Franklin County (Illinois)

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Franklin County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse
administration
US state : Illinois
Administrative headquarters : Benton
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Franklin County Courthouse
202 W. Main Street
Benton, Illinois 62918
Foundation : January 2, 1818
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 618
Demographics
Residents : 39,561  (2010)
Population density : 37.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1117 km²
Water surface : 50 km²
map
Map of Franklin County within Illinois
Website : www.franklincountyil.org

The Franklin County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 39,561 residents and a population density of 37.1 people per square kilometer. The county seat is in Benton .

geography

The county is in southern Illinois. It has an area of ​​1117 square kilometers, of which 50 square kilometers are water surfaces. In north-south direction, the county is traversed by the Big Muddy River , which is dammed in the north to Rend Lake . The western border of the county is formed by the Little Muddy River .

The following neighboring counties border Franklin County:

Jefferson County
Perry County Compass card (de) .svg Hamilton County
Jackson County Williamson County Saline County

history

B. Franklin
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1820 1763 -
1830 4083 131.6%
1840 3682 -9.8%
1850 5681 54.3%
1860 9393 65.3%
1870 12,652 34.7%
1880 16,129 27.5%
1890 17,138 6.3%
1900 19,675 14.8%
1910 25,943 31.9%
1920 57,293 120.8%
1930 59,442 3.8%
1940 53,137 -10.6%
1950 48,685 -8.4%
1960 39.281 -19.3%
1970 38,329 -2.4%
1980 43,201 12.7%
1990 40,319 -6.7%
2000 39,018 -3.2%
2010 39,561 1.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Franklin County was formed on January 2, 1818 and is one of the 15 original counties of the Illinois Territory , from a time before the formation of the states. It was named after Benjamin Franklin , a North American publisher, statesman, writer, scientist, inventor, natural philosopher and Freemason who is also considered one of the founding fathers of the United States. The first county administration was in Frankfort. When Williamson County was formed from Franklin County in 1839, it was moved to the edge of Rowling's Prairie , which later became the town of Benton.

In 1804 seven brothers settled here and built Jordan's Fort . After the war of 1812 more settlers came and in 1818 the southern and eastern parts of the county were considered settled. In the early days, the settlers harvested just enough to support themselves. Later trees began to be felled and the timber, along with excess farm produce, shipped to St. Louis.

The land did not have rich natural resources and the agricultural yields were not very high, which meant that further settlement was slow. It was not until 1826 that the first courthouse and prison were built. In 1854, the former price was lowered from $ 1.25 per acre to 12.5 cents. The legal basis for this was the passage of the Bit Act by the government and the Illinois Central Railroad was able to buy 33,078 acres (134 km²) of land for the railroad for a fraction of the estimated cost.

Territorial development

  • Franklin County at the time of its founding in 1818

  • From the breakaway of Williamson County in 1839 to the present day

Demographic data

As of the 2010 census , there were 39,561 people in 16,228 households in Franklin County. The population density was 37.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.41 people lived in each of the 16,228 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.

22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 34,381  USD . The per capita income was $ 18,504. 19.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Franklin County localities

Citys

Villages

Census-designated place (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Williamson County
2 - partly in Hamilton County

structure

Townships in Franklin County

Franklin County is divided into twelve townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Ingot Township 496    17-03818
Benton Township 8972    17-05313
Browning Township 2450    17-08940
Cave Township 1756    17-11813
Denning Township 5202    17-19421
Eastern Township 582    17-21735
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Ewing Township 1345    17-24686
Frankfort Township 7029    17-27611
Goode Township 2715    17-30406
Northern Township 476    17-53637
Six Mile Township 3885    17-70070
Tyrone Township 4653    17-76576

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 424229. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Franklin County, IL ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) 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 December 4, 2012  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 4, 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 archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 4, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

Commons : Franklin County, Illinois  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 37 ° 59 ′  N , 88 ° 55 ′  W