Morgan County, Illinois

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The Morgan County Courthouse in Jacksonville, listed on the NRHP since 1986 [1]
The Morgan County Courthouse in Jacksonville, listed on the NRHP since 1986
administration
US state : Illinois
Administrative headquarters : Jacksonville
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
Morgan County Courthouse
300 W. State Street
Jacksonville, IL 62650-2083
Foundation : January 31, 1823
Made up from: Greene County
Sangamon County
Area code : 001 217
Demographics
Residents : 35,547  (2010)
Population density : 24.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1482 km²
Water surface : 9 km²
map
Map of Morgan County within Illinois
Website : morgancounty-il.com

The Morgan County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 35,547 residents and a population density of 24.1 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Jacksonville .

geography

The county is located in west-central Illinois and reaches the Illinois River on its western border . It has an area of ​​1482 square kilometers, of which nine square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Morgan County:

Brown County Cass County
Pike County

Scott County
Compass card (de) .svg Sangamon County
Greene County      Macoupin County

Protected areas

In the extreme northwest of the county which lies from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service maintained Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge , which extends north into the neighboring Cass County.

history

Daniel Morgan
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1830 12,714 -
1840 19,547 53.7%
1850 16,064 -17.8%
1860 22,112 37.6%
1870 28,463 28.7%
1880 31,514 10.7%
1890 32,636 3.6%
1900 35.006 7.3%
1910 34,420 -1.7%
1920 33,567 -2.5%
1930 34,240 2%
1940 36,378 6.2%
1950 35,568 -2.2%
1960 36,571 2.8%
1970 36,174 -1.1%
1980 37.502 3.7%
1990 36,397 -2.9%
2000 36,616 0.6%
2010 35,547 -2.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Morgan County was formed on January 31, 1823 from parts of Greene County and Sangamon County. It was named after Daniel Morgan (1736-1802), a brigadier general in the Continental Army and commander of the Rifle Brigade , who defeated the British Army at the Battle of Cowpens during the American Revolutionary War . From 1797 to 1799 he was the representative of Virginia .

The first white colonization dates from 1818.

Territorial development

Demographic data

As of the 2010 census , Morgan County had 35,547 people in 13,993 households. The population density was 24.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.33 people lived in each of the 13,993 households.

The racial the population was composed of 91.2 percent white, 6.3 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17 percent were 65 years or older. 49.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 44,731  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,598. 15.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Morgan County localities

Citys

Town

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Scott County

structure

Morgan County is divided into 40 precincts :

Presinct Population
(2010)
FIPS
Alexander precinct 383    17-90054
Arcadia precinct 899    17-90234
Chapin precinct 748    17-90720
Concord precinct 451    17-90828
Franklin precinct 1192    17-91278
Jacksonville No. 1 precinct 1162    17-91711
Jacksonville No. 2 precinct 1645    17-91712
Jacksonville No. 3 precinct 912    17-91713
Jacksonville No. 4 precinct 2013    17-91714
Jacksonville No. 5 precinct 1223    17-91715
Jacksonville No. 6 precinct 1010    17-91716
Jacksonville No. 7 precinct 539    17-91717
Jacksonville No. 8 precinct 827    17-91718
Jacksonville No. 9 precinct 882    17-91719
Jacksonville No. 10 precinct 1033    17-91720
Jacksonville No. 11 precinct 1596    17-91721
Jacksonville No. 12 precinct 874    17-91722
Jacksonville No. 13 precinct 958    17-91723
Jacksonville No. 14 precinct 903    17-91724
Jacksonville No. 15 precinct 1254    17-91725
Presinct Population
(2010)
FIPS
Jacksonville No. 16 precinct 677    17-91726
Jacksonville No. 17 precinct 1318    17-91727
Jacksonville No. 18 precinct 620    17-91728
Literberry precinct 821    17-91926
Lynnville precinct 610    17-91962
Markham precinct 459    17-92034
Meredosia No. 1 precinct 838    17-92043
Meredosia No. 2 precinct 660    17-92045
Murrayville precinct 1038    17-92232
Nortonville precinct 289    17-92268
Pisgah precinct 1028    17-92484
Prentice-Sinclair precinct 395    17-92934
South Jacksonville No. 1 precinct 881    17-93206
South Jacksonville No. 2 precinct 652    17-93208
South Jacksonville No. 3 precinct 1023    17-93210
South Jacksonville No. 4 precinct 775    17-93212
Waverly No. 1 precinct 984    17-93640
Waverly No. 2 precinct 741    17-93642
Waverly No. 3 precinct 157    17-93644
Woodson precinct 1077    17-93852

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 86003167 Retrieved January 17, 2019
  2. GNIS-ID: 424270. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Morgan County, IL ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 24, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  4. a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 24, 2012
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
  7. 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 24, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

Commons : Morgan County, Illinois  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 39 ° 43 ′  N , 90 ° 12 ′  W