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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 basic subdivisions of Illinois are the 102 counties. [2] Illinois has more units of local government than any other state—over 8,000 in all. [3] The Constitution of 1970 created, for the first time in Illinois, a type of "home rule", which allows localities to govern themselves to a certain extent. [4]
Enniskillen (/ ˌ ɛ n ɪ s ˈ k ɪ l ən / EN-iss-KIL-ən, from Irish: Inis Ceithleann [2] [ˈɪnʲɪʃ ˈcɛlʲən̪ˠ], 'Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Cook County was created on January 15, 1831, out of Putnam County by an act of the Illinois General Assembly.It was the 54th county established in Illinois and was named after Daniel Pope Cook, one of the earliest and youngest statesmen in Illinois history.
Wabash County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census , it had a population of 11,361. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Mount Carmel . [ 2 ]
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 .
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 223 square miles (580 km 2), of which 222 square miles (570 km 2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2) (0.1%) is water. [4] It is the fourth-smallest county in Illinois by area. When Edwards County was formed in 1814, it comprised nearly half of the State of Illinois.
Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,620. [1] Its county seat is Carthage, [2] and its largest city is Hamilton. The county is composed of rural towns with many farmers. Hancock County is part of the Fort Madison-Keokuk, IA-IL-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.