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Sangamon County

county in Illinois, United States
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Sangamon County

Summary

Sangamon County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 1,998 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #33 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sangamon County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Sangamon County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Sangamon County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Sangamon County's capital is recorded as Springfield[6].
  • Sangamon County's shares border with is recorded as Menard County[7].
  • Sangamon County's shares border with is recorded as Logan County[8].
  • Sangamon County's shares border with is recorded as Macon County[9].
  • Sangamon County's shares border with is recorded as Christian County[10].
  • Sangamon County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[11].
  • Sangamon County's shares border with is recorded as Macoupin County[12].
  • Sangamon County's shares border with is recorded as Morgan County[13].
  • Sangamon County's shares border with is recorded as Cass County[14].
  • Sangamon River is named after Sangamon County[15].
  • Sangamon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Virden[16].
  • Sangamon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Auburn[17].
  • Sangamon County's Commons category is recorded as Sangamon County, Illinois[18].
  • 1821 marks the founding of Sangamon County[19].
  • Sangamon County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.76, 'longitude': -89.66}[20].
  • Sangamon County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.sangamon.il.us[21].
  • Sangamon County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sangamon County, Illinois[22].
  • Sangamon County has a population of {'amount': '+197465'}[23].
  • Sangamon County has a population of {'amount': '+197835'}[24].
  • Sangamon County has a population of {'amount': '+198914'}[25].
  • Sangamon County has a population of {'amount': '+199269'}[26].
  • Sangamon County has a population of {'amount': '+199145'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Sangamon County covers an area of {'amount': '+2271'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+197465'}[23], {'amount': '+197835'}[24], {'amount': '+198914'}[25], {'amount': '+199269'}[26], {'amount': '+199145'}[27], and {'amount': '+198712'}[29].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1821 marks the founding of Sangamon County[19]. Sangamon River is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Sangamon County draws 1,998 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #33 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1277165874
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 4w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1821-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Named after → —
    Located in → —
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Virden, Auburn
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Sangamon County, Illinois.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presiden"
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