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Edgar County

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Also known as Edgar County, Illinois, Edgar County, IL

county in Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Illinois
Founded
January 3, 1823
Named after
John Edgar
Seat
Paris
Largest city
Paris
Total
624 sq mi (1,620 km )
Land
623 sq mi (1,610 km )
Water
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km ) 0.1%
Estimate 2025
16,323
Density
27.1/sq mi (10.5/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
15th
Website
edgarcountyillinois .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Edgar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 16,866. Its county seat is Paris.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Edgar County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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