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Woodford County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Founded
- February 1841
- Named after
- Woodford County, Kentucky
- Seat
- Eureka
- Largest city
- Eureka
- Total
- 543 sq mi (1,410 km )
- Land
- 528 sq mi (1,370 km )
- Water
- 15 sq mi (39 km ) 2.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 38,111
- Density
- 72.9/sq mi (28.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 16th
- Website
- www .woodford-county .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Woodford County
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Illinois
- Capital
- Eureka
- Population
- 38467
- Area
- 543
- Shares border with
- McLean County
- Official website
- www.woodford-county.org
- Image
- Metamora-Courthouse-008.jpg
- Households
- 14652
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- Commons category
- Woodford County, Illinois
- topic's main category
- Category:Woodford County, Illinois
- inception
- 1841-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Woodford County, Illinois
- water as percent of area
- 2.7
- native label
- Woodford County
- per capita income
- 37751
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Encyclopedic overview
Woodford County is a county located in the state of Illinois. The 2020 United States census listed its population at 38,467. Its county seat is Eureka. Woodford County is part of the Peoria metropolitan area. Its name comes from General William Woodford, an officer of the American Revolutionary War who served at the brutal military encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Woodford County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.