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Pike County

county in Illinois, United States
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Pike County

Summary

Pike County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 571 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #39 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pike County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Pike County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Pike County is on the body of water Mississippi River[5].
  • Pike County is on the body of water Illinois River[6].
  • Pike County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[7].
  • Pike County's capital is recorded as Pittsfield[8].
  • Pike County's shares border with is recorded as Adams County[9].
  • Pike County's shares border with is recorded as Calhoun County[10].
  • Pike County's shares border with is recorded as Pike County[11].
  • Pike County's shares border with is recorded as Marion County[12].
  • Pike County's shares border with is recorded as Ralls County[13].
  • Pike County's shares border with is recorded as Brown County[14].
  • Pike County's shares border with is recorded as Morgan County[15].
  • Pike County's shares border with is recorded as Scott County[16].
  • Pike County's shares border with is recorded as Greene County[17].
  • Zebulon Pike is named after Pike County[18].
  • Pike County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Florence[19].
  • Pike County's Commons category is recorded as Pike County, Illinois[20].
  • 1821 marks the founding of Pike County[21].
  • Pike County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.62, 'longitude': -90.89}[22].
  • Pike County's official website is recorded as http://www.pikecountyil.org/[23].
  • Pike County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pike County, Illinois[24].
  • Pike County has a population of {'amount': '+16430'}[25].
  • Pike County has a population of {'amount': '+16400'}[26].
  • Pike County has a population of {'amount': '+16384'}[27].

Body

Geography

Pike County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Illinois[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Mississippi River[5], a main stem[28], in United States[29] and Illinois River[6], a river[30], in United States[31].

Physical Characteristics

Pike County covers an area of {'amount': '+2199'}[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+16430'}[25], {'amount': '+16400'}[26], {'amount': '+16384'}[27], {'amount': '+16276'}[33], {'amount': '+16150'}[34], and {'amount': '+15989'}[35].

Designation and Status

Pike County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[7].

History and Context

1821 marks the founding of Pike County[21]. Zebulon Pike is named after it[18].

Why It Matters

Pike County draws 571 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #39 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Illinois Illinois River United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1821-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Named after → —
    Located in → —
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Florence
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Pike County, Illinois.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential"
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