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Will County

county in Illinois, United States
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Will County

Summary

Will County is a county of Illinois[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (272 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Will County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Will County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Will County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Will County's capital is recorded as Joliet[6].
  • Will County's shares border with is recorded as Kane County[7].
  • Will County's shares border with is recorded as DuPage County[8].
  • Will County's shares border with is recorded as Cook County[9].
  • Will County's shares border with is recorded as Lake County[10].
  • Will County's shares border with is recorded as Kankakee County[11].
  • Will County's shares border with is recorded as Grundy County[12].
  • Will County's shares border with is recorded as Kendall County[13].
  • Conrad Will is named after Will County[14].
  • Will County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eagle Lake[15].
  • Will County's Commons category is recorded as Will County, Illinois[16].
  • January 12, 1836 marks the founding of Will County[17].
  • Will County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.44503, 'lon': -87.97866}[18].
  • Will County's official website is recorded as https://www.willcountyillinois.com/[19].
  • Will County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Will County, Illinois[20].
  • Will County has a population of {'amount': '+677560'}[21].
  • Will County has a population of {'amount': '+678859'}[22].
  • Will County has a population of {'amount': '+680192'}[23].
  • Will County has a population of {'amount': '+681590'}[24].
  • Will County has a population of {'amount': '+682829'}[25].
  • Will County has a population of {'amount': '+687263'}[26].
  • Will County has a population of {'amount': '+696355'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Will County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+849'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+213'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+677560'}[21], {'amount': '+678859'}[22], {'amount': '+680192'}[23], {'amount': '+681590'}[24], {'amount': '+682829'}[25], and {'amount': '+687263'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 12, 1836 marks the founding of Will County[17]. Conrad Will is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Will County ranks in the top 4% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (272 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 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. [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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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. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Kane County, DuPage County, Cook County +4
    Population → {'amount': '+677560'}, {'amount': '+678859'}, {'amount': '+680192'} +4
    Capital → Joliet
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Will County
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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