Morgan County, Illinois
The Morgan County Courthouse in Jacksonville, listed on the NRHP since 1986 |
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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 |
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Total area : | 1482 km² |
Water surface : | 9 km² |
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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 |
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
Population development | |||
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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
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1 - partially in Scott County
structure
Morgan County is divided into 40 precincts :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 86003167 Retrieved January 17, 2019
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 424270. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ 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
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 24, 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 24, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 39 ° 43 ′ N , 90 ° 12 ′ W