Grundy County, Illinois

administration
Grundy County Courthouse in Morris
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Morris
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 111 Washington Street Morris, IL 60450-2426
Foundation :	February 17, 1841
Made up from:	LaSalle County
Area code :	001 815
Demographics
Residents :	50,063 (2010 estimate)
Population density :	46 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1115 km²
Water surface :	27 km²
map

Website : www.grundyco.org

The Grundy County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 50,063 residents and a population density of 46 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Morris .

Grundy County is part of the Chicago metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in northeast Illinois in the southwest suburb of Chicago . It has an area of 1115 km², of which 27 km² are water.

In the east of Grundy County, the Kankakee River and the Des Plaines River flow together to form the Illinois River , which flows through the county in an east-west direction.

The following neighboring counties border Grundy County:

	Kendall County
LaSalle County		Will County
	Livingston County	Kankakee County

history

Felix Grundy

The first white colonization began around 1800. The first documented settler was William Marquis, who arrived in 1828 with a covered wagon. The formation of settlements began around 1830. Five years later, the first public land sale began. On February 17, 1841, Grundy County was formed from parts of La Salle County. It was named after Felix Grundy , a lawyer, politician, senator and minister of justice.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	5681	-
1860	9393	65.3%
1870	12,652	34.7%
1880	16,129	27.5%
1890	17,138	6.3%
1900	24,136	40.8%
1910	24,162	0.1%
1920	18,580	-23.1%
1930	18,678	0.5%
1940	18,398	-1.5%
1950	19,217	4.5%
1960	22,350	16.3%
1970	26,535	18.7%
1980	30,582	15.3%
1990	32,337	5.7%
2000	37,535	16.1%
2010	50,063	33.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Grundy County had 50,063 people in 17,961 households. The population density was 46 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.71 people each in the 17,961 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.2 percent white, 1.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.4 percent of the population.

26.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 64,297 USD . The per capita income was $ 27,895. 6.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Grundy County localities

City

Morris

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Will County

2 - partly in Kendall and in Will County

3 - mostly in LaSalle County

4 - mostly in Livingston County}

structure

Grundy County is divided into 17 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Aux Sable Township	13,061	17-03090
Braceville Township	6467	17-07653
Erienna Township	2217	17-24400
Felix Township	4427	17-25778
Garfield Township	1586	17-28677
Goodfarm Township	376	17-30432
Goose Lake Township	1674	17-30549
Greenfield Township	997	17-31381
Highland Township	288	17-34657

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Maine Township	330	17-46175
Mazon Township	1487	17-47800
Morris Township	7110	17-50504
Nettle Creek Township	503	17-52038
Norman Township	308	17-53286
Saratoga Township	6122	17-67678
Vienna Township	687	17-77850
Wauponsee Township	2423	17-79345