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Illinois Counties
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Illinois Counties
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Menard County, Illinois
Menard County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Petersburg
Year Organized: 1839
Square Miles: 314 |
Court House: PO Box 464
County Courthouse
Petersburg, IL 62675-0456
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Pierre Menard, first Lieutenant Governor of Illinois.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Menard County was created on February 15, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 104) and was formed from Sangamon County . Present
area, or parts of it, formerly included in: County Sangamon County (1821–1839), Bond County (1817–1821), Madison County
(1812–1821) and St. Clair County (1790–1812).
The County was named for Pierre Menard, a pioneer Indian trader, Colonel of the Territorial militia, and first
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. The County Seat is Petersburg (1839-Present).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 315 square miles (817 kmē), of which, 314
square miles (814 kmē) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 kmē) of it (0.36%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Logan County
- Southeast: Sangamon County
- West: Cass County
- Northwest: Mason County
Cities and Towns:
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- Athens |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Greenview |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Oakford |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Petersburg
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Tallula |
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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