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Frankfort is located at (41.498133, -87.849549 [ 10 ] According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Frankfort has a total area of 15.79 square miles (40.90 km 2 ), all land.
The last county, Ford County, was created by the Illinois government in 1859. Cook County, established in 1831 and named for the early Illinois Attorney General Daniel Pope Cook, contained the absolute majority of the state's population in the first half of the 20th century and retains more than 40% of it as of the 2020 census.
Franklin County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 37,804. [1] The largest city is West Frankfort and the county seat is Benton. [2] This area of Southern Illinois is known locally as "Little Egypt".
Fairfield is a city in and the county seat of Wayne County, Illinois, United States, [3] and the location of Frontier Community College. The population was 4,883 at the 2020 census . History
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.
Location of West Frankfort in Franklin County, Illinois. Location of Illinois in the United States Coordinates: 37°53′55″N 88°55′24″W / 37.89861°N 88.92333°W / 37.89861; -88
Sangamon County is a county located near the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 196,343. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Springfield, [2] the state capital. Sangamon County is included in the Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Illinois Route 104 runs through the southwest part of the village, leading northwest 14 miles (23 km) to Jacksonville, the county seat, and northeast 6 miles (10 km) to Waverly. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Franklin has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km 2 ), all land. [ 2 ]