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Menard County

county in Illinois, United States
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Menard County

Summary

Menard County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 165 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #51 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Menard County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Menard County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Menard County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Menard County's capital is recorded as Petersburg[6].
  • Menard County's shares border with is recorded as Mason County[7].
  • Menard County's shares border with is recorded as Logan County[8].
  • Menard County's shares border with is recorded as Sangamon County[9].
  • Menard County's shares border with is recorded as Cass County[10].
  • Pierre Menard is named after Menard County[11].
  • Menard County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Athens[12].
  • Menard County's Commons category is recorded as Menard County, Illinois[13].
  • 1839 marks the founding of Menard County[14].
  • Menard County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.03, 'lon': -89.8}[15].
  • Menard County's official website is recorded as http://www.menardcountyil.com[16].
  • Menard County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Menard County, Illinois[17].
  • Menard County has a population of {'amount': '+12705'}[18].
  • Menard County has a population of {'amount': '+12691'}[19].
  • Menard County has a population of {'amount': '+12713'}[20].
  • Menard County has a population of {'amount': '+12704'}[21].
  • Menard County has a population of {'amount': '+12607'}[22].
  • Menard County has a population of {'amount': '+12444'}[23].
  • Menard County has a population of {'amount': '+12297'}[24].
  • Menard County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+5211'}[25].
  • Menard County's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Menard County'}[26].
  • Menard County's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C108347[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Menard County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+817'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12705'}[18], {'amount': '+12691'}[19], {'amount': '+12713'}[20], {'amount': '+12704'}[21], {'amount': '+12607'}[22], and {'amount': '+12444'}[23].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1839 marks the founding of Menard County[14]. Pierre Menard is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Menard County draws 165 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #51 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . petersburgil.org. petersburgil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . petersburgil.org. petersburgil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . petersburgil.org. petersburgil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . petersburgil.org. petersburgil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . petersburgil.org. petersburgil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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. 6h ago · Schekinov Alexey Victorovich · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'azb', 'bar', 'bg', 'bpy', 'cdo', 'ce', 'ceb', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'e
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q11812346]]"
  2. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Menard County, Illi
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Menard County, Illinois.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidenti"
  3. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Mason County, Logan County, Sangamon County +1
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Menard County, Illinois
    Population → —
    Instance of → county of Illinois
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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