Fulton County, Illinois

Fulton County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Lewistown
Year Organized: 1823
Square Miles: 866

Court House:

P.O. Box 226
Lewistown, IL 61542-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Robert Fulton, first successful builder of steamboats on American waters.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Fulton County was created on January 28, 1823 (Laws, 1823, p. 88) and was formed from Pike County. Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: Madison County (1812–1821), Pike County (1821–1823) and St. Clair County (1795–1812).

The County was named for Robert Fulton, the first successful builder of steamboats on American waters. The County Seat is Lewistown (1823-Present). Originally Fulton Courthouse; changed to Lewistown on March 14, 1831.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 883 square miles (2,286 km²), of which, 866 square miles (2,242 km²) of it is land and 17 square miles (44 km²) of it (1.92%) is water. The largest city in the county is Canton and the smallest is Marbletown which contains 1 house. (U.S.Census Bureau)

Neighboring Counties:

North: Knox County
Northeast: Peoria County
East: Tazewell County
Southeast: Mason County
Southwest: Schuyler County
West: McDonough County
Northwest: Warren County

Cities and Towns:

- Astoria	village	Incorporated Area
- Avon	village	Incorporated Area
- Banner	village	Incorporated Area
- Bernadotte	township
- Bryant	village	Incorporated Area
- Buckheart	township
- Canton	city	Incorporated Area
- Cass	township
- Cuba	city	Incorporated Area
- Dunfermline	village	Incorporated Area
- Ellisville	village	Incorporated Area
- Fairview	village	Incorporated Area
- Farmers	township
- Farmington	city	Incorporated Area
- Greenbush	township
- Harris	township
- Ipava	village	Incorporated Area
- Isabel	township
- Joshua	township
- Kerton	township
- Lewistown (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Liverpool	village	Incorporated Area
- London Mills	village	Incorporated Area
- Marietta	village	Incorporated Area
- Norris	village	Incorporated Area
- Pleasant	township
- Putman	township
- Smithfield	village	Incorporated Area
- St. David	village	Incorporated Area
- Table Grove	village	Incorporated Area
- Vermont	village	Incorporated Area
- Waterford	township
- Young Hickory	township

County Resources:

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County Resources

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