'Edwards County, IL' definitions:

Edwards -- U.S. County in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Edwards -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000) :
6971
Housing Units (2000) :
3199
Land area (2000) :
222.348240 sq. miles (575.879274 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.308108 sq. miles (0.797996 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
222.656348 sq. miles (576.677270 sq. km)
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
38.398083 N, 88.048393 W