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Macon County

county in Illinois, United States
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Macon County

Summary

Macon County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #25 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Macon County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Macon County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Macon County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Macon County's capital is recorded as Decatur[6].
  • Macon County's shares border with is recorded as DeWitt County[7].
  • Macon County's shares border with is recorded as Piatt County[8].
  • Macon County's shares border with is recorded as Moultrie County[9].
  • Macon County's shares border with is recorded as Shelby County[10].
  • Macon County's shares border with is recorded as Christian County[11].
  • Macon County's shares border with is recorded as Sangamon County[12].
  • Macon County's shares border with is recorded as Logan County[13].
  • Nathaniel Macon is named after Macon County[14].
  • Macon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Decatur[15].
  • Macon County's Commons category is recorded as Macon County, Illinois[16].
  • 1829 marks the founding of Macon County[17].
  • Macon County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.86, 'lon': -88.96}[18].
  • Macon County's official website is recorded as https://maconcounty.illinois.gov/[19].
  • Macon County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Macon County, Illinois[20].
  • Macon County has a population of {'amount': '+110768'}[21].
  • Macon County has a population of {'amount': '+110752'}[22].
  • Macon County has a population of {'amount': '+110571'}[23].
  • Macon County has a population of {'amount': '+109978'}[24].
  • Macon County has a population of {'amount': '+109278'}[25].
  • Macon County has a population of {'amount': '+107303'}[26].
  • Macon County has a population of {'amount': '+103998'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Macon County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1516'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+110768'}[21], {'amount': '+110752'}[22], {'amount': '+110571'}[23], {'amount': '+109978'}[24], {'amount': '+109278'}[25], and {'amount': '+107303'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1829 marks the founding of Macon County[17]. Nathaniel Macon is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Macon County draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #25 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Andrew Lloyd Webber 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.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . co.macon.il.us. Retrieved . co.macon.il.us. Provenance: 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3815630
    Taxonomicon id → 1805334
    Obo gazetteer id → 00201502
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  2. 18d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+43810'}
    Topic's main category → Category:Macon County, Illinois
    Population → —
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Macon County
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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