Marion County, Illinois

administration
The Marion County Courthouse in Salem
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Salem
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Marion County Courthouse 101 E. Broadway P.O. Box 637 Salem, IL 62881
Foundation :	January 24, 1823
Made up from:	Jefferson County Fayette County
Area code :	001 618
Demographics
Residents :	39,437 (2010)
Population density :	26.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1481 km²
Water surface :	9 km²
map

The Marion County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 39,437 residents and a population density of 26.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Salem .

geography

The county is located in south central Illinois. It has an area of 1481 square kilometers, of which nine square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Marion County:

	Fayette County
Clinton County		Clay County
Washington County	Jefferson County	Wayne County

history

Marion County was formed on January 24, 1823 from parts of Jefferson and Fayette Counties. It was named after Francis Marion , an officer in the Continental Army in the American War of Independence .

The first settlers in 1811 were Samuel Young and his son, whose house had been completely destroyed in the great earthquake in Missouri on November 16, 1811 , who were looking for a new home. At the time, Illinois was not a state. In 1813 he had his family come and in the spring of 1814 they planted the first seeds.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1830	2125	-
1840	4742	123.2%
1850	6720	41.7%
1860	12,739	89.6%
1870	20,622	61.9%
1880	23,686	14.9%
1890	24,341	2.8%
1900	30,446	25.1%
1910	35.094	15.3%
1920	37,497	6.8%
1930	35,635	-5%
1940	47,989	34.7%
1950	41,700	-13.1%
1960	39,349	-5.6%
1970	38,986	-0.9%
1980	43,523	11.6%
1990	41,561	-4.5%
2000	41,691	0.3%
2010	39,437	-5.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , there were 39,437 people in 16,108 households in Marion County. The population density was 26.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.41 people lived in each of the 16,108 households.

The racial the population was composed of 93.5 percent white, 4.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,097 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,418. 16.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Marion County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Clinton , Washington and Jefferson County

2 - mainly in Clinton County

3 - mainly in Fayette County

4 - partly in Clay County}

structure

Marion County is divided into 17 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Alma Township	836	17-00932
Carrigan Township	380	17-11436
Centralia Township	15,042	17-12177
Foster Township	379	17-27195
Haines Township	1002	17-32187
Iuka Township	999	17-37946
Kinmundy Township	1186	17-40130
Meacham Township	375	17-47826
Odin Township	1722	17-55223

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Omega Township	501	17-56055
Patoka Township	1038	17-58070
Raccoon Township	1541	17-62445
Romine Township	514	17-65455
Salem Township	9286	17-67249
Sandoval Township	2322	17-67457
Stevenson Township	1301	17-72598
Tonti Township	1013	17-75744