Wabash County (Illinois)
![]() Wabash County Courthouse |
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US state : | Illinois |
Administrative headquarters : | Mount Carmel |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Wabash County 401 Market Street Mount. Carmel, IL 62863 |
Foundation : | December 27, 1824 |
Made up from: | Edwards County |
Area code : | 001 618 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 11,947 (2010) |
Population density : | 20.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 590 km² |
Water surface : | 11 km² |
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The Wabash County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 11,947 residents and a population density of 20.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Mount Carmel .
geography
The county is located in southeast Illinois on the west bank of the Wabash River , which forms the border with Indiana . It has an area of 590 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Wabash County:
Richland County | Lawrence County | |
Edwards County |
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Knox County, Indiana |
White County |
Gibson County (Indiana) |
history
Wabash County was formed from Edwards County on December 27, 1824 after a disagreement over the county seat.
The first court and administration building was built in 1831. In 1857 it was completely destroyed by fire, as were the documents stored there. The next building was destroyed by a tornado in 1877 . The present courthouse was built in 1881 and was completely renovated from 1959 to 1963 after the front collapsed.
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1830 | 2710 | - | |
1840 | 4240 | 56.5% | |
1850 | 4690 | 10.6% | |
1860 | 7313 | 55.9% | |
1870 | 8841 | 20.9% | |
1880 | 9945 | 12.5% | |
1890 | 11,866 | 19.3% | |
1900 | 12,583 | 6% | |
1910 | 14,913 | 18.5% | |
1920 | 14,034 | -5.9% | |
1930 | 13,197 | -6% | |
1940 | 13,724 | 4% | |
1950 | 14,651 | 6.8% | |
1960 | 14,047 | -4.1% | |
1970 | 12,841 | -8.6% | |
1980 | 13,713 | 6.8% | |
1990 | 13,111 | -4.4% | |
2000 | 12,937 | -1.3% | |
2010 | 11,947 | -7.7% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Wabash County had 11,947 people in 4,752 households. The population density was 20.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.51 people lived in each of the 4752 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.
22.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 47,426 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,629. 12.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in Wabash County
1 - predominantly in Edwards County
structure
Wabash County is divided into eight precincts :
Presinct | Population (2010) |
FIPS |
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Bellmont precinct | 702 | 17-90378 |
Coffee precinct | 353 | 17-90792 |
Compton precinct | 174 | 17-90810 |
Friendsville precinct | 550 | 17-91314 |
Lancaster precinct | 559 | 17-91854 |
Lick prairie precinct | 213 | 17-91890 |
Mount Carmel precinct | 8389 | 17-92214 |
Wabash precinct | 1007 | 17-93582 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 424293. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Wabash County, IL ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 16, 2013
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 16, 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 16, 2013
Web links
Coordinates: 38 ° 26 ′ N , 87 ° 50 ′ W