McLean County's Commons category is recorded as McLean County, Illinois[19].
  • December 25, 1830 marks the founding of McLean County[20].
  • McLean County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.49, 'longitude': -88.85}[21].
  • McLean County's authority is recorded as Q139554137[22].
  • McLean County's official website is recorded as https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/[23].
  • McLean County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:McLean County, Illinois[24].
  • McLean County has a population of {'amount': '+169572'}[25].
  • McLean County has a population of {'amount': '+169828'}[26].
  • McLean County has a population of {'amount': '+170701'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

McLean County covers an area of {'amount': '+3072'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+169572'}[25], {'amount': '+169828'}[26], {'amount': '+170701'}[27], {'amount': '+172295'}[29], {'amount': '+174647'}[30], and {'amount': '+173166'}[31].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

December 25, 1830 marks the founding of McLean County[20]. John McLean is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

McLean County draws 279 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #11 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Conilhac-Corbières Frank Knight Illinois Illinois Wesleyan University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . 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. 4w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/McLean County, Illi
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/McLean County, Illinois.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidenti"
  2. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22225741
    Taxonomicon id → 1805343
    Umls cui → C3812237
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  3. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+66225'}
    Topic's main category → Category:McLean County, Illinois
    Population → —
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in McLean County
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108339, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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