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Greene County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- Nathanael Greene
- Seat
- Carrollton
- Largest city
- Carrollton
- Total
- 546 sq mi (1,410 km )
- Land
- 543 sq mi (1,410 km )
- Water
- 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 11,313
- Density
- 22.1/sq mi (8.52/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 15th
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Nathanael Greene
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Illinois
- Capital
- Carrollton
- Population
- 11985
- Area
- 1415
- Shares border with
- Pike County
- Official website
- www.greenecountyil.com
- Image
- Image Greene County Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 4984
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- category of associated people
- Category:People from Greene County, Illinois
- Commons category
- Greene County, Illinois
- topic's main category
- Category:Greene County, Illinois
- inception
- 1821-00-00
- different from
- Greene County
- water as percent of area
- 0.6
- native label
- Greene County
- per capita income
- 27105
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Encyclopedic overview
Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it has a population of 11,843. Its county seat is Carrollton.
A notable archaeological area, the Koster Site, has produced evidence of more than 7,000 years of human habitation. Artifacts from the site are displayed at the Center for American Archeology in Kampsville, Illinois.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Greene County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.