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Pope County

county in Illinois, United States
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Pope County

Summary

Pope County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #40 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pope County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Pope County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Pope County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Pope County's capital is recorded as Golconda[6].
  • Pope County's shares border with is recorded as Saline County[7].
  • Pope County's shares border with is recorded as Massac County[8].
  • Pope County's shares border with is recorded as Hardin County[9].
  • Pope County's shares border with is recorded as Livingston County[10].
  • Pope County's shares border with is recorded as Johnson County[11].
  • Pope County's shares border with is recorded as Williamson County[12].
  • Nathaniel Pope is named after Pope County[13].
  • Pope County's Commons category is recorded as Pope County, Illinois[14].
  • 1816 marks the founding of Pope County[15].
  • Pope County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.41, 'longitude': -88.57}[16].
  • Pope County's official website is recorded as http://www.popeco.net[17].
  • Pope County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pope County, Illinois[18].
  • Pope County has a population of {'amount': '+4470'}[19].
  • Pope County has a population of {'amount': '+4459'}[20].
  • Pope County has a population of {'amount': '+4442'}[21].
  • Pope County has a population of {'amount': '+4271'}[22].
  • Pope County has a population of {'amount': '+4312'}[23].
  • Pope County has a population of {'amount': '+4226'}[24].
  • Pope County has a population of {'amount': '+3763'}[25].
  • Pope County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Pope County, Illinois[26].
  • Pope County's category for people who died here is recorded as Q125561194[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Pope County covers an area of {'amount': '+970'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4470'}[19], {'amount': '+4459'}[20], {'amount': '+4442'}[21], {'amount': '+4271'}[22], {'amount': '+4312'}[23], and {'amount': '+4226'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1816 marks the founding of Pope County[15]. Nathaniel Pope is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Pope County draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #40 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  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. 13d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1816-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Named after → —
    Located in → —
    Obo gazetteer id → 00201350
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Pope County, Illinois.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential"
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