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Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia, between 1778 and 1782. Modern-day county formation dates to 1790 when the area was part of the Northwest Territory; two counties—St. Clair and Knox—were created at that time.
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Mount Vernon is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. [4] The population was 14,600 at the 2020 census . Mount Vernon is the principal city of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of Jefferson and Hamilton counties.
Jefferson County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,113. [1] The county seat is Mount Vernon. [2] Jefferson County contains the Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area. It is located in the southern portion known locally as "Little Egypt".
The Mount Vernon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county in southern Illinois, anchored by the city of Mount Vernon. As of the 2010 census , this micropolitan statistical area had a population of 47,284, a decline of 1,382 from the 2000 census count of 48,666.
Bluford is in eastern Jefferson County, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Illinois Route 15 and 9 miles (14 km) east of Mount Vernon, the county seat.According to the 2010 census, Bluford has a total area of 1.458 square miles (3.78 km 2), of which 1.45 square miles (3.76 km 2) (or 99.45%) is land and 0.008 square miles (0.02 km 2) (or 0.55%) is water.
Illinois Route 148 is a north–south state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 37 at Pulleys Mill (near the intersection of Interstate 24 and Interstate 57 ) north to the western terminus of Illinois Route 142 and Illinois 37 south of downtown Mount Vernon .
Vernon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census , its population was 67,095. [ 2 ] The name "Vernon Township" comes from George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon .