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Illinois Counties
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Illinois Counties
There are 102 counties in the state of Illinois. |
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Montgomery County, Illinois
Montgomery County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Hillsboro
Year Organized: 1821
Square Miles: 704
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Court House: 1 Courthouse Square
PO Box 595
Hillsboro, IL 62049-0595
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Gen. Richard Montgomery, revolutionary soldier of Irish birth;
killed at Quebec in 1775.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Montgomery County was created on February 21, 1821 (Laws, 1821, p. 142) and was formed from Bond and Madison
Counties. Present area), or parts of it), formerly included in: Fayette (small eastern section) County (1821–1827),Bond
County (1817–1821), Madison County (1812–1821), St. Clair County (1790–1812) and Knox), Northwest Territory (1790–1801).
The County was named for Richard Montgomery, a Revolutionary General, of Irish birth, who was killed before Quebec on
December 31, 1775. The County Seat is Hillsboro . Prior County Seats was Hamilton—Designated but never established
(1821–1823) and Hillsboro (1823–Present).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 710 square miles (1,838 kmē), of which, 704
square miles (1,823 kmē) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 kmē) of it (0.84%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Christian County; Shelby County
- Southeast: Fayette County
- South: Bond County
- Southwest: Madison County
- West: Macoupin County
- Northwest: Sangamon County
Cities and Towns:
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- Audubon |
township |
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- Barnett |
township |
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- Bois D'Arc |
township |
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- Butler |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Butler Grove |
township |
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- Coalton |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Coffeen |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Donnellson |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- East Fork |
township |
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- Farmersville |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fillmore |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Grisham |
township |
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- Harvel |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hillsboro
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Irving |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Litchfield |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Nokomis |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- North Litchfield |
township |
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- Ohlman |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Panama |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Pitman |
township |
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- Raymond |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Rountree |
township |
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- Schram City |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- South Fillmore |
township |
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- South Litchfield |
township |
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- Taylor Springs |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Waggoner |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Walshville |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wenonah |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Witt |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Zanesville |
township |
County Resources:
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Online High Schools
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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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