Bureau County | |
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![]() Red Covered Bridge (1863) | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Illinois | |
![]() Illinois's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 41°25′N 89°32′W / 41.41°N 89.53°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | 1837 |
Seat | Princeton |
Largest city | Princeton |
Area | |
• Total | 874 sq mi (2,260 km2) |
• Land | 869 sq mi (2,250 km2) |
• Water | 4.5 sq mi (12 km2) 0.5% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 33,244 |
• Estimate (2023) | 32,729 ![]() |
• Density | 38/sq mi (15/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional districts | 14th, 16th |
Website | bureaucounty-il |
Bureau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 33,244.[1] Its county seat is Princeton.[2] Bureau County is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, and the Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park is located partly in this county.