Moving County

Edgar County

FIPS code

45

County seat

Paris

Established

1823

Origin

Clark County

Etymology

John Edgar (c. 1750–1832), Illinois delegate to the Northwest Territory legislature; at the time, wealthiest man in Illinois

Population

18,576

Area

624 sq mi
(1,616 km2)

County Information

Brocton, Chrisman, Elbridge, Grandview, Hume, Kansas, Metcalf, Paris (County Seat), Redmon, Vermilion