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Edgar county is located in rural eastern Illinois on the Indiana state line and contains just under 650 square miles of acreage. It was formed in 1823 from parts of Clark County, which in turn was a spinoff of Crawford County, one of the original 15 Illinois counties.

The county is named for the Hon. John Edgar, one of three original judges in the county.

The county is known to geologists as fertile ground in which to find skeletons of the Mastadon era.

The county seat is Paris and the population on July 1, 1999, was 19,528, a decrease of 67 over the 1990 census. Paris is noted for Vance Park, a lavishly landscaped sunken garden and Lion's Head Fountain.

For information on county government, contact the National Association of Counties Web site.

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Location: Paris Illinois

Other Illinois Counties nearby:
(Urbana) Champaign County
(Marshall) Clark County
(Charleston) Coles County
(Toledo) Cumberland County
(Tuscola) Douglas County
(Paris) Edgar County

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Summer Camp Music Festival Chillicothe IL May24-26 The first Summer Camp Music Festival was held in 2001 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL. About 1,000 attended the festival that year, and enjoyed over 20 bands on 2 stages over the course of 2 days. Since then, Summer Camp Music Festival has grown to more than 15,000 attendees, hosting more than 100 bands on 7 stages over 3 days.