Editing Rock Island County, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|451|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|428|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|24|sqmi}} (5.2%) is water.<ref name="census-density" />

===Climate and weather===
{{climate chart
|[[Rock Island, Illinois]]
|13|30|1.28
|19|36|1.41
|29|48|2.59
|41|61|3.64
|52|72|4.44
|63|81|4.75
|68|85|2.99
|66|83|4.31
|57|76|2.90
|45|65|2.39
|32|48|2.47
|20|35|1.93
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="weather">{{Cite web |title=Monthly Averages for Rock Island, Illinois |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL1011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112102554/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL1011 |archive-date=November 12, 2009 |access-date=January 27, 2011 |publisher=The Weather Channel |df=mdy-all}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Rock Island have ranged from a low of {{convert|13|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|85|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-22|°F}} was recorded in February 1996 and a record high of {{convert|103|°F}} was recorded in July 2006. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|1.28|in}} in January to {{convert|4.75|in}} in June.<ref name="weather" />

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-74.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 74]]
* [[Image:I-80.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 80]]
* [[Image:I-88.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 88 (west)|Interstate 88]]
* [[Image:I-280.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 280 (Illinois–Iowa)|Interstate 280]]
* [[Image:US 6.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 6]]
* [[Image:US 67.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 67]]
* [[Image:US 150.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 150]]
* [[Image:Illinois 2.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 2]] (formerly)
* [[Image:Illinois 5.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 5]]
* [[Image:Illinois 84.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 84]]
* [[Image:Illinois 92.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 92]]
* [[Image:Illinois 94.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 94]]
* [[Image:Illinois 110.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 110]]
* [[Image:Illinois 192.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 192]]
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===Transit===
* [[Quad Cities MetroLINK]]
* [[List of intercity bus stops in Illinois]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Clinton County, Iowa|Clinton County]], [[Iowa]] (north)
* [[Whiteside County, Illinois|Whiteside County]] (northeast)
* [[Henry County, Illinois|Henry County]] (southeast)
* [[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer County]] (south)
* [[Louisa County, Iowa|Louisa County]], [[Iowa]] (southwest)
* [[Muscatine County, Iowa|Muscatine County]], [[Iowa]] (west)
* [[Scott County, Iowa|Scott County]], [[Iowa]] (northwest)

===National protected area===
* [[Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge]] (part)