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Rock Island County

county in Illinois, United States
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Rock Island County

Summary

Rock Island County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 660 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #19 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rock Island County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Rock Island County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Rock Island County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Rock Island County's capital is recorded as Rock Island[6].
  • Rock Island County's shares border with is recorded as Clinton County[7].
  • Rock Island County's shares border with is recorded as Mercer County[8].
  • Rock Island County's shares border with is recorded as Muscatine County[9].
  • Rock Island County's shares border with is recorded as Henry County[10].
  • Rock Island County's shares border with is recorded as Whiteside County[11].
  • Rock Island County's shares border with is recorded as Scott County[12].
  • Rock Island County's shares border with is recorded as Louisa County[13].
  • Rock Island Arsenal is named after Rock Island County[14].
  • Rock Island County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rock Island[15].
  • Rock Island County's Commons category is recorded as Rock Island County, Illinois[16].
  • 1831 marks the founding of Rock Island County[17].
  • Rock Island County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.47, 'longitude': -90.57}[18].
  • Rock Island County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.rock-island.il.us[19].
  • Rock Island County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rock Island County, Illinois[20].
  • Rock Island County has a population of {'amount': '+147546'}[21].
  • Rock Island County has a population of {'amount': '+147645'}[22].
  • Rock Island County has a population of {'amount': '+147418'}[23].
  • Rock Island County has a population of {'amount': '+147514'}[24].
  • Rock Island County has a population of {'amount': '+147258'}[25].
  • Rock Island County has a population of {'amount': '+146133'}[26].
  • Rock Island County has a population of {'amount': '+144672'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Rock Island County covers an area of {'amount': '+1168'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+147546'}[21], {'amount': '+147645'}[22], {'amount': '+147418'}[23], {'amount': '+147514'}[24], {'amount': '+147258'}[25], and {'amount': '+146133'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1831 marks the founding of Rock Island County[17]. Rock Island Arsenal is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Rock Island County draws 660 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #19 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 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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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. 13d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Rock Island County,
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Rock Island County, Illinois.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presi"
  2. 23d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → —
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Rock Island County, Illinois
    Country → —
    Taxonomicon id → 1805360
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: rock-island-county, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289964482|rock island county (#289964482)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
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