Jackson County (Illinois)

administration
Jackson County Courthouse
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Murphysboro
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Jackson County Courthouse 1001 Walnut Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Foundation :	January 10, 1816
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 618
Demographics
Residents :	60,218 (2010)
Population density :	39.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1561 km²
Water surface :	37 km²
map

Website : www.jacksoncounty-il.gov

The Jackson County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 60,218 residents and a population density of 39.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Murphysboro .

geography

The county is located in southern Illinois on the Mississippi River , which forms the border with the neighboring state of Missouri to the west . Jackson County covers an area of 1,561 square kilometers, of which 37 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Jackson County:

Randolph County	Perry County	Franklin County
Perry County, Missouri		Williamson County
		Union County

history

A. Jackson

Jackson County was formed on January 10, 1816 in what was then the Territory of Illinois and is one of the original counties, although it was formerly formed from Randolph County. The counties that existed at the transition from the territory to the state are named as Original Counties . It was named after Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), the 7th President of the USA (1829-1837), who had defeated the British Army in the Battle of New Orleans at that time .

On March 18, 1925, Gorham, DeSoto and Murphysboro were badly damaged by a tornado. The district court building, which is still in use today, was built in 1827-28.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	1542	-
1830	1828	18.5%
1840	3566	95.1%
1850	5802	62.7%
1860	9580	65.1%
1870	19,634	104.9%
1880	22,505	14.6%
1890	27,809	23.6%
1900	33,871	21.8%
1910	35,143	3.8%
1920	37.091	5.5%
1930	35,680	-3.8%
1940	37,920	6.3%
1950	38,124	0.5%
1960	42,151	10.6%
1970	55.008	30.5%
1980	61,522	11.8%
1990	61,067	-0.7%
2000	64,612	5.8%
2010	60,218	-6.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Stone formation at Piney Creek Ravine , in the Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area

According to the 2010 census , Jackson County had 60,218 people in 24,362 households. The population density was 39.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.15 people lived in each of the 24,362 households.

The racial the population was composed of 77.8 percent white, 14.3 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 3.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.0 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.

17.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 70.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.2 percent were 65 years or older. 49.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 30,899 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,409. 28.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Jackson County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partially in Williamson County}

structure

^Bradley

^Ora

^Vergennes

^Elk

^{De Soto}

^Carbondale

^Makanda

^Pomona

^{Grand
Tower}

^{Fountain
bluff}

^{Dego-
gnia}

^Kinkaid

^Levan

^Somerset

^{Murphys-
boro}

^{Sand
ridge}

Jackson County is divided into 16 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Bradley Township	1951	17-07731
Carbondale Township	29,544	17-11170
Degognia Township	153	17-19148
De Soto Township	2388	17-19629
Elk Township	1907	17-23217
Fountain Bluff Township	208	17-27260
Grand Tower Township	707	17-30783
Kinkaid Township	486	17-40104

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Levan Township	850	17-42990
Makanda Township	4353	17-46227
Murphysboro Township	10,563	17-51466
Ora Township	514	17-56276
Pomona Township	802	17-60963
Sand Ridge Township	816	17-67522
Somerset Township	4205	17-70408
Vergennes Township	771	17-77538