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Welcome to Richland County ...

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

The community of Olney is the Seat for Richland County.

Richland County was founded in 1841. Richland was created by taking area from Clay and Lawrence Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Richland had a population of 15,513 people. This is a decrease of 4.21% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,194 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richland represented 0.13% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Richland County:

  • Calhoun
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Calhoun is located in Richland County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <2>
  • Claremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Noble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Noble is located in Richland County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <2>
  • Olney
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Olney is located in Richland County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <2>
  • Parkersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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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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