Scott County (Illinois)

Scott County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Winchester
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Scott County Courthouse 23 East Market Street Winchester, IL 62694-1209
Foundation :	February 16, 1839
Made up from:	Morgan County
Area code :	001 217
Demographics
Residents :	5355  (2010)
Population density :	8.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	655 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
map

The Scott County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 5,355 people and a population density of 8.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Winchester .

geography

The county is located in western Illinois on the left bank of the Illinois River . The Mississippi , which forms the border with Missouri , is about 60 km to the west; the border with Iowa runs about 100 km northwest.

Scott County covers an area of ​​655 km², of which 5 km² is water.

The following neighboring counties border Scott County:

Pike County		Morgan County
	Greene County

history

Scott County was formed from Morgan County on February 16, 1839.

Scott County's history begins with the Native Americans who settled in the area. The area was first explored by the Europeans in 1673 when Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette came down the Mississippi River from Canada . The next European would have been La Salle , who came via the southern route and began his expedition in 1682 and took possession of the country for France. In 1762 the Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed between the French and the British, whereby all French possessions east of the Mississippi fell to the British.

The occupation by white settlers finally began around 1817. At this point in time the last Kickapoo Indians, often referred to as the Plains Indians, lived here. In 1819 the first family known by name from Kentucky came to the area. It was the Thomas Stephens family with six sons, the eldest three of them also with their own families.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1840	6215		-
1850	7914		27.3%
1860	9069		14.6%
1870	10,530		16.1%
1880	10,741		2%
1890	10,304		-4.1%
1900	10,455		1.5%
1910	10,067		-3.7%
1920	9489		-5.7%
1930	8539		-10%
1940	8176		-4.3%
1950	7245		-11.4%
1960	6377		-12%
1970	6096		-4.4%
1980	6142		0.8%
1990	5644		-8.1%
2000	5537		-1.9%
2010	5355		-3.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Scott County had 5,355 people in 2,145 households. The population density was 8.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.47 people lived in the 2145 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.

22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 50,702  USD . The per capita income was $ 27,955. 8.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Scott County

City Winchester

Town Naples 1

Villages

Alsey Bluffs Exeter

Glasgow Manchester

Unincorporated Communities

• Bloomfield
• Merritt
• Oxville
• Riggston

^{1 - partially in Morgan County}

structure

Scott County is divided into ten precincts :

Presinct	Population (2010)	FIPS
Alsey precinct	576	17-90072
Bloomfield precinct	298	17-90468
Exeter bluffs precinct	677	17-91224
Glasgow precinct	359	17-91368
Manchester precinct	624	17-92016
Merritt precinct	220	17-92052
Naples Bluffs precinct	568	17-92250
Winchester No. 1 precinct	347	17-93780
Winchester No. 2 precinct	887	17-93798
Winchester No. 3 precinct	799	17-93816

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Scott County, Illinois

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 424286. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Scott County, IL Retrieved January 10, 2013
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties. Retrieved January 10, 2013
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
6. ↑ 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 10, 2013  

Web links

Commons : Scott County, Illinois  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Scott County Scott County Economic Development Corporation

Coordinates: 39 ° 39 ′  N , 90 ° 29 ′  W