Fulton County, Illinois
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| US state : | Illinois |
| Administrative headquarters : | Lewistown |
| Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Fulton County Courthouse 100 N. Main Street Lewistown, IL 61542-0226 |
| Foundation : | January 28, 1823 |
| Made up from: | Pike County |
| Area code : | 001 309 |
| Demographics | |
| Residents : | 37,069 (2010) |
| Population density : | 16.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
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| Total area : | 2286 km² |
| Water surface : | 44 km² |
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| Website : fultonco.org | |
The Fulton County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 37,069 residents and a population density of 16.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is in Lewistown .
geography
The county is located in central northwest Illinois on the right bank of the Illinois River . The Spoon River flows through the county in a southeast direction before flowing into the Illinois River southeast of Lewistown.
Fulton County covers an area of 2286 square kilometers, of which 44 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:
| Warren County | Knox County | Peoria County |
| McDonough County |
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Tazewell County |
| Schuyler County | Mason County |
Protected area
At the confluence of the Spoon River with the Illinois River is the Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge , an approximately 45 square kilometers large wetland area. About twelve square kilometers of it are owned by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service .
history
Fulton County was formed on January 28, 1823 from parts of Pike County and named after the inventor Robert Fulton , whose greatest invention was the steamboat, which sailed the Hudson River from 1807 . In the same year the first courthouse was built. The first half-timbered house was built in 1830 by Deacon Nathan Jones.
The first settler in what would later become Fulton County was Ossian Ross, who staked out his claim in 1821 in the area of what is now Lewistown . In 1822 a small settlement had formed from it, which he named after his eldest son Lewis - Lewistown. The southeast of the county was settled by Quakers who migrated here from eastern Ohio in 1829 . In 1838 a new one was built for the courthouse from 1823, this time in stone, and was in use until 1894 when it was destroyed by fire. The courthouse, built in 1897, is still in use today.
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1830 | 1841 | - | |
| 1840 | 13,142 | 613.9% | |
| 1850 | 22,508 | 71.3% | |
| 1860 | 33,338 | 48.1% | |
| 1870 | 38.201 | 14.6% | |
| 1880 | 41,240 | 8th % | |
| 1890 | 43.110 | 4.5% | |
| 1900 | 46.201 | 7.2% | |
| 1910 | 49,549 | 7.2% | |
| 1920 | 48.163 | -2.8% | |
| 1930 | 43,983 | -8.7% | |
| 1940 | 44,627 | 1.5% | |
| 1950 | 43,716 | -2% | |
| 1960 | 41,954 | -4% | |
| 1970 | 41,890 | -0.2% | |
| 1980 | 43,687 | 4.3% | |
| 1990 | 38,080 | -12.8% | |
| 2000 | 38,250 | 0.4% | |
| 2010 | 37,069 | -3.1% | |
| Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 | |||
In 1903 the Illinois Central Electric Railway opened as Interurban in Fulton County, but had to be shut down again in 1928.
The writer Edgar Lee Masters lived long in Fulton County. The area provided inspiration for many of his works, which were set in a small town at the beginning of the 20th century.
Territorial development
Fulton County between 1823 and 1825
since 1825
Demographic data
As of the 2010 census , Fulton County had 37,069 people in 14,673 households. The population density was 16.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.34 people each in the 14,673 households.
The racial the population was composed of 94.3 percent white, 3.8 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.2 percent were 65 years or older. 48.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 41,268 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,309. 13.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Fulton County localities
1 - partially in Knox County
structure
Fulton County is divided into 26 townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Fulton County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Fulton 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
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 4, 2012
- ^ US Fish & Wildlife Service - Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge. Retrieved December 4, 2012
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
- ↑ Jesse White, Origin and Evolution of Illinois Counties (PDF; 5.3 MB). Retrieved December 4, 2012
- ↑ 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
Web links
List of counties in Illinois
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Boone |
Brown |
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Calhoun |
Carroll |
Cass |
Champaign |
Christian |
Clark |
Clay |
Clinton |
Coles |
Cook |
Crawford |
Cumberland |
DeKalb |
DeWitt |
Douglas |
DuPage |
Edgar |
Edwards |
Effingham |
Fayette |
Ford |
Franklin |
Fulton |
Gallatin |
Greene |
Grundy |
Hamilton |
Hancock |
Hardin |
Henderson |
Henry |
Iroquois |
Jackson |
Jasper |
Jefferson |
Jersey |
Jo Daviess |
Johnson |
Kane |
Kankakee |
Kendall |
Knox |
LaSalle |
Lake |
Lawrence |
Lee |
Livingston |
Logan |
Macon |
Macoupin |
Madison |
Marion |
Marshall |
Mason |
Massac |
McDonough |
McHenry |
McLean |
Menard |
Mercer |
Monroe |
Montgomery |
Morgan |
Moultrie |
Ogle |
Peoria |
Perry |
Piatt |
Pike |
Pope |
Pulaski |
Putnam |
Randolph |
Richland |
Rock Island |
Saline |
Sangamon |
Schuyler |
Scott |
Shelby |
St. Clair |
Strong |
Stephenson |
Tazewell |
Union |
Vermilion |
Wabash |
Warren |
Washington |
Wayne |
White |
Whiteside |
Will |
Williamson |
Winnebago |
Woodford
Coordinates: 40 ° 29 ′ N , 90 ° 13 ′ W