McDonough County

administration
The McDonough County Courthouse in Macomb, listed on the NRHP since 1972
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Macomb
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse One Courthouse Square Macomb, IL 61455-2200
Foundation :	January 25, 1826
Made up from:	Schuyler County
Area code :	001 309
Demographics
Residents :	32,612 (2010)
Population density :	21.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1528 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

The McDonough County is a county in the US state of Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 32,612 residents and a population density of 21.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Macomb .

geography

The county is located in western Illinois and is traversed by the La Moine River , a tributary of the Illinois River .

It has an area of 1528 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water.

The following neighboring counties border McDonough County:

Henderson County	Warren County
Hancock County		Fulton County
	Schuyler County

history

McDonough

McDonough County was formed on January 25, 1826 from Schuyler County. It was named after Thomas Macdonough , a war hero from the War of 1812 and Commodore in the US Navy.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	5308	-
1850	7616	43.5%
1860	20,069	163.5%
1870	26,509	32.1%
1880	27,970	5.5%
1890	27,467	-1.8%
1900	28,412	3.4%
1910	26,887	-5.4%
1920	27,074	0.7%
1930	27,329	0.9%
1940	26,944	-1.4%
1950	28.199	4.7%
1960	28,928	2.6%
1970	36,653	26.7%
1980	37,467	2.2%
1990	35,244	-5.9%
2000	32,913	-6.6%
2010	32,612	-0.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , McDonough Counties had 32,612 people in 12,834 households. The population density was 21.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.1 people lived in each of the 12,834 households.

The racial the population was composed of 90.4 percent white, 5.1 percent African American, 1.7 percent Native American, 2.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

15.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 69.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 34,186 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,854. 2.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in McDonough County

Citys

Villages

Census-designated places (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

structure

McDonough County is divided into 19 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Bethel Township	327	17-05638
Blandinsville Township	846	17-06483
Bushnell Township	3272	17-10123
Chalmers Township	686	17-12333
Colchester Township	1837	17-15391
Eldorado Township	134	17-22996
Emmet Township	1288	17-24101
Hire township	229	17-35333
Industry Township	733	17-37452
Lamoine Township	516	17-41820

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Macomb Township	502	17-45902
Macomb City Township	19,288	17-45915
Mound Township	283	17-50738
New Salem Township	369	17-52792
Prairie City Township	510	17-61561
Sciota Township	539	17-68211
Scotland Township	448	17-68250
Tennessee Township	336	17-74678
Walnut Grove Township	469	17-78591