Jersey County

administration
Jersey County Courthouse in Jerseyville, listed on NRHP No. 86001008
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Jerseyville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Government Administration Building 200 N. Lafayette Street Jerseyville, IL 62052
Foundation :	February 28, 1839
Made up from:	Greene County
Area code :	001 618
Demographics
Residents :	22,985 (2010)
Population density :	24 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	976 km²
Water surface :	20 km²
map

Website : www.jerseycounty-il.us

The Jersey County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 22,985 residents and a population density of 24 people per square kilometer. The county seat is in Jerseyville .

Jersey County is located in the eastern part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area, known as Metro-East , around the city of St. Louis in neighboring Missouri .

geography

The county is located in southwest Illinois where the Illinois River flows into the Mississippi and has an area of 976 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water. The southern border of the county is formed by the Mississippi and is also the state border with Missouri . The following counties border Jersey County:

	Greene County
Calhoun County		Macoupin County
	St. Charles County, Missouri	Madison County

Rivers in the county

In addition to the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers , which border the county , there are a number of smaller rivers in Jersey County:

history

What is now Jersey County was once the home of the Kickapoo, Menomini, Potawatomi, and Illinois Indians. In 1832 the village of Hickory Grove was renamed Jerseyville and the first post office was opened. In 1835, Illinois' first public school was established here.

Jersey County was formed on February 28, 1839 from the southern part of Greene County and was named after the origin of most of the settlers - New Jersey .

Due to the favorable location and the fertile soil, the region quickly developed into a well-known agricultural area. In 1844 the Mississippi overflowed its banks and destroyed the village of Grafton. In 1849 the area was hit by the Asian flu, which left many people dead. The courthouse, which is still in use today, was built in 1894.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	4535	-
1850	7354	62.2%
1860	12,051	63.9%
1870	15,054	24.9%
1880	15,542	3.2%
1890	14,810	-4.7%
1900	14,612	-1.3%
1910	13,954	-4.5%
1920	12,682	-9.1%
1930	12,556	-1 %
1940	13,636	8.6%
1950	15,264	11.9%
1960	17,023	11.5%
1970	18,492	8.6%
1980	20,538	11.1%
1990	20,539	0%
2000	21,668	5.5%
2010	22,985	6.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Great River Road at Alton

As of the 2010 census , Jersey County had 22,985 people in 8,642 households. The population density was 24 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.5 people lived in each of the 8,642 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.6 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.

22.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 48,573 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,144. 10.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Jersey County localities

Citys

Town

Otterville

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - predominantly in Macoupin County}

structure

Jersey County is divided into eleven townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Elsah Township	2462	17-23789
English Township	487	17-24231
Fidelity Township	715	17-25973
Jersey Township	10.165	17-38401
Mississippi Township	2041	17-49672
Otter Creek Township	1035	17-56952

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Piasa Township	3376	17-59598
Quarry Township	1174	17-62354
Richwood Township	653	17-63745
Rosedale Township	456	17-65689
Ruyle Township	421	17-66482

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

↑ GNIS-ID: 424243. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Jersey 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 11, 2012 @1@ 2

↑ ^a ^b National Association of Counties. Retrieved December 11, 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 11, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu

Web links

Commons : Jersey County, Illinois - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

39.09 -90.36Coordinates: 39 ° 5 ′ N , 90 ° 22 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] GNIS-ID: 424243. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).