Effingham County (Illinois)
The Effingham County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 85002304 |
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US state : | Illinois |
Administrative headquarters : | Effingham |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Effingham County Office Building 101 N. 4th St. Effingham, IL 62401 |
Foundation : | February 15, 1831 |
Made up from: |
Crawford County and Fayette County |
Area code : | 001 217 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 34,242 (2010) |
Population density : | 27.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1243 km² |
Water surface : | 3 km² |
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Website : www.co.effingham.il.us |
The Effingham County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 34,242 residents and a population density of 27.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Effingham .
geography
The county is located in central southeast Illinois. It has an area of 1243 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Effingham County:
Shelby County | Cumberland County | |
Clay County | Jasper County | |
Clay County |
traffic
The county is very conveniently located in terms of transport. This is where Interstate 57 and Interstate 70 run . The I-57 runs from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico and the I-70 runs from the east coast to the west coast . For this reason there are also more truck stops, restaurants, car repair shops, etc. Furthermore, the county is connected to the rail network and has an airport, the Effingham County Memorial Airport with 4 runways.
history
The later Effingham County was settled around 1800. The first colonists settled on the banks of the Little Wabash River . The county was formed in 1831 from parts of Fayette and Crawford Counties . It was named after the British Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham , a general in the British Army. Around 1850 a railway line was built through the county and the sleepy area experienced a new settlement boom. In 1859 the county seat became the town of Broughton, later renamed Effingham. The next settlement boom came with the construction of the interstates.
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 1675 | - | |
1850 | 3799 | 126.8% | |
1860 | 7816 | 105.7% | |
1870 | 15,653 | 100.3% | |
1880 | 18,920 | 20.9% | |
1890 | 19,358 | 2.3% | |
1900 | 20,465 | 5.7% | |
1910 | 20,055 | -2% | |
1920 | 19,556 | -2.5% | |
1930 | 19,013 | -2.8% | |
1940 | 22,034 | 15.9% | |
1950 | 21,675 | -1.6% | |
1960 | 23,107 | 6.6% | |
1970 | 24,608 | 6.5% | |
1980 | 30,944 | 25.7% | |
1990 | 31,704 | 2.5% | |
2000 | 34,264 | 8.1% | |
2010 | 34,242 | -0.1% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
As of the 2010 census , Effingham County had 34,242 people in 13,462 households. The population density was 27.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.52 people lived in each of the 13,462 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.2 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.
24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 49,509 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,843. 10.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Effingham County localities
1 - partially in Cumberland County
structure
Effingham County is divided into 15 townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 424226. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Effingham County, IL ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 30, 2012
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 30, 2012
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
- ↑ 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 30, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 39 ° 4 ′ N , 88 ° 35 ′ W