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About Oblong

Village in Illinois, United States

1883Established

1,371Population

1.1 sq miArea

512 ftElevation

Oblong is a village in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,466 at the 2010 census, and then was later recorded to be 1,371 in the 2020 census.

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