Coles County

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The Coles County Courthouse in Charleston, listed on the NRHP since 1978 [1]
The Coles County Courthouse in Charleston, listed on the NRHP since 1978
administration
US state : Illinois
Administrative headquarters : Charleston
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
Coles County, Illinois
651 Jackson Ave.
Charleston, IL 61920
Foundation : 1830
Made up from: Clark County
Area code : 001 217
Demographics
Residents : 53,873  (2010)
Population density : 40.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1321 km²
Water surface : 5 km²
map
Map of Coles County within Illinois
Website : www.co.coles.il.us

The Coles County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 53,873 residents and a population density of 40.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Charleston .

geography

The county is east of central Illinois and is traversed by the Embarras River and the Little Wabash River . It has an area of ​​1316 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Coles County:

Douglas County Edgar County
Moultrie County Compass card (de) .svg
Shelby County Cumberland County Clark County

history

E. Coles

In 1824 what would become the county was still a wilderness when the first settlers arrived. It was John Parker and his Tennessee sons and Samuel Kellog and his family, 14 people in all.

Coles County was formed in 1830 from parts of Clark County. The county was much larger then, since the Cumberland and Douglas counties that were also formed from it did not yet exist. It was named after Edward Coles (1786–1868), the second governor of Illinois (1822–1826).

The first courthouse was built in 1831 and the city of Charleston developed around it. This building served in its function until 1835 when the first stone building was erected.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 9616 -
1850 9335 -2.9%
1860 14,203 52.1%
1870 25,235 77.7%
1880 27,042 7.2%
1890 30.093 11.3%
1900 34,146 13.5%
1910 34,517 1.1%
1920 35,108 1.7%
1930 37,315 6.3%
1940 38,470 3.1%
1950 40,328 4.8%
1960 42,860 6.3%
1970 47,815 11.6%
1980 52,260 9.3%
1990 51,644 -1.2%
2000 53,196 3%
2010 53,873 1.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
Plaque commemorating the fallen soldiers in the Korean War at Coles County Memorial Airport

As of the 2010 census , Coles County had 53,873 people in 21,076 households. The population density was 40.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.05 people lived in each of the 21,076 households.

The racial the population was composed of 92.9 percent white, 3.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.

18.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 67.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.8 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 37,790  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,798. 19.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Coles County

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Moultrie County
2 - partly in Cumberland County

structure

Coles County is divided into twelve townships :

Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Ashmore Township 1364    17-02570
Charleston Township 23,916    17-12580
East Oakland Township 1388    17-22138
Humboldt Township 1341    17-36555
Hutton Township 919    17-36880
Lafayette Township 4822    17-40637
Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Mattoon Township 15,817    17-47566
Morgan Township 359    17-50400
North Okaw Township 983    17-54014
Paradise Township 1351    17-57615
Pleasant Grove Township 1327    17-60469
Seven Hickory Township 286    17-68718
Townships in Coles County

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 78001118.Retrieved November 22, 2012
  2. GNIS-ID: 424216. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Coles County, IL Retrieved November 22, 2012
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties. Retrieved November 22, 2012
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved on February 14, 2011
  7. Coles County - Townships ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 22, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sos.state.il.us

Web links

Commons : Coles County, Illinois  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 39 ° 31 '  N , 88 ° 13'  W