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Also known as Henry County, Illinois, Henry County, IL

county in Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Illinois
Founded
January 13, 1825
Named after
Patrick Henry
Seat
Cambridge
Largest city
Kewanee
Total
826 sq mi (2,140 km )
Land
823 sq mi (2,130 km )
Water
2.7 sq mi (7.0 km ) 0.3%
Estimate 2025
48,095
Density
59.9/sq mi (23.1/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional districts
16th , 17th
Website
www .henrycty .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The 2020 United States census listed its population at 49,284. Its county seat is Cambridge. Henry County is included in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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

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