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Macoupin County, Illinois
Macoupin County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Carlinville
Year Organized: 1829
Square Miles: 864
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Court House: P.O. Box 39
Carlinville, IL 62626-0039
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Native American name.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Macoupin County was created on January 17, 1829 (Laws, 1829, p. 26) and was formed from unorganized land (Greene
County) and Madison County . Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: Greene County (1821–1829), Madison
County (1825–1829), ? County (1812–1821) and St. Clair County (1790–1812).
The County was named for Macoupin Creek which flows through the county and is derived from the Indian word for the water
lilies that grew along the creek. The tubers of the water lilies were a food source for the indians. The County Seat is
Carlinville (1829-Present).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 868 square miles (2,247 kmē), of which, 864
square miles (2,237 kmē) of it is land and 4 square miles (10 kmē) of it (0.47%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Sangamon County
- East: Montgomery County
- South: Madison County
- Southwest: Jersey County
- Northwest: Greene County; Morgan County
Cities and Towns:
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- Barr |
township |
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- Benld |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Bird |
township |
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- Brighton |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Brushy Mound |
township |
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- Bunker Hill |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Carlinville
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Chesterfield |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Dorchester |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Eagarville |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- East Gillespie |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Gillespie |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Girard |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hettick |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hillyard |
township |
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- Honey Point |
township |
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- Lake Ka-ho |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Modesto |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mount Clare |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mount Olive |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Nilwood |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- North Otter |
township |
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- North Palmyra |
township |
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- Palmyra |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Piasa |
township |
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- Polk |
township |
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- Royal Lakes |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Sawyerville |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Scottville |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Shaws Point |
township |
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- Shipman |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- South Otter |
township |
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- South Palmyra |
township |
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- Standard City |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Staunton |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Virden |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Western Mound |
township |
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- White City |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Williamson |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wilsonville |
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,
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