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Albion
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city in and county seat of Edwards County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- Edwards
- Total
- 2.18 sq mi (5.65 km )
- Land
- 2.14 sq mi (5.53 km )
- Water
- 0.046 sq mi (0.12 km )
- Elevation
- 525 ft (160 m)
- Density
- 922.9/sq mi (356.32/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 17-00568
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Encyclopedic overview
Albion is a city in and the county seat of Edwards County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,971 at the 2020 census. The city was named "Albion" after an ancient and poetic reference to the island of Great Britain.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Albion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.