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Clark County is a county located in the southeastern part of U.S. state of Illinois, along the Indiana state line. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,335.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17023.html )〕 Its county seat is Marshall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was named for George Rogers Clark, an officer who served in the American Revolution.〔Perrin, p. 237〕 ==History== Clark County was formed in 1819 out of Crawford County. At the time of its formation, Clark County included about a third of Illinois, and extended as far north as the present state of Wisconsin. In 1821 the northern part of Clark County became part of the newly created Pike County on January 31, and the newly created Fayette County took the western part of Clark County on February 14. Edgar County was created from the northern part of Clark County on January 3, 1823. The creation of Coles County occupied additional land from western Clark County, effective December 25, 1830.〔( "Illinois County Boundaries 1790 - Present." ) Hebert, Michael H. Retrieved June 17, 2014.〕 The boundaries of Clark County have been unchanged since. Clark County was named for George Rogers Clark (older brother of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition), an officer of the army of Virginia that captured the Northwest Territory from the British during the Revolutionary War. File:Clark County Illinois 1819.png|Clark County from the time of its creation to 1821 File:Clark County Illinois 1821.png|Clark between 1821 and 1823 File:Clark County Illinois 1823.png|Clark between 1823 and 1830 File:Clark County Illinois 1830.png|Clark reduced to its current size in 1830 by the creation of Coles County The county seat was located in Darwin Township in 1823. A county-wide election was held In 1839 to determine whether Auburn or Marshall would be designated as the new seat. Marshall won the election and has remained the county seat since then.〔("Welcome to Clark County, Illinois, Genealogy and History." ) Retrieved June 10, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clark County, Illinois」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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