Madison County (Illinois)

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Madison County Administration Building
Madison County Administration Building
administration
US state : Illinois
Administrative headquarters : Edwardsville
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
The County Of Madison
Administration Building
157 North Main Street
Edwardsville, IL. 62025
Foundation : September 14, 1812
Made up from: St. Clair County
Area code : 001 618
Demographics
Residents : 269,282  (2010 estimate)
Population density : 143.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1918 km²
Water surface : 40 km²
map
Map of Madison County within Illinois
Website : www.co.madison.il.us

The Madison County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 269,282 residents and a population density of 143.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Edwardsville .

Madison County is located in the eastern part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area called Metro-East around the city of St. Louis in neighboring Missouri .

geography

The county is located in southwest Illinois, with Mississippi forming the natural border with the state of Missouri to the west of the county . It has a total area of ​​1918 square kilometers, of which 40 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Madison County:

Jersey County Macoupin County    Montgomery County
St. Charles County, Missouri

St. Louis County, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri 1
Neighboring communities Bond County
St. Clair County Clinton County
1this is not a county, but an independent city ( independent city )

history

James Madison
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1820 13,550 -
1830 6221 -54.1%
1840 14,433 132%
1850 20,441 41.6%
1860 31,251 52.9%
1870 44.131 41.2%
1880 50.126 13.6%
1890 51,535 2.8%
1900 64,694 25.5%
1910 89,847 38.9%
1920 106,895 19%
1930 143,830 34.6%
1940 149,349 3.8%
1950 182,307 22.1%
1960 224,689 23.2%
1970 250.934 11.7%
1980 247,691 -1.3%
1990 249.238 0.6%
2000 258.941 3.9%
2010 269.282 4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Madison County was formed on September 14, 1812 from St. Clair and Randolph Counties. It was named after James Madison (1751-1836), the fourth President of the USA (1809-1817).

Territorial development

Originally, Madison County was 70% of the then Illinois territory . All other counties in central and northern Illinois as well as between the Mississippi and the Wabash Rivers emerged from this.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Madison County had 269,282 people in 107,219 households. The population density was 143.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.41 people lived in the 107,219 households.

The racial the population was composed of 88.2 percent white, 7.9 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.7 percent of the population.

22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 50,628  USD . The per capita income was $ 25,873. 13.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Madison County

Citys

Villages

Census-designated places (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

1partly in St. Clair County
2partly in Bond County

structure

Madison County is divided into 24 townships :

Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Alhambra Township 1674    17-00750
Alton Township 27,865    17-01127
Chouteau Township 8226    17-14260
Collinsville Township 36,265    17-15612
Edwardsville Township 37,657    17-22710
Fort Russell Township 9146    17-27130
Foster Township 4091    17-27182
Godfrey Township 17,982    17-30107
Granite City Township 27,188    17-30939
Hamel Township 2526    17-32421
Helvetia Township 8646    17-33981
Jarvis Township 14,232    17-38245
Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Leef Township 628    17-42652
Marine Township 2243    17-46877
Moro Township 3551    17-50465
Nameoki Township 12,685    17-51583
New Douglas Township 509    17-52428
Olive Township 1785    17-55834
Omphghent Township 2381    17-56068
Pin Oak Township 3916    17-60014
St. Jacob Township 2578    17-66872
Saline Township 6321    17-67275
Venice Township 5650    17-77486
Wood River Township 31,537    17-83284
Outline of Madison County

See also

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 424258. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Madison County, IL ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 19, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  3. a b National Association of Counties. Retrieved December 19, 2012
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
  6. Missouri Census Data Center - Illinois  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 19, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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

Coordinates: 38 ° 50 ′  N , 89 ° 55 ′  W