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Henderson County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- Richard Henderson
- Seat
- Oquawka
- Largest village
- Oquawka
- Total
- 395 sq mi (1,020 km )
- Land
- 379 sq mi (980 km )
- Water
- 16 sq mi (41 km ) 4.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 5,984
- Density
- 16.9/sq mi (6.51/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 15th
- Website
- www .hendersoncountyedc .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it has a population of 6,387. Its county seat is Oquawka. Henderson County is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Henderson County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.