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Edgar County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Founded
- January 3, 1823
- Named after
- John Edgar
- Seat
- Paris
- Largest city
- Paris
- Total
- 624 sq mi (1,620 km )
- Land
- 623 sq mi (1,610 km )
- Water
- 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km ) 0.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 16,323
- Density
- 27.1/sq mi (10.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 15th
- Website
- edgarcountyillinois .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 16866
- Area
- 1617
- Official website
- www.co.edgar.il.us
- Image
- Edgar County Courthouse from southwest at dusk.jpg
- Households
- 7851
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- Commons category
- Edgar County, Illinois
- inception
- 1823-01-03
- water as percent of area
- 0.1
- native label
- Edgar County
- per capita income
- 27775
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Edgar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 16,866. Its county seat is Paris.
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