Sangamon County

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Sangamon County Courthouse
Sangamon County Courthouse
administration
US state : Illinois
Administrative headquarters : Springfield
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Sangamon County Building
200 South Ninth Street
Springfield, IL 62701-1629
Foundation : January 30, 1821
Made up from: Bond County
Madison County
Area code : 001 217
Demographics
Residents : 197,465  (2010)
Population density : 87.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2271 km²
Water surface : 23 km²
map
Map of Sangamon County within Illinois
Website : www.co.sangamon.il.us

The Sangamon County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 the county had 197,465 residents and a population density of 87.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Springfield , which is also the capital of Illinois.

geography

The county is located just west of the geographic center of Illinois. It has an area of ​​2271 square kilometers, of which 23 square kilometers are water. The county is traversed by the Sangamon River , a left tributary of the Illinois River that flows into the Mississippi . The following neighboring counties border Sangamon County:

Cass County Menard County Logan County
Morgan County Compass card (de) .svg Macon County
Macoupin County Montgomery County Christian County

history

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1830 12,960 -
1840 14,716 13.5%
1850 19,228 30.7%
1860 32,274 67.8%
1870 46,352 43.6%
1880 52,894 14.1%
1890 61.195 15.7%
1900 71,593 17%
1910 91.024 27.1%
1920 100,262 10.1%
1930 111,733 11.4%
1940 117.912 5.5%
1950 131,484 11.5%
1960 146,539 11.5%
1970 161,335 10.1%
1980 176.089 9.1%
1990 178,386 1.3%
2000 188,951 5.9%
2010 197,465 4.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Sangamon County was formed on January 30, 1821 from the southern parts of Bond and Madison County and was almost twice the size of today. In the same year the first courthouse, a log cabin, was built and cost around 78 dollars including a separate judge's room and other furnishings. In 1837 Springfield was named the capital of Illinois.

Lincoln Home National Historic Site (2009)

Sangamon is home to a site of outstanding national importance, the Lincoln Home National Historic Site . Five places in the county have National Historic Landmark status . 63 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 17, 2018).

Territorial development

  • Sangamon County from its founding in 1821 to 1823

  • 1823 to 1825

  • 1825 to 1839

  • 1839 until today

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Sangamon County had 197,465 people in 82,422 households. The population density was 87.8 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.34 people lived in the 82,422 households.

The racial the population was composed of 83.9 percent white, 12.0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.

23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. 52.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 53,508  USD . The per capita income was $ 29,167. 13.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Sangamon County

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

1 - mostly in Macoupin County
2 - partly in Christian and Montgomery Counties

structure

Sangamon County is divided into 26 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Auburn Township 6333    17-02928
Ball Township 6701    17-03506
Buffalo Hart Township 173    17-09486
Capital Township 115,756    17-11046
Cartwright Township 1482    17-11579
Chatham Township 6978    17-12697
Clear Lake Township 8527    17-14858
Cooper Township 893    17-16223
Cotton Hill Township 902    17-16574
Curran Township 1586    17-18160
Divernon Township 1510    17-20058
Fancy Creek Township 5410    17-25323
Gardner Township 4245    17-28651
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Illiopolis Township 1314    17-37140
Island Grove Township 621    17-37881
Lanesville Township 208    17-41976
Loami Township 1070    17-44186
Maxwell Township 193    17-47618
Mechanicsburg Township 2293    17-48034
New Berlin Township 1524    17-52181
Pawnee Township 3058    17-58187
Rochester Township 5361    17-64772
Springfield Township 6245    17-72013
Talkington Township 189    17-74340
Williams Township 3446    17-81776
Woodside Township 11,447    17-83310
Sangamon County's townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1785010. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Sangamon County, IL Retrieved January 8, 2013
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 8, 2013
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Illinois . National Park Service , accessed August 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ 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 January 8, 2013@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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

Coordinates: 39 ° 46 ′  N , 89 ° 40 ′  W