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Effingham County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham
- Seat
- Effingham
- Largest city
- Effingham
- Total
- 480 sq mi (1,200 km )
- Land
- 479 sq mi (1,240 km )
- Water
- 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 34,519
- Density
- 72.4/sq mi (27.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 12th
- Website
- www .effinghamcountyil .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Illinois
- Capital
- Effingham
- Population
- 34668
- Area
- 1243
- Shares border with
- Fayette County
- Official website
- www.co.effingham.il.us
- Image
- Effingham County Building and Jail.jpg
- Households
- 13856
Show 8 more facts
- topic has template
- Template:Effingham County, Illinois
- Commons category
- Effingham County, Illinois
- topic's main category
- Category:Effingham County, Illinois
- inception
- 1831-00-00
- different from
- Effingham County
- water as percent of area
- 0.3
- native label
- Effingham County
- per capita income
- 32901
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Effingham County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,668. Its county seat and largest city is Effingham. Some other cities in Effingham County, Illinois include Altamont, Teutopolis, Beecher City, Montrose, Dieterich, Shumway, Watson, Mason, and Edgewood. Effingham County comprises the Effingham, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Effingham County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.