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White County

county in Illinois, United States
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White County

Summary

White County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #50 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • White County is located in Illinois[3].
  • White County is in the country of United States[4].
  • White County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • White County's capital is recorded as Carmi[6].
  • White County's shares border with is recorded as Edwards County[7].
  • White County's shares border with is recorded as Gallatin County[8].
  • White County's shares border with is recorded as Gibson County[9].
  • White County's shares border with is recorded as Posey County[10].
  • White County's shares border with is recorded as Saline County[11].
  • White County's shares border with is recorded as Hamilton County[12].
  • White County's shares border with is recorded as Wayne County[13].
  • White County's shares border with is recorded as Wabash County[14].
  • Isaac White is named after White County[15].
  • White County's Commons category is recorded as White County, Illinois[16].
  • 1815 marks the founding of White County[17].
  • White County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.09, 'lon': -88.18}[18].
  • White County's official website is recorded as https://www.whitecounty-il.gov/[19].
  • White County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:White County, Illinois[20].
  • White County has a population of {'amount': '+14665'}[21].
  • White County has a population of {'amount': '+14638'}[22].
  • White County has a population of {'amount': '+14613'}[23].
  • White County has a population of {'amount': '+14584'}[24].
  • White County has a population of {'amount': '+14549'}[25].
  • White County has a population of {'amount': '+14327'}[26].
  • White County has a population of {'amount': '+13877'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

White County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+502'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+14665'}[21], {'amount': '+14638'}[22], {'amount': '+14613'}[23], {'amount': '+14584'}[24], {'amount': '+14549'}[25], and {'amount': '+14327'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1815 marks the founding of White County[17]. Isaac White is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

White County draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #50 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 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.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . 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. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3810722
    Taxonomicon id → 1805376
    Obo gazetteer id → 00201580
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  2. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Edwards County, Gallatin County, Gibson County +5
    Population → {'amount': '+14665'}, {'amount': '+14638'}, {'amount': '+14613'} +4
    Capital → Carmi
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in White County, Illinois
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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