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  2. Paris, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    2396141 [1] Website. parisillinois.org. Paris is a city in Edgar County, Illinois, 165 miles (266 km) south of Chicago and 90 miles (140 km) west of Indianapolis. The population was 8,291 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat and largest city of Edgar County.

  3. List of ecoregions in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Illinois' ecology is in a land area of 56,400 square miles (146,000 km 2); the state is 385 miles (620 km) long and 218 miles (351 km) wide and is located between latitude: 36.9540° to 42.4951° N, and longitude: 87.3840° to 91.4244° W, [1] with primarily a humid continental climate.

  4. Climate of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The highest temperature recorded in Illinois was 117 °F (47.2 °C), recorded on July 14, 1954, at East St. Louis, while the lowest temperature was −38 °F (−38.9 °C), recorded on January 31, 2019, at Mount Carroll. Illinois averages around 50 days of thunderstorm activity a year which put it somewhat above average for number of ...

  5. Edgar County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    UTC−5 (CDT) Congressional district. 15th. Website. www.edgarcountyillinois.com. Edgar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 16,866. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Paris.

  6. St. Louis - Wikipedia

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    The urban area of St. Louis has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa); however, its metropolitan region even to the south may present a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa), which shows the effect of the urban heat island in the city. The city experiences hot, humid summers and chilly to cold winters.

  7. Geography of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Illinois has a maximum north–south distance of 390 miles (630 km) and 210 miles (340 km) east-west. Total area is 57,918 square miles (150,010 km 2), ranked 25th in size of the 50 states. Water area is 2,325 square miles (6,020 km 2); Lake Michigan accounts for most of this. Charles Mound in the northwest Driftless Area is the highest point ...

  8. Paris Township, Edgar County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    61944. FIPS code. 17-045-57641. Paris Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,210 and it contained 4,629 housing units. [1]

  9. Prairie - Wikipedia

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    Prairie. Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type. Temperate grassland regions include the Pampas of Argentina ...