Edgar County

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The Edgar County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 81000221 [1]
The Edgar County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 81000221
administration
US state : Illinois
Administrative headquarters : Paris
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
115 West Court Street
Paris, IL 61944-1739
Foundation : January 3, 1823
Made up from: Clark County
Area code : 001 217
Demographics
Residents : 18,576  (2010)
Population density : 11.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1617 km²
Water surface : 2 km²
map
Map of Edgar County within Illinois
Website : edgarcountyillinois.com

The Edgar County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 18,576 residents and a population density of 11.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Paris .

geography

The county is located in eastern Illinois on the Indiana border . It has an area of ​​1617 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Edgar County:

Champaign County Vermilion County Vermillion County
(Indiana)
Douglas County

Coles County 		Compass card (de) .svg
Clark County Vigo County,
Indiana

Rivers in the county

history

Edgar County was formed in 1823 from parts of Clark County. It was named after John Edgar , a native Irishman who served as captain of the Royal Navy and fought in the American Revolutionary War.

Territorial development

  • When founded in 1823

  • Between 1825 and 1826

  • Between 1826 and 1830

  • Since 1830

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1830 4071 -
1840 8225 102%
1850 10,692 30%
1860 16,925 58.3%
1870 21,450 26.7%
1880 25,499 18.9%
1890 26,787 5.1%
1900 28,273 5.5%
1910 27,336 -3.3%
1920 25,769 -5.7%
1930 24,966 -3.1%
1940 24,430 -2.1%
1950 23,407 -4.2%
1960 22,550 -3.7%
1970 21,591 -4.3%
1980 21,725 0.6%
1990 19,595 -9.8%
2000 19,704 0.6%
2010 18,576 -5.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Edgar County had 18,576 people in 7,877 households. The population density was 11.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 7,877 households there were statistically 2.32 people each.

The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.

22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 39,904  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,175. 13.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Edgar County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Clark County

structure

Edgar County is divided into 15 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Brouilletts Creek Township 235 17-08901
Buck Township 307 17-09213
Edgar Township 482 17-22502
Elbridge Township 830 17-22912
Embarrass Township 620 17-23958
Grandview Township 590 17-30822
Hunter Township 250 17-36685
Kansas Township 1003 17-38999
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Paris Township 9865 17-57641
Prairie Township 273 17-61483
Ross Township 1594 17-65923
Shiloh Township 162 17-69498
Stratton Township 481 17-73092
Symmes Township 1158 17-74288
Young America Township 726 17-84064
Townships in Edgar County

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 424224. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Edgar County, IL ( June 6, 2011 memento on Internet Archive )
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties , accessed November 29, 2012
  5. ↑ Jesse White: Origin and Evolution of Illinois Counties (PDF; 5.3 MB) , accessed November 29, 2012
  6. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing , accessed March 15, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from Census.gov , accessed on February 15, 2011
  8. ^ Overview of Edgar County, Illinois (County). In: statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018 .

Web links

Commons : Edgar County, Illinois  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 39 ° 41 ′  N , 87 ° 45 ′  W