Illinois, the Land of Lincoln
Land area: 55,993 sq. mi. (23)
Population (2000): 12,419,293 (5)
Population density: 221.80 per sq. mi. (11)
U.S. Representatives (2003-12): 19
Entered Union: 3-Dec-1818 (21)
This used to be called the Prairie State. If I want prairie, I’ll go to the Dakotas. When I think Illinois, I think Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin’ town. It’s been over half a century since Wrigley Field saw a World Series game, but it's still a great park. Then there’s Springfield, with the Lincoln home and the Old State Capital. There’s the Gen. Grant home in the upper left, in Jo Daviess County. And you know what? There’s still a lot of prairie in Illinois. Hint: Go south.
No. of Counties I’ve Visited: 102 of 102
| County |
Pop. (2000) |
Latest Visit | |
County Seat |
Visited? |
| Adams |
68,277 |
31-Jul-2003 | |
Quincy |
yes |
| Alexander |
9,590 |
8-Aug-2007 | |
Cairo |
yes |
| Bond |
17,633 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Greenville |
|
| Boone |
41,786 |
5-Sep-1999 | |
Belvidere |
yes |
| Brown |
6,950 |
31-Jul-2003 | |
Mount Sterling |
yes |
| Bureau |
35,503 |
13-Aug-2000 | |
Princeton |
|
| Calhoun |
5,084 |
7-Aug-2006 | |
Hardin |
yes |
| Carroll |
16,674 |
8-Aug-2006 | |
Mount Carroll |
yes |
| Cass |
13,695 |
13-Aug-2000 | |
Virginia |
|
| Champaign |
179,669 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Urbana |
|
| Christian |
35,372 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Taylorville |
|
| Clark |
17,008 |
7-Aug-2007 | |
Marshall |
yes |
| Clay |
14,560 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Louisville |
|
| Clinton |
35,535 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Carlyle |
yes |
| Coles |
53,196 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Charleston |
|
| Cook |
5,376,741 |
13-Aug-2006 | |
Chicago |
yes |
| Crawford |
20,452 |
7-Aug-2007 | |
Robinson |
yes |
| Cumberland |
11,253 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Toledo |
|
| DeKalb |
88,969 |
8-Aug-2006 | |
Sycamore |
|
| De Witt |
16,798 |
1-Aug-2003 | |
Clinton |
|
| Douglas |
19,922 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Tuscola |
yes |
| DuPage |
904,161 |
29-Jul-2001 | |
Wheaton |
|
| Edgar |
19,704 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Paris |
yes |
| Edwards |
6,971 |
7-Aug-2007 | |
Albion |
|
| Effingham |
34,264 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Effingham |
yes |
| Fayette |
21,802 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Vandalia |
yes |
| Ford |
14,241 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Paxton |
yes |
| Franklin |
39,018 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Benton |
yes |
| Fulton |
38,250 |
31-Jul-2003 | |
Lewistown |
yes |
| Gallatin |
6,445 |
7-Aug-2007 | |
Shawneetown |
|
| Greene |
14,761 |
7-Aug-2006 | |
Carrollton |
yes |
| Grundy |
37,535 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Morris |
yes |
| Hamilton |
8,621 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
McLeansboro |
yes |
| Hancock |
20,121 |
13-Aug-2000 | |
Carthage |
|
| Hardin |
4,800 |
8-Aug-2007 | |
Elizabethtown |
|
| Henderson |
8,213 |
28-Jul-2001 | |
Oquawka |
|
| Henry |
51,020 |
13-Aug-2000 | |
Cambridge |
|
| Iroquois |
31,334 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Watseka |
yes |
| Jackson |
59,612 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Murphysboro |
|
| Jasper |
10,117 |
7-Aug-2007 | |
Newton |
yes |
| Jefferson |
40,045 |
19-Aug-1992 | |
Mount Vernon |
|
| Jersey |
21,668 |
7-Aug-2006 | |
Jerseyville |
yes |
| Jo Daviess |
22,289 |
16-Aug-1992 | |
Galena |
yes |
| Johnson |
12,878 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Vienna |
|
| Kane |
404,119 |
8-Aug-2006 | |
Geneva |
yes |
| Kankakee |
103,833 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Kankakee |
yes |
| Kendall |
54,544 |
7-Aug-2006 | |
Yorkville |
|
| Knox |
55,836 |
28-Jul-2001 | |
Galesburg |
yes |
| Lake |
644,356 |
29-Jul-2003 | |
Waukegan |
|
| La Salle |
111,509 |
13-Aug-2000 | |
Ottawa |
yes |
| Lawrence |
15,452 |
7-Aug-2007 | |
Lawrenceville |
yes |
| Lee |
36,062 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Dixon |
yes |
| Livingston |
39,678 |
7-Aug-2006 | |
Pontiac |
|
| Logan |
31,183 |
7-Aug-2006 | |
Lincoln |
|
| McDonough |
32,913 |
4-Sep-1999 | |
Macomb |
|
| McHenry |
260,077 |
5-Sep-1999 | |
Woodstock |
|
| McLean |
150,433 |
7-Aug-2006 | |
Bloomington |
yes |
| Macon |
114,706 |
19-Aug-1995 | |
Decatur |
yes |
| Macoupin |
49,019 |
18-Aug-1995 | |
Carlinville |
|
| Madison |
258,941 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Edwardsville |
|
| Marion |
41,691 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Salem |
yes |
| Marshall |
13,180 |
12-Aug-2000 | |
Lacon |
|
| Mason |
16,038 |
13-Aug-2000 | |
Havana |
yes |
| Massac |
15,161 |
8-Aug-2007 | |
Metropolis |
yes |
| Menard |
12,486 |
13-Aug-2000 | |
Petersburg |
yes |
| Mercer |
16,957 |
4-Sep-1999 | |
Aledo |
|
| Monroe |
27,619 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Waterloo |
yes |
| Montgomery |
30,652 |
18-Aug-1995 | |
Hillsboro |
|
| Morgan |
36,616 |
7-Aug-2006 | |
Jacksonville |
|
| Moultrie |
14,287 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Sullivan |
|
| Ogle |
51,032 |
8-Aug-2006 | |
Oregon |
yes |
| Peoria |
183,433 |
31-Jul-2003 | |
Peoria |
yes |
| Perry |
23,094 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Pinckneyville |
yes |
| Piatt |
16,365 |
1-Aug-2003 | |
Monticello |
yes |
| Pike |
17,384 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Pittsfield |
yes |
| Pope |
4,413 |
8-Aug-2007 | |
Golconda |
yes |
| Pulaski |
7,348 |
8-Aug-2007 | |
Mound City |
yes |
| Putnam |
6,086 |
12-Aug-2000 | |
Hennepin |
|
| Randolph |
33,893 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Chester |
|
| Richland |
16,149 |
7-Aug-2007 | |
Olney |
yes |
| Rock Island |
149,374 |
8-Aug-2006 | |
Rock Island |
yes |
| St. Clair |
256,082 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Belleville |
yes |
| Saline |
26,733 |
8-Aug-2007 | |
Harrisburg |
yes |
| Sangamon |
188,951 |
7-Aug-2006 | |
Springfield |
yes |
| Schuyler |
7,189 |
31-Jul-2003 | |
Rushville |
yes |
| Scott |
5,537 |
7-Aug-2006 | |
Winchester |
|
| Shelby |
22,893 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Shelbyville |
yes |
| Stark |
6,332 |
17-Aug-1998 | |
Toulon |
|
| Stephenson |
48,979 |
20-Aug-1998 | |
Freeport |
yes |
| Tazewell |
128,485 |
1-Aug-2003 | |
Pekin |
yes |
| Union |
18,293 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Jonesboro |
|
| Vermilion |
83,919 |
1-Aug-2003 | |
Danville |
yes |
| Wabash |
12,937 |
7-Aug-2007 | |
Mount Carmel |
yes |
| Warren |
18,735 |
28-Jul-2001 | |
Monmouth |
yes |
| Washington |
15,148 |
19-Aug-1992 | |
Nashville |
|
| Wayne |
17,151 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Fairfield |
yes |
| White |
15,371 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Carmi |
yes |
| Whiteside |
60,653 |
8-Aug-2006 | |
Morrison |
|
| Will |
502,266 |
4-Aug-2006 | |
Joliet |
yes |
| Williamson |
61,296 |
9-Aug-2008 | |
Marion |
yes |
| Winnebago |
278,418 |
9-Aug-2006 | |
Rockford |
yes |
| Woodford |
35,469 |
1-Aug-2003 | |
Eureka |
yes |
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