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Edgar County, Illinois

Edgar County, Illinois, has 16,323 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Paris. It uses Central Time and covers 623 sq mi (1,614 km²) of land.

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Edgar County in Illinois
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Edgar County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
16,323
Land area
623 sq mi (1,614 km²)
County seat or government
Paris
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$59,941 ± $6,477
Median home value
$97,300 ± $5,863
Median rent, with utilities
$775 ± $56
Homes lived in by their owners
72.7% ± 3.0 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Terre Haute, IN metro area, Charleston-Mattoon, IL micro area, Danville, IL micro area, and Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area
Water area
0.6 sq mi (1.57 km²)
State
Illinois
County code (FIPS)
17045
Coordinates (central point)
39.679037, -87.747110
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Edgar County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 6194411,261 people
  2. 624417,003 people
  3. 619242,274 people
  4. 619431,396 people
  5. 619331,286 people
  6. 619421,161 people
  7. 618701,085 people
  8. 61876717 people
  9. 62423546 people
  10. 61932525 people
  11. 61917420 people
  12. 61810265 people
All 15
  1. 61940259 people
  2. 61955202 people
  3. 61949171 people

15 ZIP Code areas overlap Edgar County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Edgar County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Edgar County, largest first

  1. Paris Township9,022 people
  2. Ross Township1,437 people
  3. Kansas Township1,150 people
  4. Symmes Township849 people
  5. Young America Township755 people
  6. Edgar Township558 people
  7. Elbridge Township520 people
  8. Stratton Township493 people
  9. Embarrass Township458 people
  10. Grandview Township373 people
  11. Hunter Township350 people
  12. Buck Township205 people
All 15
  1. Brouilletts Creek Township160 people
  2. Prairie Township158 people
  3. Shiloh Township47 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Illinois, by county

School districts in Edgar County, largest first

  1. Paris-Union School District 957,658 people
  2. Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 45,541 people
  3. Salt Fork Community Unit School District 5124,519 people
  4. Paris Community Unit School District 43,917 people
  5. Heritage Community Unit School District 82,907 people
  6. Shiloh Community Unit School District 12,682 people
  7. Oakland Community Unit School District 52,121 people
  8. Edgar County Community Unit District 62,056 people
  9. Kansas Community Unit School District 31,498 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Paris, Illinois (city)8,276 people
  2. Chrisman, Illinois (city)1,214 people
  3. Kansas, Illinois (village)884 people
  4. Hume, Illinois (village)492 people
  5. Brocton, Illinois (village)275 people
  6. Vermilion, Illinois (village)219 people
  7. Redmon, Illinois (village)169 people
  8. Metcalf, Illinois (village)139 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Vermillion County, Indiana19 mi northeast
  2. Clark County, Illinois24 mi south
  3. Vigo County, Indiana26 mi southeast
  4. Douglas County, Illinois26 mi west
  5. Coles County, Illinois28 mi southwest
  6. Vermilion County, Illinois35 mi north
  7. Champaign County, Illinois40 mi northwest

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.