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Kendall County, IllinoisKendall County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameThe County was named for Amos Kendall, a successful politician and journalist, Postmaster General under Jackson, and as partner of S.F.B. Morse, the inventor of the electric telegraph, he contributed largely to the commercial success of that invention. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryKendall County was created on February 19, 1841 (Laws, 1841, p. 75) and was formed from La Salle and Kane Counties.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: Kane County (1836–1841), LaSalle County (1831–1841), Putnam County
(1825–1831), Fulton County (1823–1825), Pike County (1821–1823), Clark County (1819–1821), Crawford County (1816–1819),
Edwards County (1815–1816), Madison County (1812–1815), St. Clair County (1801–1812) and Knox, Northwest Territory
(1790–1801). GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 323 square miles (836 kmē), of which, 321
square miles (830 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 kmē) of it (0.65%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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