Ford County (Illinois)

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Ford County Courthouse
Ford County Courthouse
administration
US state : Illinois
Administrative headquarters : Paxton
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
Ford County Courthouse
200 West State Street
Paxton, IL 60957
Foundation : February 17, 1859
Made up from: Vermilion County
Area code : 001 217
Demographics
Residents : 14,081  (2010)
Population density : 11.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1260 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Ford County within Illinois
Website : fordcounty.illinois.gov

The Ford County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 14,081 residents and a population density of 11.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is in Paxton .

geography

The county is located in northeastern Illinois. It has an area of ​​1260 square kilometers, one square kilometer of which is water. The following neighboring counties border Ford County:

Kankakee County
Livingston County Compass card (de) .svg Iroquois County
McLean County Champaign County Vermilion County

history

Thomas Ford

The Ford County was formed on February 17, 1859 from parts of Vermilion County as the 102nd County in Illinois, making it the youngest county. It was named after Thomas Ford , the eighth governor of Illinois.

The first sedentary settlers were Joshua and Robert Trickel, two brothers from Ohio . They founded Trickel's Grove in 1836 and soon had many new neighbors. Another early settler was Michael L Sullivant. He bought thousands of acres of land and cultivated it. A few years later it was named the largest grain farm in the world with one-man management . In 1866 a number of Norwegian settlers also came.

Another notable event in Ford County's history was the county's first and only hanged man. The jury found him guilty in 1897 of killing a woman in northwest Gibson City.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 1979 -
1870 9103 360%
1880 15,099 65.9%
1890 17,035 12.8%
1900 18,359 7.8%
1910 17.096 -6.9%
1920 16,466 -3.7%
1930 15,489 -5.9%
1940 15.007 -3.1%
1950 15.901 6%
1960 16.606 4.4%
1970 16,382 -1.3%
1980 15,265 -6.8%
1990 14,275 -6.5%
2000 14,241 -0.2%
2010 14,081 -1.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Ford County had 14,081 people in 5,638 households. The population density was 11.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.38 people lived in each of the 5638 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.6 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.

23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 48,667  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,401. 8.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Ford County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Kankakee County

Townships in Ford County

structure

Ford County is divided into twelve townships :

Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Brenton Township 973    17-07978
Button township 281    17-10214
Dix Township 642    17-20110
Drummer Township 4023    17-20799
Lyman Township 518    17-45252
Mona Township 334    17-49919
Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Patton Township 5358    17-58122
Peach Orchard Township 608    17-58317
Pella Township 176    17-58512
Rogers Township 449    17-65273
Sullivant Township 510    17-73521
Wall Township 209    17-78474

See also

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 424228. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Ford County, IL ( Memento of the original from July 10, 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 December 3, 2012  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 3, 2012
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 15, 2011
  6. Missouri Census Data Center - Illinois  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 3, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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

Coordinates: 40 ° 35 ′  N , 88 ° 13 ′  W