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Macon County, Illinois
Macon County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Decatur
Year Organized: 1829
Square Miles: 581
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Court House: 141 S Main Street
County Courthouse
Decatur, IL 62523-1200
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Nathaniel Macon, revolutionary soldier and later US Senator.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Macon County was created on January 19, 1829 (Laws, 1829, p. 28) and was formed from unorganized land (Shelby
County). Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: County Shelby County (1821–1829), Fayette County
(1821–1827), Sangamon County (1821–1829), Clark County (1819–1821), Bond County (1817–1821), Crawford County
(1816–1819), Madison County (1812–1817), Edwards County (1815–1816), St. Clair County (1801–1812) and Knox, Northwest
Territory (1790–1801).
The County was named for Nathaniel Macon, a Colonel during the Revolution and later a Representative and United States
Senator in Congress from North Carolina. He strenuously opposed the adoption of the United States Constitution as
conferring powers on the Federal government, which should be reserved, to the states. The County Seat is Decatur. Prior
County Seats was Home of James Ward (1829–1830) and Decatur (1830–Present).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 585 square miles (1,516 kmē), of which, 581
square miles (1,504 kmē) of it is land and 5 square miles (13 kmē) of it (0.83%) is water.
Because of its location, Macon County is often referred to as "The Heart of Illinois". However, it's not actually in
the center of the State.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: DeWitt County
- Northeast: Piatt County
- Southeast: Moultrie County; Shelby County
- Southwest: Christian County
- West: Sangamon County
- Northwest: Logan County
Cities and Towns:
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- Argenta |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Austin |
township |
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- Blue Mound |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Casner |
township |
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- Decatur
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Forsyth |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Friends Creek |
township |
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- Harristown |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hickory Point |
township |
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- Illini |
township |
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- Long Creek |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Macon |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Maroa |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Milam |
township |
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- Mount Zion |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Newburg |
township |
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- Niantic |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Oakley |
township |
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- Oreana |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- South Macon |
township |
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- South Wheatland |
township |
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- Warrensburg |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Whitmore |
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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