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Albion
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city in and county seat of Edwards County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- Edwards
- Total
- 2.18 sq mi (5.65 km )
- Land
- 2.14 sq mi (5.53 km )
- Water
- 0.046 sq mi (0.12 km )
- Elevation
- 525 ft (160 m)
- Density
- 922.9/sq mi (356.32/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 17-00568
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Albion
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Edwards County
- Population
- 1971
- Area
- 5.686515
- Elevation
- 160
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00
- Capital of
- Edwards County
- Image
- Edwards County Courthouse in Albion.jpg
- Households
- 926
- Dialing code
- 618
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- postal code
- 62806
- inception
- 1816-01-01
- Commons category
- Albion, Illinois
- P8168
- Romain Gijssels
- water as percent of area
- 2.0867
- per capita income
- 24818
Sources (6)
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Encyclopedic overview
Albion is a city in and the county seat of Edwards County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,971 at the 2020 census. The city was named "Albion" after an ancient and poetic reference to the island of Great Britain.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Albion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.