Editing Pike County, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|849|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|831|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|18|sqmi}} (2.1%) is water.<ref name=CD/>

Pike County is located on the highlands between the [[Illinois River]], which forms its eastern border, and the [[Mississippi River]], which borders [[Missouri]]. It has two interstate highways, [[Interstate 72|I-72]], with bridges spanning both rivers to enter the county, and [[Interstate 172|I-172]] which extends about {{convert|300|ft|m}} into the county to its intersection with I-72.

===Climate and weather===
{{climate chart
|[[Pittsfield, Illinois]]
|15|33|1.74
|20|40|1.76
|30|51|3.18
|42|64|3.91
|52|74|4.11
|62|82|3.30
|66|86|4.07
|63|85|3.03
|54|78|3.22
|43|66|2.85
|31|51|3.40
|21|38|2.60
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name=WX>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0949|title=Monthly Averages for Pittsfield IL|access-date=January 27, 2011|publisher=The Weather Channel|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023161249/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0949|archive-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Pittsfield have ranged from a low of {{convert|15|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|86|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-25|°F}} was recorded in February 1905 and a record high of {{convert|115|°F}} was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|1.74|in}} in January to {{convert|4.11|in}} in May.<ref name=WX/>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-72.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 72]]
* [[Image:I-172.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 172]]
* [[Image:US 36.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 36 in Illinois|U.S. Route 36]]
* [[Image:US 54.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 54 in Illinois|U.S. Route 54]]
* [[Image:Illinois 57.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 57]]
* [[Image:Illinois 96.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 96]]                                                                             
* [[Image:Illinois 99.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 99]]
* [[Image:Illinois 100.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 100]]                                                                           
* [[Image:Illinois 104.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 104]]
* [[Image:Illinois 106.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 106]]
* [[Image:Illinois 107.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 107]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Adams County, Illinois|Adams County]] – north
* [[Brown County, Illinois|Brown County]] – northeast
* [[Scott County, Illinois|Scott County]] – east
* [[Morgan County, Illinois|Morgan County]] – east
* [[Greene County, Illinois|Greene County]] – southeast
* [[Calhoun County, Illinois|Calhoun County]] – south
* [[Pike County, Missouri|Pike County]], [[Missouri]] – southwest
* [[Ralls County, Missouri|Ralls County]], [[Missouri]] – west
* [[Marion County, Missouri|Marion County]], [[Missouri]] – northwest
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Pike County is one of the few US counties to border as many as nine counties. Illinois has two – Pike and [[LaSalle County, Illinois|LaSalle]].

===National protected area===
* [[Great River National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)