Tazewell County, Illinois
Tazewell County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1985 |
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US state : | Illinois |
Administrative headquarters : | Pekin |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Tazewell County Courthouse 342 Court Street, Suite 6 Pekin, Illinois 61554-3298 |
Foundation : | January 31, 1827 |
Made up from: |
Peoria County Fayette County |
Area code : | 001 309 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 135,394 (2010) |
Population density : | 80.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 1704 km² |
Water surface : | 23 km² |
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Website : www.tazewell.com |
The Tazewell County is a county in the US state of Illinois . At the 2010 census , the county had 135,394 residents and a population density of 80.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Pekin , which is named after the Chinese capital Beijing .
geography
The county is located northwest of the geographic center of Illinois on the left bank of the Illinois River . It has an area of 1704 square kilometers, of which 23 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Tazewell County:
Peoria County | Woodford County | |
Fulton County | McLean County | |
Mason County | Logan County |
history
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1830 | 4716 | - | |
1840 | 7221 | 53.1% | |
1850 | 12,052 | 66.9% | |
1860 | 21,470 | 78.1% | |
1870 | 27.903 | 30% | |
1880 | 29,666 | 6.3% | |
1890 | 29,556 | -0.4% | |
1900 | 33,221 | 12.4% | |
1910 | 34,027 | 2.4% | |
1920 | 38,540 | 13.3% | |
1930 | 46,082 | 19.6% | |
1940 | 58,362 | 26.6% | |
1950 | 76.165 | 30.5% | |
1960 | 99,789 | 31% | |
1970 | 118,649 | 18.9% | |
1980 | 132.078 | 11.3% | |
1990 | 123.692 | -6.3% | |
2000 | 128,485 | 3.9% | |
2010 | 135.394 | 5.4% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
Tazewell County was formed on January 31, 1827 from parts of Peoria Counties and Fayette Counties. It was named after Littleton Waller Tazewell , a lawyer, Virginia delegate , US Senator, and 27th Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia .
The first white settler is believed to have been Robert Cavelier de La Salle in 1680 , who went ashore here with 33 other people in January on the east bank of the Illinois River and built a small camp near what is now the city of Pekin so that the group could winter.
Territorial development
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Tazewell County had 135,394 people in 53,727 households. The population density was 80.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.43 people lived in each of the 53,727 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.2 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 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, 60.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 54,232 USD . The per capita income was $ 27,036. 7.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Tazewell County localities
1 - partly in Peoria County
2 - partly in Woodford County
structure
Tazewell County is divided into 19 townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 85002837 Retrieved April 20, 2012
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 1785094. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Tazewell County, IL Retrieved April 20, 2012
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 14, 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 14, 2013
Web links
Coordinates: 40 ° 31 ′ N , 89 ° 31 ′ W