Mason County (Illinois)
The Mason County Courthouse in Havana |
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US state : | Illinois |
Administrative headquarters : | Havana |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Mason County Courthouse 100 North Broadway Havana, IL 62644 |
Foundation : | January 20, 1841 |
Made up from: | Tazewell County |
Area code : | 001 309 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 14,666 (2010) |
Population density : | 10.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 1459 km² |
Water surface : | 63 km² |
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Website : www.masoncountyil.org |
The Mason County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 14,666 residents and a population density of 10.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Havana .
geography
The county is located in central northwest Illinois on the left bank of the Illinois River . To the south, the county is bounded by the Sangamon River , whose confluence with the Illinois River is in the extreme southwest.
It has an area of 1459 square kilometers, of which 63 square kilometers are water.
The following neighboring counties border Mason County:
Fulton County | Tazewell County | |
Schuyler County | ||
Cass County | Menard County | Logan County |
Protected areas
The Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge , which is maintained by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, stretches along the Illinois River .
To the north of the county is the Sand Ridge State Forest, maintained by the Illinois Department of National Resources .
history
Mason County was formed on January 20, 1841 from parts of Tazewell County. It was named by the new settlers after their former Mason County in Kentucky .
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1850 | 5921 | - | |
1860 | 10,931 | 84.6% | |
1870 | 16,184 | 48.1% | |
1880 | 16,242 | 0.4% | |
1890 | 16,067 | -1.1% | |
1900 | 17,491 | 8.9% | |
1910 | 17,377 | -0.7% | |
1920 | 16,634 | -4.3% | |
1930 | 15,115 | -9.1% | |
1940 | 15,358 | 1.6% | |
1950 | 15,326 | -0.2% | |
1960 | 15.193 | -0.9% | |
1970 | 16,161 | 6.4% | |
1980 | 19,492 | 20.6% | |
1990 | 16,269 | -16.5% | |
2000 | 16,038 | -1.4% | |
2010 | 14,666 | -8.6% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Mason County had 14,666 people in 6,426 households. The population density was 10.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.27 people lived in each of the 6,426 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.
21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 42,929 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,992. 15.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Mason County localities
Other Unincorporated Communities
1 - partially in Logan County
structure
Mason County is divided into 13 townships :
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See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 424261. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Mason County, ШД ( 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 20, 2012
- ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 20, 2012
- ^ US Fish & Wildlife Service - Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge. Retrieved December 20, 2012
- ↑ Illinois Department of National Resources - Sand Ridge State Forest ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) 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 20, 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 20, 2012
Coordinates: 40 ° 14 ′ N , 89 ° 55 ′ W