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Macoupin County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- Macoupin Creek
- Seat
- Carlinville
- Largest city
- Carlinville
- Total
- 868 sq mi (2,250 km )
- Land
- 863 sq mi (2,240 km )
- Water
- 4.7 sq mi (12 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 43,748
- Density
- 52.1/sq mi (20.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 13th
- Website
- www .macoupincountyil .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Illinois
- Contains
- Virden
- Capital
- Carlinville
- Population
- 44967
- Area
- 2247
- Shares border with
- Jersey County
- Official website
- www.macoupincountyil.gov
- Image
- Macoupin County Courthouse, Carlinville.jpg
- Households
- 18577
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- water as percent of area
- 0.5
- native label
- Macoupin County
- Commons category
- Macoupin County, Illinois
- topic's main category
- Category:Macoupin County, Illinois
- inception
- 1829-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Macoupin County, Illinois
- per capita income
- 28726
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Macoupin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 44,967. The county seat is Carlinville.
The primary industry is agriculture, consisting of crops of corn (maize), soybeans, and some wheat.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Macoupin County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.