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Hancock County, Illinois
Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage — Public domain, Nyttend · source

About Hancock County

Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,620. Its county seat is Carthage, and its largest city is Hamilton. The county is composed of rural towns with many farmers.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hancock County at a glance

County seat
Carthage
Population
17,620 (2020)
Land area
815 sq mi
Founded
1825

Largest communities in Hancock County

  1. Montebello Township3,341
  2. Carthage Township2,947
  3. Hamilton2,753
  4. Carthage County seat2,490
  5. Warsaw1,510

History of Hancock County

Hancock County was part of the "Military Tract" set aside by Congress to reward veterans of the War of 1812. Actual settlement of the interior of the county was delayed by concerns about hostile American Indians. After their defeat in the Blackhawk War in 1832, settlement proceeded quickly. Hancock County was formed, on January 13, 1825, out of Pike County. It was named in honor of John Hancock, who signed the Declaration of Independence. For a brief period in the 1840s Hancock had one of Illinois' most populous cities: Nauvoo, which was then headquarters for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The movement's founder Joseph Smith was killed in the county seat of Carthage in 1844. Most Mormons left Hancock County in the 1840s.

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