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Edgar County
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 )
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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.
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