Randolph County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- Edmund Randolph
- Seat
- Chester
- Largest city
- Chester
- Total
- 597 sq mi (1,550 km )
- Land
- 576 sq mi (1,490 km )
- Water
- 22 sq mi (57 km ) 3.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 29,921
- Density
- 52.4/sq mi (20.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 12th
- Website
- am .randolphco .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 30163
- Area
- 1547
- Official website
- www.randolphco.org
- Image
- Randolph County Courthouse, Chester.jpg
- Households
- 12047
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- Commons category
- Randolph County, Illinois
- inception
- 1795-10-05
- water as percent of area
- 3.6
- native label
- Randolph County
- per capita income
- 27206
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Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 30,163. Its county seat is Chester.
Owing to its role in the state's history, the county motto is "Where Illinois Began." It contains the historically important village of Kaskaskia, Illinois's first capital.
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