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Edgar County, Illinois
Edgar County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Paris
Year Organized: 1823
Square Miles: 624
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Court House: 115 West Court Street
County Courthouse
Paris, IL 61944-1739
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
It was named for Irishman John Edgar who was an officer in the Royal Navy who switched sides during the
Revolutionary War rather than fight the colonists. He became a a pioneer merchant, politician and land speculator
in early Illinois
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Edgar County was created on January 3, 1823 (Laws, 1823, p. 74) and was formed from Clark County. Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: Clark County (1819–1823), Crawford County (1816–1819), Edwards County (1815–1816),
Madison County (1812–1815), St. Clair County (1801–1812) and Knox, Northwest Territory (1790–1801). The County was named
for John Edgar, a pioneer merchant, politician and land speculator.. The County Seat is Paris (1823-Present).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 624 square miles (1,617 kmē), of which 624
square miles (1,615 kmē) is land and 1 square mile (2 kmē) (0.10%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Vermilion County
- Northeast: Vermillion County, Ind.
- Southeast: Vigo County, Ind.
- South: Clark County
- Southwest: Coles County
- West: Douglas County
- Northwest: Champaign County
Cities and Towns:
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- Brocton |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Brouilletts Creek |
township |
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- Buck |
township |
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- Chrisman |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Edgar |
township |
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- Elbridge |
township |
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- Embarrass |
township |
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- Hume |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hunter |
township |
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- Kansas |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Metcalf |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Paris
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Redmon |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ross |
township |
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- Symmes |
township |
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- Vermilion |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Young America |
township |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
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Penn Foster High School
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