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Winnebago County

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Also known as Winnebago County, Illinois, Winnebago County, IL

county in Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Illinois
Founded
January 16, 1836
Named after
Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people
Seat
Rockford
Largest city
Rockford
Total
519 sq mi (1,340 km )
Land
513 sq mi (1,330 km )
Water
5.9 sq mi (15 km ) 1.1%
Estimate 2025
283,674
Density
556/sq mi (215/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional districts
16th , 17th
Website
wincoil .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Ho-Chunk
Located in
Illinois
Contains
Rockford
Capital
Rockford
Population
285350
Area
519
Shares border with
Stephenson County
Official website
www.wincoil.us
Image
RockfordCityHall.jpg
Households
115768
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water as percent of area
1.1
Commons category
Winnebago County, Illinois
native label
Winnebago County
inception
1836-01-16
different from
Winnebago County
social media followers
2174
per capita income
29894
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Encyclopedic overview

Winnebago County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 285,350 making it the seventh most populous county in Illinois behind Cook County and its five surrounding collar counties. Its county seat is Rockford. Winnebago County is the central county of the Rockford metropolitan area.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Winnebago County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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