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Massac County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Founded
- February 8, 1843
- Seat
- Metropolis
- Largest city
- Metropolis
- Total
- 242 sq mi (630 km )
- Land
- 237 sq mi (610 km )
- Water
- 4.6 sq mi (12 km ) 1.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 13,502
- Density
- 59.8/sq mi (23.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 12th
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Fort Massac
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Illinois
- Capital
- Metropolis
- Population
- 14169
- Area
- 627
- Shares border with
- Johnson County
- Official website
- www.massaccountyil.gov
- Image
- Curtis House Metropolis IL.JPG
- Households
- 5619
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- Commons category
- Massac County, Illinois
- topic's main category
- Category:Massac County, Illinois
- inception
- 1843-02-08
- water as percent of area
- 1.9
- native label
- Massac County
- per capita income
- 24624
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Massac County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 14,169. Established in 1843 and named for a French fort founded in the 18th century, its county seat is Metropolis. Massac County is included in the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located along the Ohio River, in the portion of the state known locally as "Little Egypt".
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Massac County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.