Richland County (Illinois)

administration
Richland County Courthouse
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Olney
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 103 W. Main Olney, IL 62450
Foundation :	February 24, 1841
Made up from:	Edwards County
Area code :	001 618
Demographics
Residents :	16,233 (2010)
Population density :	17.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	938 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
map

The Richland County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 16,233 residents and a population density of 17.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Olney .

geography

The county is located in southeast Illinois and has an area of 938 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. The southwest border is formed by the Little Wabash River , whose left tributary, the Fox River , flows through the center of the county. In the extreme northeast, the county reaches the Embarras River . The following neighboring counties border Richland County:

	Jasper County	Crawford County
Clay County		Lawrence County
Wayne County	Edwards County	Wabash County

history

Richland County was formed from Edwards County on February 24, 1841. It was named after the former county of the new settlers, Richland County in Ohio .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	4012	-
1860	9711	142%
1870	12,803	31.8%
1880	15,545	21.4%
1890	15,019	-3.4%
1900	16,391	9.1%
1910	15,970	-2.6%
1920	14,044	-12.1%
1930	14,053	0.1%
1940	17,137	21.9%
1950	16,889	-1.4%
1960	16,299	-3.5%
1970	16,829	3.3%
1980	17,587	4.5%
1990	16,545	-5.9%
2000	16,149	-2.4%
2010	16,233	0.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Richland County had 16,233 people in 6,687 households. The population density was 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.39 people lived in the 6,687 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.

22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 42,305 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,922. 13.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Richland County localities

City

Olney

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

Wakefield
Wynoose ¹

^{1 - partially in Wayne County}

structure

Richland County is divided into nine townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Bonpas Township	390	17-07289
Claremont Township	855	17-14546
Decker Township	406	17-18862
Denver Township	411	17-19486
German Township	341	17-29028
Madison Township	819	17-46006
Noble township	1430	17-53156
Olney Township	10,334	17-55925
Preston Township	1247	17-61847