List of counties in Illinois
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The links in the column FIPS County Code are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county. Listed are the 102 counties in the state of Illinois.
This is a list of the 102 counties in the state of Illinois.
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The links in the column FIPS County Code are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county.
County |
FIPS Code [1] |
County seat [2] |
Established [2] |
Origin |
Etymolgy |
Population [2] |
Area [2] |
Map |
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Adams County | 001 | Quincy | 1825 | Pike County | John Quincy Adams | 68,277 | ( 2,220 km²) |
857 sq mi|
Alexander County | 003 | Cairo | 1819 | state of Missouri | William M. Alexander | 9,590 | ( 611 km²) |
236 sq mi|
Bond County | 005 | Greenville | 1817 | Crawford County, Edwards County, and Madison County | Gov. Shadrach Bond | 17,633 | ( 984 km²) |
380 sq mi|
Boone County | 007 | Belvidere | 1837 | Winnebago County | Daniel Boone | 41,786 | ( 728 km²) |
281 sq mi|
Brown County | 009 | Mount Sterling | 1839 | Schuyler County | Jacob Brown | 6,950 | ( 793 km²) |
306 sq mi|
Bureau County | 011 | Princeton | 1837 | Putnam County | Pierre de Beuro | 35,503 | ( 2,251 km²) |
869 sq mi|
Calhoun County | 013 | Hardin | 1825 | Pike County | John C. Calhoun | 5,084 | ( 658 km²) |
254 sq mi|
Carroll County | 015 | Mount Carroll | 1839 | Jo Daviess | Charles Carroll | 16,674 | ( 1,150 km²) |
444 sq mi|
Cass County | 017 | Virginia | 1837 | Morgan County | Gen. Lewis Cass | 13,695 | ( 974 km²) |
376 sq mi|
Champaign County | 019 | Urbana | 1833 | Vermilion County | Champaign County Oh. | 179,669 | ( 2,582 km²) |
997 sq mi|
Christian County | 021 | Taylorville | 1839 | Sangamon County | Christian County Ky. | 35,372 | ( 1,836 km²) |
709 sq mi|
Clark County | 023 | Marshall | 1819 | Crawford County | George Rogers Clark | 17,008 | ( 1,300 km²) |
502 sq mi|
Clay County | 025 | Louisville | 1824 | Wayne, Lawrence, Fayette, and Crawford County | Henry Clay | 14,560 | ( 1,215 km²) |
469 sq mi|
Clinton County | 027 | Carlyle | 1824 | Washington, Bond, and Fayette County | DeWitt Clinton | 35,535 | ( 1,228 km²) |
474 sq mi|
Coles County | 029 | Charleston | 1830 | Clark and Edgar County | Edward Coles | 53,196 | ( 1,316 km²) |
508 sq mi|
Cook County | 031 | Chicago | 1831 | Putnam County | Daniel Pope Cook | 5,376,741 | ( 2,450 km²) |
946 sq mi|
Crawford County | 033 | Robinson | 1816 | Edwards County | William H. Crawford | 20,452 | ( 1,150 km²) |
444 sq mi|
Cumberland County | 035 | Toledo | 1843 | Coles County | Cumberland Road | 11,253 | ( 896 km²) |
346 sq mi|
De Witt County | 037 | Clinton | 1839 | Macon and McLean County | DeWitt Clinton | 16,798 | ( 1,031 km²) |
398 sq mi|
DeKalb County | 039 | Sycamore | 1837 | Kane County | Johann de Kalb | 88,969 | ( 1,642 km²) |
634 sq mi|
Douglas County | 041 | Tuscola | 1859 | Coles County | Stephen A. Douglas | 19,922 | ( 1,080 km²) |
417 sq mi|
DuPage County | 043 | Wheaton | 1939 | Cook County | DuPage River | 904,161 | ( 865 km²) |
334 sq mi|
Edgar County | 045 | Paris | 1823 | Clark County | John Edgar | 19,704 | ( 1,616 km²) |
624 sq mi|
Edwards County | 047 | Albion | 1814 | Gallatin County and Madison County | Gov. Ninian Edwards | 6,971 | ( 575 km²) |
222 sq mi|
Effingham County | 049 | Effingham | 1831 | Fayette and Crawford County | Lord Edward Effingham | 34,264 | ( 1,241 km²) |
479 sq mi|
Fayette County | 051 | Vandalia | 1821 | Bond, Wayne, Clark, Jefferson, and Crawford County | Marquis de la Fayette | 21,802 | ( 1,854 km²) |
716 sq mi|
Ford County | 053 | Paxton | 1859 | Kankakee County | Gov. Thomas Ford | 14,241 | ( 1,259 km²) |
486 sq mi|
Franklin County | 055 | Benton | 1818 | White County and Gallatin County | Benjamin Franklin | 39,018 | ( 1,067 km²) |
412 sq mi|
Fulton County | 057 | Lewistown | 1823 | Pike County | Robert Fulton | 38,250 | ( 2,243 km²) |
866 sq mi|
Gallatin County | 059 | Shawneetown | 1812 | Randolph County | Albert Gallatin | 6,445 | ( 839 km²) |
324 sq mi|
Greene County | 061 | Carrollton | 1821 | Madison County | Nathanael Greene | 14,761 | ( 1,406 km²) |
543 sq mi|
Grundy County | 063 | Morris | 1841 | LaSalle County | Gen. Felix Grundy | 37,535 | ( 1,088 km²) |
420 sq mi|
Hamilton County | 065 | McLeansboro | 1821 | White County | Alexander Hamilton | 8,621 | ( 1,127 km²) |
435 sq mi|
Hancock County | 067 | Carthage | 1825 | Adams County | John Hancock | 20,121 | ( 2,059 km²) |
795 sq mi|
Hardin County | 069 | Elizabethtown | 1839 | Pope County | John Hardin | 4,800 | ( 461 km²) |
178 sq mi|
Henderson County | 071 | Oquawka | 1841 | Warren County | Richard Henderson | 8,213 | ( 982 km²) |
379 sq mi|
Henry County | 073 | Cambridge | 1825 | Adams County | Patrick Henry | 51,020 | ( 2,132 km²) |
823 sq mi|
Iroquois County | 075 | Watseka | 1833 | Vermilion County | Iroquois Native Americans | 31,334 | ( 2,890 km²) |
1,116 sq mi|
Jackson County | 077 | Murphysboro | 1816 | Randolph County and Johnson County | Andrew Jackson | 59,612 | ( 1,523 km²) |
588 sq mi|
Jasper County | 079 | Newton | 1831 | Clay and Crawford County | William Jasper | 10,117 | ( 1,279 km²) |
494 sq mi|
Jefferson County | 081 | Mount Vernon | 1819 | Edwards and White County | Thomas Jefferson | 40,045 | ( 1,479 km²) |
571 sq mi|
Jersey County | 083 | Jerseyville | 1839 | Greene County | New Jersey | 21,668 | ( 956 km²) |
369 sq mi|
Jo Daviess County | 085 | Galena | 1827 | Henry, Mercer, and Putnam County | Joseph Hamilton Daviess | 22,289 | ( 1,557 km²) |
601 sq mi|
Johnson County | 087 | Vienna | 1812 | Randolph County | Richard Mentor Johnson | 12,878 | ( 896 km²) |
346 sq mi|
Kane County | 089 | Geneva | 1836 | Cook County | Elias Kane | 404,119 | ( 1,349 km²) |
521 sq mi|
Kankakee County | 091 | Kankakee | 1853 | Iroquois and Will County | Kankakee River | 103,833 | ( 1,756 km²) |
678 sq mi|
Kendall County | 093 | Yorkville | 1841 | LaSalle and Kane County | Amos Kendall | 54,544 | ( 831 km²) |
321 sq mi|
Knox County | 095 | Galesburg | 1825 | original two counties | Gen. Henry Knox | 55,836 | ( 1,854 km²) |
716 sq mi|
Lake County | 097 | Waukegan | 1839 | McHenry County | lakes in the county | 644,356 | ( 1,160 km²) |
448 sq mi|
LaSalle County | 099 | Ottawa | 1831 | Putnam County | Sieur de la Salle | 111,509 | ( 2,940 km²) |
1,135 sq mi|
Lawrence County | 101 | Lawrenceville | 1821 | Crawford and Edwards County | James Lawrence | 15,452 | ( 963 km²) |
372 sq mi|
Lee County | 103 | Dixon | 1839 | Ogle County | Lighthorse Harry Lee | 36,062 | ( 1,878 km²) |
725 sq mi|
Livingston County | 105 | Pontiac | 1837 | LaSalle and McLean County | Edward Livingston | 39,678 | ( 2,704 km²) |
1,044 sq mi|
Logan County | 107 | Lincoln | 1839 | Sangamon County | John A. Logan | 31,183 | ( 1,601 km²) |
618 sq mi|
Macon County | 109 | Decatur | 1829 | Shelby County | Nathaniel Macon | 114,706 | ( 1,505 km²) |
581 sq mi|
Macoupin County | 111 | Carlinville | 1829 | Greene County | Native American word Macoupin | 49,019 | ( 2,238 km²) |
864 sq mi|
Madison County | 113 | Edwardsville | 1812 | St. Claire County and Randolph County | James Madison | 258,941 | ( 1,878 km²) |
725 sq mi|
Marion County | 115 | Salem | 1823 | Fayette and Jefferson County | Francis Marion | 41,691 | ( 1,481 km²) |
572 sq mi|
Marshall County | 117 | Lacon | 1839 | Putnam County | John Marshall | 13,180 | ( 1,000 km²) |
386 sq mi|
Mason County | 119 | Havana | 1841 | Tazewell and Menard County | George Mason | 16,038 | ( 1,396 km²) |
539 sq mi|
Massac County | 121 | Metropolis | 1843 | Pope and Johnson County | Fort Massac | 15,161 | ( 619 km²) |
239 sq mi|
McDonough County | 123 | Macomb | 1826 | Schuyler County | Commodore Thomas McDonough | 32,913 | ( 1,526 km²) |
589 sq mi|
McHenry County | 125 | Woodstock | 1836 | Cook County | Gen. William McHenry | 260,077 | ( 1,564 km²) |
604 sq mi|
McLean County | 127 | Bloomington | 1830 | Tazewell County | John McLean | 150,433 | ( 3,067 km²) |
1,184 sq mi|
Menard County | 129 | Petersburg | 1839 | Sangamon County | Pierre Menard | 12,486 | ( 813 km²) |
314 sq mi|
Mercer County | 131 | Aledo | 1825 | Schuyler County | Hugh Mercer | 16,957 | ( 1,453 km²) |
561 sq mi|
Monroe County | 133 | Waterloo | 1816 | Randolph County and St. Claire County | James Monroe | 27,619 | ( 1,005 km²) |
388 sq mi|
Montgomery County | 135 | Hillsboro | 1821 | Bond and Madison County | Richard Montgomery | 30,652 | ( 1,823 km²) |
704 sq mi|
Morgan County | 137 | Jacksonville | 1823 | Sangamon County | Daniel Morgan | 36,616 | ( 1,474 km²) |
569 sq mi|
Moultrie County | 139 | Sullivan | 1843 | Shelby and Macon County | William Moultrie | 14,287 | ( 870 km²) |
336 sq mi|
Ogle County | 141 | Oregon | 1836 | Jo Daviess | Joseph Ogle | 51,032 | ( 1,966 km²) |
759 sq mi|
Peoria County | 143 | Peoria | 1825 | Fulton County | Native American Peoria | 183,433 | ( 1,606 km²) |
620 sq mi|
Perry County | 145 | Pinckneyville | 1827 | Randolph and Jackson County | Oliver Hazard Perry | 23,094 | ( 1,142 km²) |
441 sq mi|
Piatt County | 147 | Monticello | 1841 | De Witt and Macon County | John Piatt | 16,365 | ( 1,140 km²) |
440 sq mi|
Pike County | 149 | Pittsfield | 1821 | Madison, Bond, and Clark County | Zebulon Pike | 17,384 | ( 2,150 km²) |
830 sq mi|
Pope County | 151 | Golconda | 1816 | Gallatin and Johnson County | Nathaniel Pope | 4,413 | ( 961 km²) |
371 sq mi|
Pulaski County | 153 | Mound City | 1843 | Alexander and Johnson County | Kazimierz Pulaski | 7,348 | ( 521 km²) |
201 sq mi|
Putnam County | 155 | Hennepin | 1825 | Peoria County | Israel Putnam | 6,086 | ( 414 km²) |
160 sq mi|
Randolph County | 157 | Chester | 1795 | St. Claire County | Edmund Randolph | 33,893 | ( 1,497 km²) |
578 sq mi|
Richland County | 159 | Olney | 1841 | Clay and Lawrence County | Richland County Oh. | 16,149 | ( 932 km²) |
360 sq mi|
Rock Island County | 161 | Rock Island | 1831 | Jo Daviess County | Rock Island | 149,374 | ( 1,106 km²) |
427 sq mi|
Saline County | 163 | Harrisburg | 1847 | Gallatin County | salt springs within the county | 26,733 | ( 992 km²) |
383 sq mi|
Sangamon County | 165 | Springfield | 1821 | Madison and Bond County | Sangamon River | 188,951 | ( 2,248 km²) |
868 sq mi|
Schuyler County | 167 | Rushville | 1825 | Pike and Fulton County | Philip Schuyler | 7,189 | ( 1,132 km²) |
437 sq mi|
Scott County | 169 | Winchester | 1839 | Morgan County | Scott family | 5,537 | ( 650 km²) |
251 sq mi|
Shelby County | 171 | Shelbyville | 1827 | Fayette County | Isaac Shelby | 22,893 | ( 1,966 km²) |
759 sq mi|
St. Clair County | 173 | Belleville | 1790 | original two counties | Arthur St. Clair | 256,082 | ( 1,720 km²) |
664 sq mi|
Stark County | 175 | Toulon | 1839 | Knox and Putnam County | John Stark | 6,332 | ( 746 km²) |
288 sq mi|
Stephenson County | 177 | Freeport | 1837 | Jo Daviess and Winnebago County | Benjamin Stephenson | 48,979 | ( 1,461 km²) |
564 sq mi|
Tazewell County | 179 | Pekin | 1827 | Sangamon County | Littleton Waller Tazewell | 128,485 | ( 1,681 km²) |
649 sq mi|
Union County | 181 | Jonesboro | 1818 | Johnson County | federal union | 18,293 | ( 1,077 km²) |
416 sq mi|
Vermilion County | 183 | Danville | 1826 | Clark and Edgar County | Vermilion River | 83,919 | ( 2,328 km²) |
899 sq mi|
Wabash County | 185 | Mount Carmel | 1824 | Edwards County | Wabash River | 12,937 | ( 580 km²) |
224 sq mi|
Warren County | 187 | Monmouth | 1825 | Schuyler County | Joseph Warren | 18,735 | ( 1,406 km²) |
543 sq mi|
Washington County | 189 | Nashville | 1818 | St. Claire County | George Washington | 15,148 | ( 1,458 km²) |
563 sq mi|
Wayne County | 191 | Fairfield | 1819 | Knox County | Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne | 17,151 | ( 1,849 km²) |
714 sq mi|
White County | 193 | Carmi | 1815 | Gallatin County | Isaac White | 15,371 | ( 1,282 km²) |
495 sq mi|
Whiteside County | 195 | Morrison | 1836 | Jo Daviess and Henry County | Samuel Whiteside | 60,653 | ( 1,774 km²) |
685 sq mi|
Will County | 197 | Joliet | 1836 | Cook and Iroquois County | Conrad Will | 502,266 | ( 2,168 km²) |
837 sq mi|
Williamson County | 199 | Marion | 1839 | Franklin County | Hugh Williamson | 61,296 | ( 1,098 km²) |
424 sq mi|
Winnebago County | 201 | Rockford | 1836 | Jo Daviess | Winnebago Native Americans | 278,418 | ( 1,331 km²) |
514 sq mi|
Woodford County | 203 | Eureka | 1841 | Tazewell and McLean County | William Woodford | 35,469 | ( 1,368 km²) |
528 sq mi
[edit] Defunct counties
- Dane County was renamed in 1840 to the current Christian County.
- The original Knox County, Illinois, became extinct with the formation of the Illinois Territory in 1809 - or, more precisely, it became Knox County, Indiana. The modern Knox County, Illinois was formed much later, and was not a part of the original Knox County.
[edit] See also
- Illinois
- List of Illinois county name etymologies
- List of cities in Illinois
- List of towns and villages in Illinois
- List of Illinois townships
- List of Illinois precincts
- Image:Illinois-counties-map.gif
[edit] External links
- Census 2000 Gazetteer
- Illinois Association of County Board Members and Commissioners
- Illinois City/County Management Association
- National Association of Counties
[edit] References
- ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA.gov. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. NACo - Find a county. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
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