Bureau County is located in the north-central part of Illinois and is part of the Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin tri-state area. The county seat is Princeton.

Bureau County is governed by a board of commissioners, which is composed of seven members elected from seven districts. The county is divided into twenty-two townships, which are administered by elected township supervisors.

The county is served by two school districts, Bureau Valley Community Unit School District #340 and Princeton Elementary School District #115.

The county is home to several state parks, including the Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, the Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail, and the Kickapoo State Park.

The county is also home to several museums, including the Bureau County Historical Society Museum, the Princeton Public Library Museum, and the Princeton Railroad Museum.

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