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Welcome to Edgar County ...

Time Zone: Edgar County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Paris is the Seat for Edgar County.

Edgar County was founded in 1823 and was created by taking area from Clark County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Edgar had a population of 17,161 people. This is a decrease of 7.28% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,508 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Edgar represented 0.14% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Edgar County:

  • Brocton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Chrisman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hume
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hume is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hume <2>
  • Kansas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kansas is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <2>
  • Metcalf
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
  • Redmon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Redmon is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmon <2>
  • Vermilion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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