Alexander
, county (
252 sq mi/653 sq km; 1990 pop.
10,626), extreme S Ill.; Cairo; 37°11'N 89°20'W. Bounded W
and S by Mississippi R. and SE by Ohio R.; drained by Cache R. Agr.
area (livestock, corn, cotton), with some mfg. (lumber prods.; soybean
processing; plastics prods.). Includes part of Shawnee Natl. Forest.
One of 17 counties to retain the southern-style commission form of
county government. Formed 1819.
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Cairo; 37°11'N 89°20'W. Bounded W
and S by Mississippi R. and SE by Ohio R.; drained by Cache R. Agr.
area (livestock, corn, cotton), with some mfg. (lumber prods.; soybean
processing; plastics prods.). Includes part of Shawnee Natl. Forest.
One of 17 counties to retain the southern-style commission form of
county government. Formed 1819.
