Richland County, Illinois

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 16,149. Its county seat is Olney, Illinois. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 362 square miles (938 km²), of which 360 square miles (933 km²) is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) (0.52%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title 13 U.S.C.
11) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as a leading source of data about America''s people and economy. The most visible role of the Census Bureau is to perform the official decennial (every 10 years) count of people living in the USA. One core result is to decide the number of seats each state is allowed in the House of Representatives. The agency director is a political appointee selected by the President of the United States.