Bureau County
Also known as Bureau County, Illinois, Bureau County, IL
county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Seat
- Princeton
- Largest city
- Princeton
- Total
- 874 sq mi (2,260 km )
- Land
- 869 sq mi (2,250 km )
- Water
- 4.5 sq mi (12 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 32,510
- Density
- 38.3/sq mi (14.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional districts
- 14th , 16th
- Website
- bureaucounty-il .gov
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Bureau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 33,244. Its county seat is Princeton. Bureau County is part of the Ottawa, Illinois, Micropolitan Statistical Area, and the Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park is located partly in this county.
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