Cass County, Illinois

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Cass County Courthouse
Cass County Courthouse
administration
US state : Illinois
Administrative headquarters : Virginia
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Virginia Courthouse
100 East Springfield Street
Virginia, IL 62691-1599
Foundation : 1837
Made up from: Morgan County
Area code : 001 217
Demographics
Residents : 13,642  (2010)
Population density : 14 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 994 km²
Water surface : 20 km²
map
Map of Cass County within Illinois

The Cass County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 13,642 residents and a population density of 14 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Virginia .

geography

The county is located west of central Illinois on the Illinois River and has an area of ​​994 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Schuyler County Mason County
Brown County Compass card (de) .svg Menard County
Morgan County Sangamon County

history

L. Cass

Cass County was formed on March 30, 1837 from the northern part of Morgan County. Named after Lewis Cass (1782-1866), a former governor of Michigan  -  territory (1813-1831), US  -  War Minister of the USA (1831-1836) and US  -  Foreign Affairs (1857 to 1860).

In 1837 Cass County had 17 settlements. The houses consisted of simple log cabins with one or two rooms and a fireplace. The first named settler was Eli Cox, who settled here in 1816. The next settler came in 1819 and a short time later half a dozen immigrants from Germany. In 1844 the first courthouse was built.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 2981 -
1850 7253 143.3%
1860 11,325 56.1%
1870 11,580 2.3%
1880 14,493 25.2%
1890 15,963 10.1%
1900 17,222 7.9%
1910 17,372 0.9%
1920 17,896 3%
1930 16,537 -7.6%
1940 16,425 -0.7%
1950 15.097 -8.1%
1960 14,539 -3.7%
1970 14,219 -2.2%
1980 15,084 6.1%
1990 13,437 -10.9%
2000 13,695 1.9%
2010 13,642 -0.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
The Andrew Cunningham Farm , listed on the NRHP no. 75000641

As of the 2010 census , Cass County had 13,642 people in 5,029 households. The population density was 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.56 people lived in each of the 5,029 households.

The racial the population was composed of 86.3 percent white, 3.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 16.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 41,828  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,440. 12.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cass County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Cass County is divided into eleven townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Arenzville Township 760    17-01959
Ashland Township 1398    17-02518
Beardstown Township 6983    17-04364
Bluff Springs Township 888    17-06938
Chandlerville Township 515    17-12463
Hagen township 381    17-32148
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Newmansville Township 50    17-52662
Panther Creek Township 291    17-57550
Philadelphia Township 221    17-59481
Sangamon Valley Township 328    17-67600
Virginia Township 1827    17-78214
 

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 424210. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Cass County, IL Retrieved November 21, 2012
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 21, 2012
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved on February 14, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  7. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Illinois  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 21, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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Coordinates: 39 ° 59 ′  N , 90 ° 15 ′  W