Edgar County, Illinois
County seat: Paris · Population 16,323 (2025) · 623 sq mi
Edgar County is the 64th most populous of Illinois's 102 counties, with 16,323 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Paris. It is part of the Southeast region, one of the 10 Illinois economic development regions (DCEO). The map shows its 8 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Edgar County facts
- County seat
- Paris
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 16,323 −3.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 623 sq mi 31st largest of 102
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 26 per sq mi
- Established
- 1823
- Named after
- John Edgar American politician
- Largest city
- Paris 8,026
- Median household income
- $59,941
- Cities and towns
- 8
- ZIP codes
- 15
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 17045
Cities and towns in Edgar County
Edgar County has 8 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Edgar County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris (county seat) | City | 8,026 | |
| Chrisman | City | 1,263 | |
| Kansas | Village | 647 | |
| Hume | Village | 314 | |
| Brocton | Village | 262 | |
| Vermilion | Village | 196 | |
| Metcalf | Village | 135 | |
| Redmon | Village | 133 |
ZIP codes in Edgar County
15 ZIP codes reach into Edgar County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 61810 also Vermilion and Champaign counties
- 61870 also Vermilion County
- 61876 also Vermilion County
- 61917 also Douglas County
- 61924
- 61932
- 61933 also Clark and Coles counties
- 61940
- 61942 also Douglas County
- 61943 also Coles and Douglas counties
- 61944 also Clark County
- 61949
- 61955
- 62423 also Clark County
- 62441 also Clark County
Population of Edgar County, 2020–2025
Edgar County shrank by 551 people (−3.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 591 more deaths than births and a net gain of 54 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 16,806 |
| 2021 | 16,601 |
| 2022 | 16,422 |
| 2023 | 16,430 |
| 2024 | 16,382 |
| 2025 | 16,323 |
Neighboring counties
- Vermilion County north · 71,259 people
- Clark County south · 15,114 people
- Vermillion County, Indiana northeast · 15,488 people
- Douglas County west · 19,880 people
- Coles County southwest · 46,607 people
- Vigo County, Indiana southeast · 106,512 people
- Champaign County northwest · 209,972 people
Printable Edgar County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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