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Scott County

county in Illinois, United States
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Scott County

Summary

Scott County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 183 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #59 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scott County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Scott County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Scott County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Scott County's capital is recorded as Winchester[6].
  • Scott County's shares border with is recorded as Morgan County[7].
  • Scott County's shares border with is recorded as Greene County[8].
  • Scott County's shares border with is recorded as Pike County[9].
  • Scott County is named after Scott County[10].
  • Scott County's Commons category is recorded as Scott County, Illinois[11].
  • 1839 marks the founding of Scott County[12].
  • Scott County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.65, 'longitude': -90.48}[13].
  • Scott County's official website is recorded as http://www.scottco.org[14].
  • Scott County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scott County, Illinois[15].
  • Scott County has a population of {'amount': '+5355'}[16].
  • Scott County has a population of {'amount': '+5334'}[17].
  • Scott County has a population of {'amount': '+5229'}[18].
  • Scott County has a population of {'amount': '+5282'}[19].
  • Scott County has a population of {'amount': '+5222'}[20].
  • Scott County has a population of {'amount': '+5092'}[21].
  • Scott County has a population of {'amount': '+4949'}[22].
  • Scott County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Scott County, Illinois[23].
  • Scott County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1973'}[24].
  • Scott County's native label is recorded as Scott County[25].
  • Scott County's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C108368[26].
  • Scott County's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Scott County, Illinois[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Scott County covers an area of {'amount': '+655'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5355'}[16], {'amount': '+5334'}[17], {'amount': '+5229'}[18], {'amount': '+5282'}[19], {'amount': '+5222'}[20], and {'amount': '+5092'}[21].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1839 marks the founding of Scott County[12]. It is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Scott County draws 183 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #59 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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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. 21d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1839-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Named after → —
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    Obo gazetteer id → 00203247
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Scott County, Illinois.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidentia"
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