Editing Bureau County, Illinois

{{Short description|County in Illinois, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county           = Bureau County
| state            = Illinois
| seal             =
| founded          = 1837
| seat wl          = Princeton
| largest city     = Princeton
| area_total_sq_mi = 874
| area_land_sq_mi  = 869
| area_water_sq_mi = 4.5
| area percentage  = 0.5
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 33244
| pop_est_as_of    = 2023
| population_est   = 32729 {{decrease}}
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| time zone        = Central
| web              = bureaucounty-il.gov
| district         = 14th
| district2        = 16th
| ex image         = Red Covered Bridge.jpg
| ex image cap     = [[Red Covered Bridge (Illinois)|Red Covered Bridge]] (1863) }}

'''Bureau County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the U.S. state of [[Illinois]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 33,244.<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bureaucountyillinois/PST045221 |access-date=January 23, 2023 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Princeton, Illinois|Princeton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> Bureau County is part of the [[Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area]], and the [[Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park]] is located partly in this county.

==History==
Bureau County was created from a portion of [[Putnam County, Illinois|Putnam County]] in 1837. It is named for brothers Michel and Pierre Bureau, French Canadians who ran a trading post from 1776 until the 1780s near the conjunction of Big Bureau Creek with Illinois River. Their actual surname most likely was Belleau, but the local American Indians had difficulty pronouncing the "l" sound, which was not found in some local languages.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/pioneersillinoi00matsgoog/page/n230 <!-- pg=229 --> Pierre de Beuro, an Indian trader] ''Pioneers of Illinois'' by Nehemiah Matson, 1882, p. 229</ref><ref>[http://www.earlychicago.com/essays.php?essay=7 Jean Baptiste Point de Sable : the founder of modern Chicago] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126163950/http://www.earlychicago.com/essays.php?essay=7|date=January 26, 2013}} by John F. Swenson, 1999- . Retrieved November 11, 2010.</ref>
An early settler of this area was Bulbona, a man of mixed French and Native American descent with a Native American wife. Unlike most of the other Native Americans in the area, Bulbona remained after the area was settled by Euro-Americans and ran a trading post, where he sold whiskey among other necessities.<ref name=Bradsby>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofbureauc00brad|title=History of Bureau County, Illinois|first=Henry C.|last=Bradsby|date=May 11, 1885|publisher=Chicago : World Pub. Co.|via=Internet Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131230537/http://www.archive.org/details/historyofbureauc00brad|archive-date=January 31, 2010}}</ref>

The founders of [[Princeton, Illinois|Princeton]], the area's oldest town, were settlers from [[New England]], descendants of the [[English American|English]] [[Puritans]] who settled [[New England]] in the 17th century. They were part of a wave of [[New England]] farmers who moved to the [[Northwest Territory]] in the early 19th century. Most of them came soon after of the completion of the [[Erie Canal]].<ref name=Bradsby/> When they arrived, they faced virgin forest and wild prairie. These [[English American|New Englanders]] laid out farms, constructed roads, erected government buildings and established post routes. They brought with them many of their [[Yankee]] [[New England]] values, such as a passion for education, establishing many schools, and were staunch [[Abolitionism|abolitionists]]. They were mostly members of the [[Congregationalist Church]] or [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalians]]. Early Bureau County, like much of northern [[Illinois]], was culturally very continuous with early [[New England]] culture.<ref>{{cite book|author=Nehemiah Matson|title=Reminiscences of Bureau County &#91;Illinois&#93; in Two Parts|url=https://archive.org/details/reminiscencesbu00matsgoog|year=1872|publisher=Republican book and job office|pages=[https://archive.org/details/reminiscencesbu00matsgoog/page/n257 265]–}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U2VBAQAAMAAJ&q=%22New+England%22&pg=PA223|title=Past and Present of Bureau County, Illinois: Together with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Prominent and Leading Citizens and Illustrious Dead|first=George B.|last=Harrington|date=May 11, 2018|publisher=Pioneer Publishing Co.|isbn=9780608368887|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=Bradsby/>

Like so many other areas in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]], this county was on a "line" of the [[Underground Railroad]]. There was a "station" at the home of [[Owen Lovejoy]] in [[Princeton, Illinois|Princeton]], and several other locations in the county.

<gallery>
File:Bureau County Illinois 1837.png|Bureau County's boundaries have remained unchanged since its creation in 1837.
</gallery>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|874|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|869|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.5|sqmi}} (0.5%) is water.<ref name=CD/> [[Big Bureau Creek]] is the main body of water.

===Adjacent counties===
{{div col}}
* [[Whiteside County, Illinois|Whiteside County]] - northwest
* [[Lee County, Illinois|Lee County]] - north
* [[LaSalle County, Illinois|LaSalle County]] - east
* [[Putnam County, Illinois|Putnam County]] - southeast
* [[Marshall County, Illinois|Marshall County]] - south
* [[Stark County, Illinois|Stark County]] - southwest
* [[Henry County, Illinois|Henry County]] - west
{{div col end}}

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-80.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 80]]
* [[Image:I-180.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 180 (Illinois)|Interstate 180]]
* [[Image:US 6.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 6]]
* [[Image:US 34.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 34]]
* [[Image:Illinois 26.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 26]]
* [[Image:Illinois 29.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 29]]
* [[Image:Illinois 40.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 40]]
* [[Image:Illinois 89.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 89]]
* [[Image:Illinois 92.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 92]]
{{div col end}}

==Climate and weather==
{{climate chart
|[[Princeton, Illinois]]
|14|29|1.65
|20|35|1.48
|30|47|2.46
|40|61|3.76
|51|73|4.09
|61|82|4.36
|65|85|3.34
|63|82|4.76
|55|75|3.65
|43|63|2.94
|31|47|2.93
|19|33|2.45
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name=WX>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0968|title=Monthly Averages for Princeton IL|access-date=January 27, 2011|publisher=The Weather Channel|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023150729/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0968|archive-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Princeton have ranged from a low of {{convert|14|°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|102|°F}} was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|1.48|in}} in February to {{convert|4.76|in}} in August.<ref name=WX/>

==Demographics==
[[Image:USA Bureau County, Illinois age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|2000 census age pyramid for Bureau County]]
{{US Census population
|1840= 3067
|1850= 8841
|1860= 26426
|1870= 32415
|1880= 33172
|1890= 35014
|1900= 41112
|1910= 43975
|1920= 42648
|1930= 38845
|1940= 37600
|1950= 37711
|1960= 37594
|1970= 38541
|1980= 39114
|1990= 35688
|2000= 35503
|2010= 34978
|2020= 33244
|estyear=2023
|estimate=32729
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 3, 2014}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 3, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 3, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424084443/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|archive-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 3, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF"/>
}}

As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 34,978&nbsp;people, 14,262&nbsp;households, and 9,605&nbsp;families residing in the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17011|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|access-date=July 11, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213015414/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17011|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|40.2|PD/sqmi}}. There were 15,720 housing units at an average density of {{convert|18.1|/sqmi}}.<ref name=CD>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17011|access-date=July 11, 2015|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212195947/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17011|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 94.2% white, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% black or African American, 0.3% American Indian, 3.0% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 7.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 32.8% were [[Germans|German]], 13.8% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 12.1% were [[English people|English]], 9.2% were [[Americans|American]], 8.8% were [[Italians|Italian]], 7.6% were [[Swedes|Swedish]], and 5.8% were [[Polish people|Polish]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17011|title=Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=July 11, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011359/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17011|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 14,262&nbsp;households, 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.7% were non-families, and 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 42.5 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,692 and the median income for a family was $55,217. Males had a median income of $42,327 versus $29,210 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,103. About 8.6% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17011|title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=July 11, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213034934/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17011|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Communities==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Community<br />
! Community<br />type
! Population
! Total<br />Area
! Water<br />Area
! Land<br />Area
! Pop.<br />Density
|-
|[[Arlington, Illinois|Arlington]] || village || 169 || 0.40 || 0.00 || 0.40 || 427.85 ||
|-
|[[Buda, Illinois|Buda]] || village || 482 || 1.01 || 0.00 || 1.01 || 475.35 ||
|-
|[[Bureau Junction, Illinois|Bureau Junction]] || village || 281 || 1.51 || 0.07 || 1.45 || 190 ||
|-
|[[Cherry, Illinois|Cherry]] || village || 435 || 0.51 || 0.00 || 0.51 || 850 ||
|-
|[[Dalzell, Illinois|Dalzell]] (part) || village || 663 || 0.83 || 0.01 || 0.82 || 808.54 ||
|-
|[[DePue, Illinois|DePue]] || village || 1,633 || 2.55 || 0.11 || 2.45 || 667.35 ||
|-
|[[Dover, Illinois|Dover]] || village || 135 || 0.29 || 0.00 || 0.28 || 470 ||
|-
|[[Hollowayville, Illinois|Hollowayville]] || village || 36 || 0.05 || 0.00 || 0.05 || 734.69 ||
|-
|[[La Moille, Illinois|La Moille]] || village || 679 || 1.16 || 0.00 || 1.16 || 590 ||
|-
|[[Ladd, Illinois|Ladd]] || village || 1,263 || 1.21 || 0.00 || 1.21 || 1,000 ||
|-
|[[Malden, Illinois|Malden]] || village || 318 || 0.27 || 0.00 || 0.27 || 1,164.84 ||
|-
|[[Manlius, Illinois|Manlius]] || village || 298 || 0.32 || 0.00 || 0.32 || 934.17 ||
|-
|[[Mineral, Illinois|Mineral]] || village || 206 || 0.553 || 0.00 || 0.553 || 370 ||
|-
|[[Neponset, Illinois|Neponset]] || village || 427 || 1.016 || 0.00 || 1.016 || 420 ||
|-
|[[New Bedford, Illinois|New Bedford]] || village || 76 || 0.155 || 0.00 || 0.155 || 490 ||
|-
|[[Ohio, Illinois|Ohio]] || village || 465 || 0.753 || 0.00 || 0.753 || 620 ||
|-
|[[Princeton, Illinois|Princeton]] (seat) || city || 7,832 || 8.24 || 0.00 || 8.24 || 950.49 ||
|-
|[[Seatonville, Illinois|Seatonville]] || village || 321 || 0.511 || 0.015 || 0.496 || 630 ||
|-
|[[Sheffield, Illinois|Sheffield]] || village || 821 || 1.169 || 0.00 || 1.169 || 700 ||
|-
|[[Spring Valley, Illinois|Spring Valley]] || city || 5,582 || 7.40 || 0.04 || 7.36 || 750 ||
|-
|[[Tiskilwa, Illinois|Tiskilwa]] || village || 740 || 0.517 || 0.00 || 0.517 || 1,400 ||
|-
|[[Walnut, Illinois|Walnut]] || village || 1,311 || 0.801 || 0.00 || 0.801 || 1,600 ||
|-
|[[Wyanet, Illinois|Wyanet]] || village || 886 || 0.946 || 0.00 || 0.946 || 940 ||
|-
|'''Bureau County''' || county || 33,244 || 874 || 4.5 || 869 || 38 ||
|}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Coal Hollow, Illinois|Coal Hollow]]
* [[Clarion, Illinois|Clarion]]
* [[Greenoak, Illinois|Greenoak]]
* [[Kasbeer, Illinois|Kasbeer]]
* [[Langley, Illinois|Langley]]
* [[Limerick, Illinois|Limerick]]
* [[Lone Tree, Illinois|Lone Tree]]
* [[Marquette, Illinois|Marquette]]
* [[Milo, Illinois|Milo]]
* [[Normandy, Illinois|Normandy]]
* [[Ottville, Illinois|Ottville]]
* [[Providence, Illinois|Providence]]
* [[Thomas, Illinois|Thomas]]
* [[Van Orin, Illinois|Van Orin]]
* [[Webster Park, Illinois|Webster Park]]
* [[Wendel, Illinois|Wendel]]
* [[Whitefield, Illinois|Whitefield]]
* [[Yorktown, Illinois|Yorktown]]
* [[Zearing, Illinois|Zearing]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Arispie Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Arispie]]
* [[Berlin Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Berlin]]
* [[Bureau Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Bureau]]
* [[Clarion Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Clarion]]
* [[Concord Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Concord]]
* [[Dover Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Dover]]
* [[Fairfield Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Fairfield]]
* [[Gold Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Gold]]
* [[Greenville Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Greenville]]
* [[Hall Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Hall]]
* [[Indiantown Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Indiantown]]
* [[Lamoille Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Lamoille]]
* [[Leepertown Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Leepertown]]
* [[Macon Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Macon]]
* [[Manlius Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Manlius]]
* [[Milo Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Milo]]
* [[Mineral Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Mineral]]
* [[Neponset Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Neponset]]
* [[Ohio Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Ohio]]
* [[Princeton Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Princeton]]
* [[Selby Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Selby]]
* [[Walnut Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Walnut]]
* [[Westfield Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Westfield]]
* [[Wheatland Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Wheatland]]
* [[Wyanet Township, Bureau County, Illinois|Wyanet]]
{{div col end}}

==Notable people==
* [[Charles W. Brooks]], U.S. Senator
* [[Warren Giles]], executive in Baseball Hall of Fame
* [[Virgil Fox]], concert organist
* [[Kathryn Hays]], actress
* [[Owen Lovejoy]], abolitionist minister and U.S. congressman
* [[Rufus Lumry]], abolitionist circuit preacher and early Illinois organizer of the Wesleyan Methodist Church
* [[Joseph R. Peterson]], Illinois state legislator and lawyer
* [[Robert Petkoff]], actor
* [[Eliza Suggs]], author and temperance activist
* [[Richard Widmark]], actor

==Politics==
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2021}}
As part of [[Yankee]]-settled Northern Illinois, Bureau County became powerfully Republican for the century following [[American Civil War|the Civil War]]. The only Democrat to carry the county between 1856 and 1988 was [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] during his landslide 1932 victory, although [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] did carry the county during the 1912 election. Between 1988 and 2012, the county trended Democratic – [[Bill Clinton]] won pluralities in both his elections and [[Barack Obama]] won an absolute majority in 2008 and nearly did so in 2012 – however concern with lack of employment opportunities in the Rust Belt led to a powerful swing toward [[Donald Trump]] in 2016 for the best GOP result since [[Ronald Reagan]]’s 1984 landslide.

{{PresHead|place=Bureau County, Illinois|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323225526/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|archive-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|10,411|6,669|414|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|9,281|6,029|1,261|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|8,164|8,134|388|Illinois}}
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{{PresRow|2000|Republican|8,526|7,754|543|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|6,528|7,651|1,894|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|6,836|7,551|3,520|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|8,896|7,354|101|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|11,741|6,925|99|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|11,484|5,753|1,350|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|10,854|7,566|228|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|12,786|6,133|33|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|11,216|6,304|1,183|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|9,552|9,086|0|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|12,597|7,786|24|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|13,909|5,781|21|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|14,300|6,173|25|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|11,207|6,463|78|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|11,802|6,976|51|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|13,258|8,274|75|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|10,462|9,516|344|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|8,721|10,309|250|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|11,557|6,486|90|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|9,457|1,995|4,211|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|9,968|2,354|980|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|8,213|5,793|608|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|1,816|2,800|4,537|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|5,280|2,871|1,035|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|5,624|1,917|1,204|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|5,478|3,523|626|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|5,474|3,961|287|Illinois}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|3,924|3,555|702|Illinois}}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Bureau County, Illinois]]

==References==
;Specific
{{Reflist|30em}}

;General
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310144543/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/edgar.html US Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ US Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ US National Atlas]

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bureau County, Illinois}}
* {{Official website|http://www.bureaucounty-il.gov/}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Bureau County, Illinois
|North     = [[Lee County, Illinois|Lee County]]
|East      = [[LaSalle County, Illinois|LaSalle County]]
|Southeast = [[Putnam County, Illinois|Putnam County]]
|South     = [[Marshall County, Illinois|Marshall County]]
|Southwest = [[Stark County, Illinois|Stark County]]
|West      = [[Henry County, Illinois|Henry County]]
|Northwest = [[Whiteside County, Illinois|Whiteside County]]
}}
{{Bureau County, Illinois}}
{{Illinois}}
{{Authority control}}
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