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The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia, between 1778 and 1782. Modern-day county formation dates to 1790 when the area was part of the Northwest Territory; two ...
The Cashtown Inn now has four rooms and three suites, each named after a Confederate general. In recent years, the inn has gotten a lot of media attention, especially due to paranormal activity . It was the subject of the season four Ghost Hunters episode "The Fear Cage."
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 284 square miles (740 km 2), of which 254 square miles (660 km 2) is land and 30 square miles (78 km 2) (10.5%) is water. [6] Calhoun County is a narrow 37-mile (60 km)-long peninsula of mostly high, rolling ground located between the Mississippi River and the Illinois River.
The Stage Inn (Section 14) was built along the Old State Road number 2, now U.S. Route 20, ½ mile east of Eleroy. The stone inn was a stop for the Frink, Walker & Company stage line that operated from Chicago to Galena 1839–1854. A stone barn across the road from the inn was demolished. [3]
Cook County, which is home to Chicago, is the only majority-minority county within Illinois, with non-Hispanic whites making up a plurality of 40.4% of the population. [105] In 2020, 96,498 identified as being Native American alone, while 184,487 did in combination with one or more other races.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,368 square miles (3,540 km 2), of which 444 square miles (1,150 km 2) is land and 935 square miles (2,420 km 2) (67.6%) is water. [3] It is the second-largest county in Illinois by total area and the only one that has more water area than land area.
Newtown Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 733 and it contained 334 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 733 and it contained 334 housing units.
Capron is a village in Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 1,395 at the 2020 census, up from 1,376 at the 2010 census.