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Knox County, Illinois
Knox County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Galesburg
Year Organized: 1825
Square Miles: 716
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Court House: 200 South Cherry Street
County Courthouse
Galesburg, IL 61401-4912
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Gen. Henry Knox, revolutionary hero and President George
Washington's Secretary of War.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Knox County was created on January 13, 1825 (Laws, 1825, p. 94) and was formed from unorganized land, Fulton and
Henry Counties. County organization was completed on June 10, 1830. Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in:
Fulton County (1823–1825), Pike County (1821–1823), Madison County (1812–1821) and St. Clair County (1801–1812).
The County was named for Henry Knox, a soldier of the Revolution who commanded the storming party at Stony Point, later
a Major General and Washington’s Secretary of War. The County Seat is Galesburg . Prior County Seats was Home of John B.
Gum in Henderson (1830–1831), Henderson—New location, name changed to Knoxville (1831–1873) and Galesburg
(1873–Present).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 720 square miles (1,864 kmē), of which, 716
square miles (1,855 kmē) of it is land and 3 square miles (9 kmē) of it (0.48%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Henry County
- Northeast: Stark County
- Southeast: Peoria County
- South: Fulton County
- Southwest: Warren County
- Northwest: Mercer County
Cities and Towns:
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- Abingdon |
city |
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- Altona |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cedar |
township |
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- Copley |
township |
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- East Galesburg |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Galesburg
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Galesburg City |
township |
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- Haw Creek |
township |
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- Henderson |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Indian Point |
township |
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- Knox |
township |
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- Knoxville |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Maquon |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Oneida |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ontario |
township |
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- Orange |
township |
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- Persifer |
township |
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- Rio |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- St. Augustine |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Truro |
township |
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- Victoria |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wataga |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Williamsfield |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Yates City |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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,
act locally." |
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