Wayne County (Illinois)

administration
Wayne County Courthouse
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Fairfield
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Wayne County Courthouse 301 E. Main Street P. O. Box 96 Fairfield, IL 62837
Foundation :	March 26, 1819
Made up from:	Edwards County
Area code :	001 618
Demographics
Residents :	16,760 (2010)
Population density :	9.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1835 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

The Wayne County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 16,760 people and a population density of 9.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Fairfield .

geography

The county is located in southeast Illinois. It has an area of 1835 km², of which 4 km² are water. The following neighboring counties border Wayne County:

Marion County	Clay County	Richland County
		Edwards County
Jefferson County	Hamilton County	White County

history

Anthony Wayne

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	1114	-
1830	2553	129.2%
1840	5133	101.1%
1850	6825	33%
1860	12,223	79.1%
1870	19,758	61.6%
1880	21,291	7.8%
1890	23,806	11.8%
1900	27,626	16%
1910	25,697	-7%
1920	22,772	-11.4%
1930	19,130	-16%
1940	22.092	15.5%
1950	20,933	-5.2%
1960	19.008	-9.2%
1970	17.004	-10.5%
1980	18,059	6.2%
1990	17,241	-4.5%
2000	17,151	-0.5%
2010	16,760	-2.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Wayne County was formed on March 26, 1819 from Edwards County. It was named after Anthony Wayne (1745–1796), a Pennsylvania politician , general during the Revolutionary and in the Northwest Territory.

On November 17, 1886, most of the courthouse was destroyed by fire, as was most of the documents stored there. The courthouse, which is still in use today, was completed in 1981.

Territorial development

Wayne County between its founding in 1819 and 1821
1821 to 1824
1824 until today

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Wayne County had 16,760 people in 7241 households. The population density was 9.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.3 people lived in each of the 7241 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.0 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.

22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,654 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,319. 13.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Wayne County localities

City

Fairfield

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in White County

2 - partly in Edwards County

3 - partly in Richland County}

structure

Wayne County is divided into 20 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Arrington Township	409	17-02297
Barnhill Township	597	17-03753
Bedford Township	1065	17-04559
Berry Township	351	17-05521
Big Mound Township	1742	17-05950
Elm River Township	276	17-23685
Four Mile Township	666	17-27364
Garden Hill Township	145	17-28534
Grover Township	3757	17-31953
Hickory Hill Township	413	17-34501

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Indian Prairie Township	626	17-37387
Jasper Township	1769	17-38258
Keith Township	392	17-39285
Lamard Township	1422	17-41755
Leech Township	465	17-42626
Massilon Township	172	17-47501
Mount Erie Township	370	17-50946
Orchard Township	604	17-56367
Orel Township	1420	17-56510
Zif Township	99	17-84194