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Pope County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- Nathaniel Pope
- Seat
- Golconda
- Largest city
- Golconda
- Total
- 374 sq mi (970 km )
- Land
- 369 sq mi (960 km )
- Water
- 5.5 sq mi (14 km ) 1.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 3,672
- Density
- 10.2/sq mi (3.94/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 12th
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3763
- Area
- 970
- Official website
- www.popeco.net
- Image
- Pope County Courthouse, Golconda.jpg
- Households
- 1618
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- Commons category
- Pope County, Illinois
- inception
- 1816-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 1.5
- native label
- Pope County
- per capita income
- 22690
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Pope County is the southeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,763, making it the second-least populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Golconda. The county was organized in 1816 from portions of Gallatin and Johnson counties and named after Nathaniel Pope, a politician and jurist from the Illinois Territory and State of Illinois.
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