Kane County, Illinois

administration
Kane County Courthouse
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Geneva
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Government Center 719 S Batavia Avenue Geneva, IL 60134-3077
Foundation :	January 16, 1836
Made up from:	LaSalle County
Area code :	001 630
Demographics
Residents :	515,269 (2010)
Population density :	486.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1357 km²
Water surface :	297.8 km²
map

Website : countyofkane.org

The Kane County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 515,269 people and a population density of 486.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Geneva .

Kane County is part of the Chicago metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in northeast Illinois in the western suburbs of Chicago . It has an area of 1357, of which 298 square kilometers are water surface. The following neighboring counties border Kane County:

	McHenry County
DeKalb County		Cook County DuPage County
	Kendall County	Will County

Rivers in the county

history

The area of what is now Kane County was first reached by European explorers through the Marquette-Joliet Expedition . The explorer La Salle and his lieutenant Tonti later claimed the land for France . In 1717 the land was placed under the care of Louisiana and remained in French possession until the end of the French and Indian War . By signing the treaty in Paris , the country was ceded to the British. British control ended in 1778 when George Rogers Clark crossed the southwest border at Kaskaskia and Cahokia .

In 1818 Illinois got its sovereignty and the area of what would later become Kane County was only known to be Indians. The invasion of the colonists forced the Indians to migrate towards Iowa . In 1832 they tried to recapture their former country. In response, army troops were dispatched and the Indian offensive was put down. Over the next two years, droves of new colonists came.

Kane

On January 16, 1836, Kane County was formed from parts of LaSalle County . It was named after Elias Kent Kane , a respected lawyer, member of Congress, US Secretary of State and US Senator from Illinois. The first county administration was LaFox, later it became Vienna. The first courthouse was built in 1837, which was replaced by a stone courthouse in 1844.

The years following the Civil War were marked by a sudden increase in the population looking for work. Another population surge was triggered by the newly built railroad that connected the Mississippi River with the new industrial area of Chicago . Chicago hotels were a major source of milk, butter, and cheese in northern Kane County. The railway ensured fast transport for the fresh dairy products that were loaded into the city every day.

On the night of March 13, 1890, Kane County lost one of its most treasured buildings when a fire destroyed the courthouse. Fortunately, the most important documents were deposited in a fire-proof vault. The new courthouse and prison has four floors and is still standing today. From 1890 to 1940 the population doubled from 65,000 to 130,000 and again from 1940 to 1970 to 260,000.

Territorial development

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	6501	-
1850	16,703	156.9%
1860	30,062	80%
1870	39.091	30%
1880	44,939	15%
1890	65,061	44.8%
1900	78,792	21.1%
1910	91,862	16.6%
1920	99,499	8.3%
1930	125,327	26%
1940	130.206	3.9%
1950	150,388	15.5%
1960	208.246	38.5%
1970	251.005	20.5%
1980	278.405	10.9%
1990	317,471	14%
2000	404.119	27.3%
2010	515.269	27.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Kane County from its inception in 1836 to 1837
1837 to 1841
1841 until today

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Kane County had 515,269 people in 169,528 households. The population density was 486.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.97 people in each of the 169,528 households.

The racial the population was composed of 87.4 percent white, 6.1 percent African American, 1.0 percent Native American, 3.7 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 31.1 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.

28.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 69,496 USD . The per capita income was $ 29,864. 10.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Kane County

Citys

Aurora ¹
Batavia ²
Elgin ³

Geneva
St. Charles ²

Villages

Census-designated place (CDP)

Prestbury

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in DuPage , Kendall and Will County

2 - partly in DuPage County

3 - partly in Cook County

4 - partly in McHenry County

5 - partly in Cook , Lake and McHenry County

6 - partly in Cook and DuPage County

7 - partly in DeKalb County

8 - partly in Kendall County}

structure

Kane County is divided into 16 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Aurora Township	146.149	17-03025
Batavia Township	35,221	17-04091
Big Rock Township	1859	17-05989
Blackberry Township	15,090	17-06262
Burlington Township	1921	17-09772
Campton Township	17.174	17-10903
Dundee Township	64.167	17-21046
Elgin Township	100,922	17-23087

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Geneva Township	26,552	17-28885
Hampshire Township	7569	17-32538
Kaneville Township	1264	17-38908
Plato Township	6166	17-60365
Rutland Township	18.806	17-66430
St. Charles Township	50,854	17-66716
Sugar Grove Township	19,618	17-73404
Virgil Township	1937	17-78188