Editing Edgar County, Illinois

{{merge from|Bloomfield, Edgar County, Illinois|discuss=Talk:Edgar County, Illinois#Merge proposal|date=May 2025}}
{{Short description|County in Illinois, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county           = Edgar County
| state            = Illinois
| seal             = Seal Edgar County, Illinois.png
| seal size        = 87px
| founded          = January 3, 1823
| seat wl          = Paris
| largest city     = Paris
| area_total_sq_mi = 624
| area_land_sq_mi  = 623
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.6
| area percentage  = 0.1
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 16,866
| pop_est_as_of    = 2023
| population_est   = 16334 {{loss}}
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| website          = {{URL|https://edgarcountyillinois.com/}}
| ex image         = Edgar County Courthouse from southwest at dusk.jpg
| ex image cap     = [[Edgar County Courthouse]]
| district         = 15th
| time zone        = Central
| named for        = [[John Edgar (politician)|John Edgar]]
}}

'''Edgar 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 16,866.<ref name=QF>{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17045.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 4, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606162238/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17045.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Paris, Illinois|Paris]].<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/20120704084002/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=July 4, 2012}}</ref>

==History==
Edgar County was formed out of [[Clark County, Illinois|Clark County]] in 1823. It was named for [[John Edgar (politician)|John Edgar]],<ref>{{Citation|last=Adams|first=James N. (compiler)|year=1989|publication-date=1989|editor-last=Keller|editor-first=William E.|title=Illinois Place Names|publication-place=Springfield|publisher=Illinois State Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/illinoisplacenam00adam/page/580 580]|isbn=0-912226-24-2|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/illinoisplacenam00adam/page/580}}</ref> an [[Ireland|Irish]]-born officer in the [[Royal Navy]] who resigned rather than fight against the Americans in the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. Edgar moved to [[Kaskaskia, Illinois]], in 1784, becoming a miller and merchant in that town.
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File:Edgar County Illinois 1823.png|Edgar County (1823), with unorganized territory attached to it.<ref>White, Jesse.  ''Origin and Evolution of Illinois Counties.'' State of Illinois, March 2010.  [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ipub15.pdf]</ref>
File:Edgar County Illinois 1825.png|Edgar County (1825–1826)
File:Edgar County Illinois 1826.png|Edgar County (1826–1830)
File:Edgar County Illinois 1830.png|Edgar County (1830–present), with the additional territory incorporated into Coles County
</gallery>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|624|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|623|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi}} (0.1%) is water.<ref name=CD/>

There is one recreational area in the county, on the north edge of [[Paris, Illinois|Paris]]. Twin Lakes Park and Reservoir began in 1895 upon completion of the dam compounding the Twin Lakes Reservoir.<ref>[https://parisillinois.org/parks/ ''Parks'' - City of Paris IL (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>

===Climate and weather===
{{climate chart
|[[Paris, Illinois]]
|16|34|2.23
|21|40|2.23
|31|51|3.27
|41|63|3.96
|51|74|4.31
|61|83|4.24
|65|86|4.43
|62|84|4.42
|55|78|2.94
|43|66|2.78
|33|51|3.68
|22|39|3.10
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name=WX>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0920|title=Monthly Averages for Paris IL|access-date=January 27, 2011|publisher=The Weather Channel}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Paris have ranged from a low of {{convert|16|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|86|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-23|°F}} was recorded in January 1930 and a record high of {{convert|109|°F}} was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.23|in}} in January to {{convert|4.43|in}} in July.<ref name=WX/>

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Vermilion County, Illinois|Vermilion County]] – north
* [[Vermillion County, Indiana]] – northeast
* [[Vigo County, Indiana]] – southeast
* [[Clark County, Illinois|Clark County]] – south
* [[Coles County, Illinois|Coles County]] – southwest
* [[Douglas County, Illinois|Douglas County]] – west
* [[Champaign County, Illinois|Champaign County]] – northwest
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==Transportation==
===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 36.svg|25px]] [[US Route 36]]
* [[Image:US 150.svg|25px]] [[US Route 150]]
* [[Image:Illinois 1.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 1]]
* [[Image:Illinois 16.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 16]]
* [[Image:Illinois 49.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 49]]
* [[Image:Illinois 133.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 133]]
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===Rail===
Three railroad lines run through the county. Two are operated by [[CSX Transportation]] and the third by the [[Eastern Illinois Railroad|Eastern Illinois Railroad Company]].<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.dot.il.gov/officialrailmap.pdf|title=Illinois Railroad Map|access-date=October 11, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822105705/http://www.dot.il.gov/officialrailmap.pdf|archive-date=August 22, 2007}}</ref>

===Transit===
* [[Rides Mass Transit District]]

===Airport===
The county contains one public-use airport: [[Edgar County Airport]] (PRG), six miles (10&nbsp;km) north of Paris.<ref>[http://www.tollfreeairline.com/illinois/edgar.htm Public and Private Airports, Edgar County IL]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 4071
|1840= 8225
|1850= 10692
|1860= 16925
|1870= 21450
|1880= 25499
|1890= 26787
|1900= 28273
|1910= 27336
|1920= 25769
|1930= 24966
|1940= 24430
|1950= 23407
|1960= 22550
|1970= 21591
|1980= 21725
|1990= 19595
|2000= 19704
|2010= 18576
|2020= 16866
|estyear=2023
|estimate=16334
|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 4, 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 4, 2014}}</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 4, 2014}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 4, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name=QF/>
}}
{{Stack|[[Image:USA Edgar County, Illinois age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|2000 census age pyramid for Edgar County]]}}

As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 18,576&nbsp;people, 7,839&nbsp;households, and 5,148&nbsp;families residing in the county.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17045|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/20200213024128/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17045|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|29.8|PD/sqmi}}. There were 8,803 housing units at an average density of {{convert|14.1|/sqmi}}.<ref name=CD>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17045|access-date=July 11, 2015|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201140/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17045|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 98.3% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population.<ref name=DP1/> In terms of ancestry, 23.6% were [[Germans|German]], 15.3% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 13.0% were [[English people|English]], and 12.3% were [[Americans|American]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17045|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/20200213024550/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17045|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 7,839&nbsp;households, 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.3% were non-families, and 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age was 43.2 years.<ref name=DP1/>

The median income for a household in the county was $39,904 and the median income for a family was $51,588. Males had a median income of $38,945 versus $29,951 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,175. About 9.7% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17045|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/20200213033412/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17045|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Communities==
[[Image:Map of Edgar County Illinois.png|right|250px|Map of Edgar County]]

===Cities===
* [[Chrisman, Illinois|Chrisman]]
* [[Paris, Illinois|Paris]] (seat)

===Villages===
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* [[Brocton, Illinois|Brocton]]
* [[Hume, Illinois|Hume]]
* [[Kansas, Illinois|Kansas]]
* [[Metcalf, Illinois|Metcalf]]
* [[Redmon, Illinois|Redmon]]
* [[Vermilion, Illinois|Vermilion]]
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===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Borton, Illinois|Borton]]
* [[Edgar, Illinois|Edgar]]
* [[Isabel, Illinois|Isabel]]
* [[Logan, Edgar County, Illinois|Logan]]
* [[Nevins, Illinois|Nevins]]
* [[Oliver, Edgar County, Illinois|Oliver]]
* [[Patton, Illinois|Patton]]
* [[Raven, Illinois|Raven]]
* [[Scottland, Illinois|Scottland]]
* [[Woodyard, Illinois|Woodyard]]
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===Former communities===
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* [[Symmes Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Bell Ridge]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bell+Ridge,+Symmes+Township,+IL+62441/@39.5078281,-87.7735276,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88729177b844778b:0xaba9892cfa6ef6e4!8m2!3d39.5078124!4d-87.7647514 ''Bell Ridge, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Edgar Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Bloomfield]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bloomfield,+Edgar+Township,+IL+61924/@39.7583561,-87.68793,1237m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872a52388c3baa9:0xbc003cfc0e7110bd!8m2!3d39.7594798!4d-87.6825245 ''Bloomfield, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Embarrass Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Catfish]]
* [[Ross Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Cherry Point]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cherry+Point,+Ross+Township,+IL+61924/@39.7992177,-87.7299127,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872b0740c6771eb:0xfce804022230253!8m2!3d39.799202!4d-87.7211365 ''Cherry Point, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Hunter Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Clays Prairie]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Clays+Prairie,+Hunter+Township,+IL+61944/@39.6869957,-87.5721314,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872a0ea15fbe561:0xaf45bcb3b7e1626e!8m2!3d39.6869801!4d-87.5633552 ''Clays Prairie, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Grandview Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Unincorporated towns|Conlogue]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Conlogue,+Grandview+Township,+IL+61944/@39.5900503,-87.801861,2942m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x887295cb2e601abf:0xd0df7eec28b04595!8m2!3d39.5900346!4d-87.7930848 ''Conlogue, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Grandview Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Unincorporated towns|Dudley]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dudley,+Grandview+Township,+IL+61933/@39.5767173,-87.858807,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x887294ce9e256a77:0x753e87a05b11a5e8!8m2!3d39.5767016!4d-87.8500308 ''Dudley, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Elbridge Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Ferrel]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ferrel,+Elbridge+Township,+IL+61944/@39.4961617,-87.5938005,2950m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88729cfb9473cabb:0x1e0bb01ba2684053!8m2!3d39.496146!4d-87.5850243 ''Ferrel, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Shiloh Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Garland]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Garland,+Shiloh+Township,+IL+61917/@39.7183837,-87.8201939,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872b92be547a8e1:0x71c2541a335982bb!8m2!3d39.7183681!4d-87.8114177 ''Garland, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Grandview Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Unincorporated towns|Grandview]]
* [[Paris Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Harris]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Harris,+Paris+Township,+IL+61944/@39.6764396,-87.71408,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872bcd0da3a7aa7:0xb1dde014f698140e!8m2!3d39.6764239!4d-87.7053038 ''Harris, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Young America Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Hildreth]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hildreth,+Young+America+Township,+IL+61876/@39.8656063,-87.8443607,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872b6132dccdb33:0xac10c134c04b4d0f!8m2!3d39.8655907!4d-87.8355845 ''Hildreth, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Edgar Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Horace]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Horace,+Edgar+Township,+IL+61924/@39.7203285,-87.7154685,2940m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872bb506e4c94e9:0x63aa6332e2155561!8m2!3d39.7203129!4d-87.7066923 ''Horace, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Hunter Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Huffmanville]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Huffmanville,+Hunter+Township,+IL+61944/@39.6469956,-87.5660204,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872a06ad36fb869:0x3e705f74c198e005!8m2!3d39.64698!4d-87.5572442 ''Huffmanville, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Shiloh Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Hughes]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hughes,+Shiloh+Township,+IL+61917/@39.7744947,-87.8999184,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872c7b44d527215:0xe4c2bd94c143fe7c!8m2!3d39.7744791!4d-87.8911422 ''Hughes, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Prairie Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Illiana]]
* [[Stratton Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Kentucky]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kentucky,+Stratton+Township,+IL+61944/@39.5933841,-87.6199114,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88729f2f024406b9:0x1162851daf416e00!8m2!3d39.5933684!4d-87.6111352 ''Kentucky, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Brouilletts Creek Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Kidley]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kidley,+Brouilletts+Creek+Township,+IL+61924/@39.7450517,-87.5501858,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872a77e700d06ad:0xd18ffcb9c0a0b327!8m2!3d39.7450361!4d-87.5414096 ''Kidley, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Brouilletts Creek Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Logan]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Logan,+IL+61924/@39.7355846,-87.6120092,2939m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8872a693f82592b9:0x720bf48cc47dab4d!2sLogan,+IL+61924!3b1!8m2!3d39.735569!4d-87.603233!3m4!1s0x8872a693f82592b9:0x720bf48cc47dab4d!8m2!3d39.735569!4d-87.603233 ''Logan, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Ross Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Mabel]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mabel,+Ross+Township,+IL+61870/@39.8764403,-87.7010223,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872adfdf941b689:0x2061f5e3042bcb8d!8m2!3d39.8764247!4d-87.6922461 ''Mabel, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Elbridge Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Marley]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Marley,+Elbridge+Township,+IL+61944/@39.5128284,-87.6238012,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88729c79c18bb04d:0x217b5ec7d543d6f6!8m2!3d39.5128127!4d-87.615025 ''Marley, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Buck Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Mays]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mays,+Buck+Township,+IL+61944/@39.6289394,-87.8010273,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x887295f5c8137573:0x91e48194093c4d3!8m2!3d39.6289237!4d-87.7922511 ''Mays, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Young America Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|McCown]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/McCown,+Young+America+Township,+IL+61942/@39.799217,-87.9368642,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872c8a9f1a28eb9:0x388623d2551db42!8m2!3d39.7992013!4d-87.928088 ''McCown, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Shiloh Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Melwood]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Melwood,+Shiloh+Township,+IL+61932/@39.761717,-87.8724175,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872c784a2bf4971:0xe3c44529cb088451!8m2!3d39.7617014!4d-87.8636413 ''Melwood, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Ross Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Mortimer]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mortimer,+Ross+Township,+IL+61924/@39.8553289,-87.7332456,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872b1bd9c2e5083:0xf3943a849bc875cf!8m2!3d39.8553133!4d-87.7244694 ''Mortimer, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Embarrass Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|New Athens]]
* [[Young America Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Palermo]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Palermo,+Young+America+Township,+IL+61876/@39.8656061,-87.8896401,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872c9913fda9c79:0x83952c6ceee39869!8m2!3d39.8655905!4d-87.8808639 ''Palermo, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Prairie Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Quaker]]
* [[Ross Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Scotts]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Scotts,+Ross+Township,+IL+61924/@39.8453293,-87.6715773,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872ae59f9eba68d:0x467864a317bee17e!8m2!3d39.8453137!4d-87.6628011 ''Scotts, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018]</ref>
* [[Kansas Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Warrington]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Warrington,+Kansas+Township,+IL+61933/@39.6128284,-87.9463094,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8872e98b4c929107:0x544b0f013b8f9ce4!8m2!3d39.6128127!4d-87.9375332 ''Warrington, Edgar County IL''  Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)]</ref>
* [[Elbridge Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|West Sandford]]
* [[Edgar Township, Edgar County, Illinois#Extinct towns|Wetzel]]
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===Townships===
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* [[Brouilletts Creek Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Brouilletts Creek]]
* [[Buck Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Buck]]
* [[Edgar Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Edgar]]
* [[Elbridge Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Elbridge]]
* [[Embarrass Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Embarrass]]
* [[Grandview Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Grandview]]
* [[Hunter Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Hunter]]
* [[Kansas Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Kansas]]
* [[Paris Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Paris]]
* [[Prairie Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Prairie]]
* [[Ross Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Ross]]
* [[Shiloh Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Shiloh]]
* [[Stratton Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Stratton]]
* [[Symmes Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Symmes]]
* [[Young America Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Young America]]
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==Notable people==
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* [[Basil Bennett]], Bronze Medalist in the Hammer Throw at the 1920 Olympics
* [[Offa Neal]], professional baseball player with the [[New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]] 
* [[Edward Adelbert Doisy]], biochemist and Nobel Prize winner
* [[Frank Fletcher (baseball)]], professional baseball player with the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
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==Politics==
A swing county in the first eight decades after [[American Civil War|the Civil War]], Edgar County has since become powerfully Republican. It has been carried by only two Democrats since 1940 – [[Lyndon Johnson]] in 1964 by just 139 votes, and [[Bill Clinton]] in 1992 by a 41.1 percent plurality. [[Hillary Clinton]]’s 22.7 percent vote share in 2016 was by 9.3 percent the worst ever by a Democrat in the county.

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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|6,193|1,887|132|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,645|1,793|461|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|5,132|2,565|138|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|4,398|3,743|143|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,258|3,093|78|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,833|3,216|183|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|3,746|3,552|1,004|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,790|4,014|1,972|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|5,538|3,880|41|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|6,821|3,241|37|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,639|3,394|482|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|5,842|5,058|121|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|7,195|3,889|32|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|6,281|3,565|1,305|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|5,827|5,966|0|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|7,348|5,024|4|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|7,942|4,362|5|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|8,323|4,558|10|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|6,282|5,121|67|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|6,961|5,054|54|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|7,985|6,713|82|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|6,929|7,822|147|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|5,953|7,745|138|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|7,509|5,325|52|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|6,297|5,222|518|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|6,750|5,694|223|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|6,099|6,710|345|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|2,430|3,479|1,490|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|3,757|3,433|255|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,753|3,443|261|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|3,766|3,783|153|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|3,822|3,729|123|Illinois}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|3,197|3,164|350|Illinois}}

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

==References==
* [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]
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310144543/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/edgar.html Edgar County Fact Sheet, Illinois State Archives]
* [http://www.genealogytrails.com/ill/edgar/index.html Edgar County, Illinois History and Genealogy]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Edgar County
|North=[[Vermilion County, Illinois|Vermilion County]]
|Northeast=[[Vermillion County, Indiana]]
|Southeast=[[Vigo County, Indiana]]
|South=[[Clark County, Illinois|Clark County]]
|West=[[Coles County, Illinois|Coles County]]
[[Douglas County, Illinois|Douglas County]]
|Northwest=[[Champaign County, Illinois|Champaign County]]
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