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Kane County

county in Illinois, United States
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Kane County

Summary

Kane County is a county of Illinois[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (509 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kane County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Kane County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Kane County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Kane County's capital is recorded as Geneva[6].
  • Kane County's shares border with is recorded as McHenry County[7].
  • Kane County's shares border with is recorded as Kendall County[8].
  • Kane County's shares border with is recorded as DeKalb County[9].
  • Kane County's shares border with is recorded as Cook County[10].
  • Kane County's shares border with is recorded as DuPage County[11].
  • Kane County's shares border with is recorded as Will County[12].
  • Elias Kane is named after Kane County[13].
  • Kane County's Commons category is recorded as Kane County, Illinois[14].
  • Kane County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00[15].
  • Kane County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[16].
  • January 16, 1836 marks the founding of Kane County[17].
  • Kane County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.95, 'lon': -88.433333333333}[18].
  • Kane County's official website is recorded as http://www.countyofkane.org/[19].
  • Kane County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kane County, Illinois[20].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+515269'}[21].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+515941'}[22].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+519735'}[23].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+521306'}[24].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+523643'}[25].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+530847'}[26].
  • Kane County has a population of {'amount': '+516522'}[27].

Body

Geography

Kane County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Illinois[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kane County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1357'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+515269'}[21], {'amount': '+515941'}[22], {'amount': '+519735'}[23], {'amount': '+521306'}[24], {'amount': '+523643'}[25], and {'amount': '+530847'}[26].

Designation and Status

Kane County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].

History and Context

January 16, 1836 marks the founding of Kane County[17]. Elias Kane is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Kane County ranks in the top 5% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (509 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00201945
    Taxonomicon id → 1805324
    Umls cui → C3810572
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  2. 16d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+181845'}
    Topic's main category → Category:Kane County, Illinois
    Population → —
    Aliases → —
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