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Randolph County

county in Illinois, United States

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Country: United States
State: Illinois
Named after: Edmund Randolph
Seat: Chester
Largest city: Chester
Total: 597 sq mi (1,550 km )
Land: 576 sq mi (1,490 km )
Water: 22 sq mi (57 km ) 3.6%
Estimate 2025: 29,921
Density: 52.4/sq mi (20.2/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 12th
Website: am .randolphco .org

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Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 30,163. Its county seat is Chester.

Owing to its role in the state's history, the county motto is "Where Illinois Began." It contains the historically important village of Kaskaskia, Illinois's first capital.