Marshall County (Illinois)

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Marshall County Courthouse
Marshall County Courthouse
administration
US state : Illinois
Administrative headquarters : Lacon
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 328
Lacon, IL 61540-0328
Foundation : January 19, 1839
Made up from: Bond County
Clark County
Area code : 001 309
Demographics
Residents : 12,640  (2010)
Population density : 12.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1032 km²
Water surface : 32 km²
map
Map of Marshall County within Illinois
Website : www.marshallcountyillinois.com

The Marshall County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 12,640 people and a population density of 12.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Lacon .

geography

The county is located in north-central Illinois on both sides of the Illinois River . It has an area of ​​1032 square kilometers, of which 32 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Marshall County:

Bureau County Putnam County
Stark County Compass card (de) .svg LaSalle County
Peoria County Woodford County

history

John Marshall
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 1849 -
1850 5180 180.2%
1860 13,437 159.4%
1870 16,956 26.2%
1880 15,055 -11.2%
1890 13,653 -9.3%
1900 16,370 19.9%
1910 15,679 -4.2%
1920 14,760 -5.9%
1930 13,023 -11.8%
1940 13,179 1.2%
1950 13,025 -1.2%
1960 13,334 2.4%
1970 13,302 -0.2%
1980 14,479 8.8%
1990 12,846 -11.3%
2000 13,180 2.6%
2010 12,640 -4.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Marshall County was formed on January 19, 1839 from parts of Bond and Clark Counties. It was named after John Marshall (1755-1835), a member of the US House of Representatives (1799-1800), Secretary of State (1800-1801) and longtime Chief Justice of the United States (1801-1835).

Territorial development

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Marshall County had 12,640 people in 5,061 households. The population density was 12.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.45 people lived in 5061 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.0 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.7 percent of the population.

21.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 51,642  USD . The per capita income was $ 25,600. 9.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Marshall County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in LaSalle County
2 - partly in Woodford County
3 - partly in Bureau County

structure

Marshall County is divided into twelve townships :

Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Bell Plain Township 400    17-04949
Bennington Township 1669    17-05235
Evans Township 1322    17-24569
Henry Township 2700    17-34176
Hopewell Township 562    17-36152
Lacon Township 2501    17-40572
Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
La Prairie Township 364    17-42093
Richland Township 446    17-63589
Roberts Township 925    17-64668
Saratoga Township 286    17-67691
Steuben Township 1163    17-72585
Whitefield Township 302    17-81230

See also

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 424260. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Marshall 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 : Marshall County, Illinois  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 41 ° 2 ′  N , 89 ° 20 ′  W