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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 ]
Madison County was established on September 14, 1812. It was formed from parts of Randolph and St. Clair counties and named for President James Madison. [3] At the time of its formation, Madison County included all of the modern State of Illinois north of St. Louis, as well as all of Wisconsin, part of Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Clark County: John Edgar (c. 1750–1832), Illinois delegate to the Northwest Territory legislature; at the time, wealthiest man in Illinois 16,334: 623 sq mi (1,614 km 2) Edwards County: 047: Albion: 1814: Gallatin County and Madison County: Ninian Edwards (1775–1833), third Governor of the State of Illinois and only governor of the Illinois ...
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[1]: 266 Hills in the area attracted some settlement in 1811 by refugees from the New Madrid Earthquake seeking stable ground, [1]: 283 but even at the end of the War of 1812, the white man was much less numerous than the red in this part of the Illinois Territory. [1]: 268 Union County was formed by a law of January 1818, which specified the ...
The flag of Illinois. Illinois (/ ˌ ɪ l ɪ ˈ n ɔɪ / ⓘ IL-in-OY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south.
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