McLean County,
Illinois
A special thank you to McLean County Chamber of Commerce for permission to use their map.
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McLean County, Illinois |
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Here are a few interesting facts from the Universtiy of Illinois Extension Newsletter: The state 4-H office is located at the University of Illinois in Champaign |
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4-H shows have been recorded here as early as 1917 |
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has been held in cooperation with the McLean County fair since 1932 |
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the McLean County 4-H show is the largest 4-H Fair in the nation |
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the extension staff answered an estimated 12,500 phone requests in 1999 |
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McLean County 4-H enrollment in 1998-1999 was 3,751, with 492 4-Hers from farms |
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McLean Co 4-H Federation represents 56 community clubs and 1,200 youth through 112 youth delegates |
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Nearly 1,200 4-Hers were participants from 52 community clubs and 2,582 4-Hers were a part of the school enrichment programs reaching over 90 classrooms |
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1,100 4-Hers demonstrated project skills from 221 major project areas and exhibited over 11,000 projects at the Fair. Premiums distributed to recognize their achievements totaled over $21,000 from junior show entries, over $24,000 from 4-H show department entries, and nearly $25,000 in Showcase prizes. |
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Some facts from the McLean County chamber of commerce website |
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Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis are within a three hour drive |
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approximately 44 million people live within 300 miles of this area |
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11,000 people have moved to McLean County over the past eight years |
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McLean County links |
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