Jasper County (Illinois)
Jasper County Courthouse |
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US state : | Illinois |
Administrative headquarters : | Newton |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 100 West Jordan Street Newton, IL 62448-1973 |
Foundation : | February 15, 1831 |
Made up from: |
Crawford County Clark County |
Area code : | 001 618 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 9698 (2010) |
Population density : | 7.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1290 km² |
Water surface : | 9 km² |
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The Jasper County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 9,698 residents and a population density of 7.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is in Newton .
geography
The county is located in southeast Illinois and is traversed by the Embarras River . It has an area of 1290 square kilometers, of which nine square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Jasper County:
Cumberland County | Clark County | |
Effingham County | Crawford County | |
Clay County | Richland County |
history
Jasper County was formed on February 15, 1831 from parts of Crawford County and Clark County and named after William Jasper , a sergeant and war hero in the American Revolutionary War .
The official sale of land to white settlers began on April 7, 1820.
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 1472 | - | |
1850 | 3220 | 118.8% | |
1860 | 8364 | 159.8% | |
1870 | 11,234 | 34.3% | |
1880 | 14,515 | 29.2% | |
1890 | 18,188 | 25.3% | |
1900 | 20,160 | 10.8% | |
1910 | 18,157 | -9.9% | |
1920 | 16,064 | -11.5% | |
1930 | 12,809 | -20.3% | |
1940 | 13,431 | 4.9% | |
1950 | 12,266 | -8.7% | |
1960 | 11,346 | -7.5% | |
1970 | 10,741 | -5.3% | |
1980 | 11,318 | 5.4% | |
1990 | 10,609 | -6.3% | |
2000 | 10.117 | -4.6% | |
2010 | 9698 | -4.1% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
As of the 2010 census , Jasper County had 9,698 people in 3,985 households. The population density was 7.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.42 people each in the 3,985 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.4 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.
22.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 47,731 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,917. 7.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in Jasper County
structure
Jasper County is divided into eleven townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 424241. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Jasper County, IL ( Memento of the original from July 12, 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 10, 2012
- ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 10, 2012
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
- ↑ 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 10, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 39 ° 1 ′ N , 88 ° 9 ′ W