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Illinois Counties
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Illinois Counties
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Effingham County, Illinois
Effingham County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Effingham
Year Organized: 1831
Square Miles: 479
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Court House: 101 N. 4th Street, Suite 301
County Courthouse
Effingham, IL 62401-3481
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Lord Edward Effingham, resigned his post in the British Army
rather than fight the colonies in 1775.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Effingham County was created on February 15, 1831 (Laws, 1831, p. 51) and was formed from Crawford and Fayette
Counties. Although formally established by law in 1831, an act to organize Effingham County was not approved by the
legislature until December 20, 1832. This act provided for the election of the first county officials in January, 1833.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: Crawford County (1816–1831), Fayette County (1821–1831), Clark
County (1819–1821), Edwards County (1815–1816), Madison County (1812–1815), St. Clair County (1801–1812) and Knox,
Northwest Territory (1790–1801).
The County was named for Lord Effingham, who resigned his commission as general in the British army in 1775, refusing to
serve in the war against the colonies. The County Seat is Effingham . Prior County Seats was Ewington (1833–1860) and
Effingham (1860–Present).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 480 square miles (1,243 kmē) of which 479
square miles (1,240 kmē) is land and 1 square miles (3 kmē) (0.25%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Cumberland County
- East: Jasper County
- Southeast: Clay County
- West: Fayette County
- Northwest: Shelby County
Cities and Towns:
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- Altamont |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Beecher City |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Dieterich |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Douglas |
township |
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- Edgewood |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Effingham
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Island Grove |
township |
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- Jackson |
township |
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- La Clede |
township |
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- Larkinsburg |
township |
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- Lucas |
township |
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- Mason |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Moccasin |
township |
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- Montrose |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mound |
township |
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- Shumway |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- St. Francis |
township |
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- Teutopolis |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Watson |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Woodbury |
township |
County Resources:
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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,
act locally." |
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