Knox County, Illinois

administration
Knox County Courthouse
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Galesburg
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Knox County Courthouse 200 S. Cherry Street Galesburg, IL 61401-4992
Foundation :	January 13, 1825
Made up from:	Illinois Territory of Fulton County
Area code :	001 309
Demographics
Residents :	52,919 (2010)
Population density :	28.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1864 km²
Water surface :	9 km²
map

Website : www.knoxcountyil.com

The Knox County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 52,919 residents and a population density of 28.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Galesburg .

geography

The county is located in western Illinois between the Mississippi, about 40 km to the west, and the Illinois River , which is about 30 km to the east. Knox County has an area of 1,864 km², of which 9 km² is water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Mercer County	Henry County
Warren County		Stark County
	Fulton County	Peoria County

history

Henry Knox

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1830	274	-
1840	7060	2,476.6%
1850	13,279	88.1%
1860	28,663	115.9%
1870	39,522	37.9%
1880	38,344	-3%
1890	38,752	1.1%
1900	43,612	12.5%
1910	46.159	5.8%
1920	46,727	1.2%
1930	51,336	9.9%
1940	52,250	1.8%
1950	54,366	4%
1960	61,280	12.7%
1970	61,280	0%
1980	61,607	0.5%
1990	56,393	-8.5%
2000	55,836	-1 %
2010	52,919	-5.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Knox County was formed on January 13, 1825 from the Free Territory of Illinois and the northern part of Fulton County. It was named after Henry Knox (1750-1806), an officer in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War , who was later the United States' first Secretary of War under George Washington (1789-1794).

In the period from 1825 to 1838, the size of the county changed several times. The first administrative seat was until 1831 with John B. Gum in Henderson, then until 1872 Henderson, later renamed Knoxville, was the administrative seat of Knox County.

Territorial development

Knox County from its inception in 1825 to 1831
1831 to 1839
1839 until today

Demographic data

As of the 2010 census , Knox County had 52,919 people in 21,863 households. The population density was 28.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.21 people lived in each of the 21,863 households.

The racial the population was composed of 87.5 percent white, 7.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 4.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

20.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 39,545 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,908. 15.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Knox County

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - predominantly in Fulton County}

structure

Knox County is divided into 21 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Cedar Township	3270	17-11891
Chestnut Township	253	17-13217
Copley Township	348	17-16275
Elba Township	291	17-22879
Galesburg Township	366	17-28339
Galesburg City Township	32,195	17-28352
Haw Creek Township	461	17-33552

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Henderson Township	1135	17-34020
Indian Point Township	1554	17-37361
Knox Township	5027	17-40403
Lynn Township	309	17-45330
Maquon Township	556	17-46708
Ontario Township	943	17-56172
Orange Township	556	17-56315

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Persifer Township	980	17-59221
Rio Township	518	17-64161
Salem Township	1003	17-67223
Sparta Township	1165	17-71435
Truro Township	840	17-76303
Victoria Township	379	17-77824
Walnut Grove Township	770	17-78565

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 424249. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Knox County, IL ( Memento of the original from July 13, 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 14, 2012 @1@ 2

^ ^A ^b National Association of Counties. Retrieved December 14, 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 14, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu

Web links

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

40.93 -90.21Coordinates: 40 ° 56 ′ N , 90 ° 13 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 424249. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).