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Hancock County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- John Hancock
- Seat
- Carthage
- Largest city
- Hamilton
- Total
- 814 sq mi (2,110 km )
- Land
- 794 sq mi (2,060 km )
- Water
- 21 sq mi (54 km ) 2.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 16,803
- Density
- 22.2/sq mi (8.57/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 15th
- Website
- www .hancockcounty-il .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Hancock County Illinois
Experience the charm and history of Hancock County, nestled along the Mississippi River in Illinois. Our community is rich in heritage and offers a warm wel ...
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- John Hancock
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Illinois
- Contains
- Plymouth
- Capital
- Carthage
- Population
- 17620
- Area
- 2110
- Shares border with
- Lewis County
- Official website
- www.hancockcounty-il.gov
- Image
- Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage.jpg
- Households
- 7542
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- different from
- Hancock County
- water as percent of area
- 2.5
- native label
- Hancock County
- Commons category
- Hancock County, Illinois
- topic's main category
- Category:Hancock County, Illinois
- inception
- 1825-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Hancock County, Illinois
- per capita income
- 30405
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,620. Its county seat is Carthage, and its largest city is Hamilton. The county is composed of rural towns with many farmers.
Hancock County is part of the Fort Madison-Keokuk, IA-IL-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hancock County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.