Stark County, Illinois

administration
Stark County Courthouse
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Toulon
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 97 Toulon, IL 61483-0097
Foundation :	March 1, 1839
Made up from:	Putnam County Knox County
Area code :	001 309
Demographics
Residents :	5994 (2010)
Population density :	8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	746 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

Website : www.starkcountyillinois.com

The Stark County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 5,994 residents and a population density of 8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Toulon .

geography

The county is located in mid-northwest Illinois. It has an area of 746 square kilometers, one square kilometer of which is water.

The Spoon River , a right tributary of the Illinois River, which flows into the Mississippi, has its source in Stark County .

The following neighboring counties border Stark County:

Henry County	Bureau County
Knox County		Marshall County
	Peoria County

history

John Stark

Stark County was formed on March 1, 1839 from Putnam Counties and Knox Counties. It was named after John Stark (1728-1822), an officer in the French and Indian War and later general in the Continental Army in the American War of Independence .

European immigrants began to settle here in 1829. In 1836 the LaFayette, Osceola and Wyoming settlements were founded. In 1840 the county's population increased to 1576. In 1842 the first court and administration building was built. The building, which is still in use today, was erected in 1856.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	1573	-
1850	3710	135.9%
1860	9004	142.7%
1870	10,751	19.4%
1880	11.207	4.2%
1890	9982	-10.9%
1900	10.186	2%
1910	10,098	-0.9%
1920	9693	-4%
1930	9184	-5.3%
1940	8881	-3.3%
1950	8721	-1.8%
1960	8152	-6.5%
1970	7510	-7.9%
1980	7389	-1.6%
1990	6534	-11.6%
2000	6332	-3.1%
2010	5994	-5.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Stark County had 5,994 people in 2,371 households. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.47 people lived in 2371 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.

23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 49,693 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,952. 12.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Stark County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Stark County is divided into eight townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Elmira Township	319	17-23646
Essex Township	624	17-24478
Goshen Township	686	17-30627
Osceola Township	1014	17-56783
Penn Township	354	17-58603
Toulon Township	2420	17-75796
Valley Township	293	17-77174
West Jersey Township	284	17-80489

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 424288. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Stark County, IL Retrieved January 13, 2013

↑ ^a ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 13, 2013

^ 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 January 13, 2013@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu

Web links

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41.09 -89.79Coordinates: 41 ° 5 ′ N , 89 ° 47 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 424288. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[U.S._Census_Buero,_State_&_County_QuickFacts-2] U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Stark County, IL Retrieved January 13, 2013

[naco-3] National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 13, 2013

[4] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011