Macon County (Illinois)

administration
The Macon County Courthouse in Decatur
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Decatur
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Macon County Office Building 141 S. Main St. Decatur, IL 62523
Foundation :	January 19, 1829
Area code :	001 217
Demographics
Residents :	110,768 (2010)
Population density :	73.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1516 km²
Water surface :	13 km²
map

Website : www.co.macon.il.us

The Macon County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 the county had 110,768 people and a population density of 73.7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Decatur .

geography

Sangamon River

The county is located in the geographic center of Illinois. It has an area of 1516 square kilometers, of which 13 km² is water.

The county is traversed by the Sangamon River , one of the major tributaries of the Illinois River . In the center of the county is Lake Decatur , a reservoir of the Sangamon River.

The following neighboring counties border Macon County:

Logan County	DeWitt County	Piatt County
Sangamon County
Christian County	Shelby County	Moultrie County

history

Nathaniel Macon

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1830	1122	-
1840	3039	170.9%
1850	3988	31.2%
1860	13,738	244.5%
1870	26,481	92.8%
1880	30,665	15.8%
1890	38,083	24.2%
1900	44.003	15.5%
1910	54.186	23.1%
1920	65,175	20.3%
1930	81,731	25.4%
1940	84,693	3.6%
1950	98,853	16.7%
1960	118.257	19.6%
1970	125.010	5.7%
1980	131,375	5.1%
1990	117.206	-10.8%
2000	114,706	-2.1%
2010	110,768	-3.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Macon County was formed on January 19, 1829. It was named after Nathaniel Macon , Colonel (Colonel) in the American Revolutionary War , politician and spokesman for the Republican politicians within the then Democratic Republican Party, which wanted to restrict the power of the government and US Senator from North Carolina . Abraham Lincoln's family lived here from 1830 to 1831 . Thereafter, his parents moved back to Coles County while he pursued his own career.

Territorial development

Macon County from its inception in 1829 to 1839
1839 to 1841
1841 to 1843
1843 until today

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Macon County had 110,768 people in 44,568 households. The population density was 73.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.41 people lived in each of the 44,568 households.

The racial the population was composed of 79.8 percent white, 16.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.

22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.5 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 45,987 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,797. 15.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Macon County localities

Citys

Villages

Census-designated place (CDP)

Boody

Other Unincorporated Communities

structure

Macon County's townships

Macon County is divided into 16 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Austin Township	214	17-03051
Blue Mound Township	890	17-06769
Decatur Township	52,915	17-18836
Friends Creek Township	1450	17-27988
Harristown Township	1921	17-33240
Hickory Point Township	18,523	17-34527
Illinois Township	1469	17-37023
Long Creek Township	10,679	17-44511

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Maroa Township	2100	17-47085
Mount Zion Township	7131	17-51219
Niantic Township	842	17-52974
Oakley Township	1082	17-54859
Pleasant View Township	1481	17-60677
South Macon Township	1457	17-70967
South Wheatland Township	4143	17-71357
Whitmore Township	4471	17-81464