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Mason County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- George Mason
- Seat
- Havana
- Largest city
- Havana
- Total
- 563 sq mi (1,460 km )
- Land
- 539 sq mi (1,400 km )
- Water
- 24 sq mi (62 km ) 4.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 12,411
- Density
- 24.3/sq mi (9.37/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 15th
- Website
- www .masoncountyil .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- George Mason
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Illinois
- Capital
- Havana
- Population
- 13086
- Area
- 1459
- Shares border with
- Schuyler County
- Official website
- www.masoncountyil.org
- Image
- Mason County Courthouse, Havana.jpg
- Households
- 5917
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- Commons category
- Mason County, Illinois
- topic's main category
- Category:Mason County, Illinois
- inception
- 1841-00-00
- different from
- Mason County
- water as percent of area
- 4.3
- native label
- Mason County
- per capita income
- 30144
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Mason County, Illinois
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Mason County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 13,086. Its county seat is Havana. The county is named in honor of George Mason, a member of the Virginia legislature who campaigned for the adoption of the United States Bill of Rights.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mason County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.