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Knox would later become a county in Indiana and is unrelated to the current Knox County in Illinois, while St. Clair would become the oldest county in Illinois. 15 counties had been created by the time Illinois achieved statehood in 1818. The last county, Ford County, was created in 1859.
The county is located in the 47th district of the Illinois Senate, and is currently represented by Republican Jil Tracy. Brown County is part of the German-settled area of western Central Illinois and the Missouri Rhineland centred on the St. Louis metropolitan area.
Enniskillen and Derry were the two garrisons in Ulster that were not wholly loyal to James II, and it was the last town to fall before the Siege of Derry. As a direct result of this conflict, Enniskillen developed not only as a market town but also as a garrison, which became home to two regiments.
The Illinois side includes Henry County, Mercer County, and Rock Island County. [4] In extreme northwestern Illinois the Driftless Zone, a region of unglaciated and therefore higher and more rugged topography, occupies a small part of the state. Charles Mound, located in this region, is the state's highest elevation above sea level.
The Quincy–Hannibal, IL–MO Combined Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county in Western Illinois and three counties in northeast Missouri, anchored by the cities of Quincy and Hannibal. As of the 2020 census, the μSA had a population of 114,649. [1]
Alexander County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census , the population was 5,240. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Cairo [ 2 ] and its western boundary is formed by the Mississippi River .
Bridge on Illinois Route 15 connecting Wabash and Gibson counties. This span no longer exists. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 228 square miles (590 km 2), of which 223 square miles (580 km 2) is land and 4.3 square miles (11 km 2) (1.9%) is water. [4] It is the fifth-smallest county in Illinois by area.
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States Census , it had a population of 17,244. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Jonesboro . [ 2 ]