White County (Illinois)
White County Courthouse |
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US state : | Illinois |
Administrative headquarters : | Carmi |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
White County 301 E Main Street P.O. Box 339 Carmi, IL 62821 |
Foundation : | December 9, 1815 |
Made up from: | Gallatin County |
Area code : | 001 618 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 14,665 (2010) |
Population density : | 11.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1299 km² |
Water surface : | 18 km² |
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Website : www.whitecounty-il.gov |
The White County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 14,665 residents and a population density of 11.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Carmi .
geography
The county is located in southeast Illinois on the western bank of the Wabash River , which forms the border with Indiana . It has an area of 1299 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border White County:
Wayne County | Edwards County |
Wabash County Gibson County (Indiana) |
Hamilton County |
Posey County (Indiana) |
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Saline County | Gallatin County |
history
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1820 | 4828 | - | |
1830 | 6001 | 24.3% | |
1840 | 7919 | 32% | |
1850 | 8925 | 12.7% | |
1860 | 12,403 | 39% | |
1870 | 16,846 | 35.8% | |
1880 | 23,087 | 37% | |
1890 | 25.005 | 8.3% | |
1900 | 25,386 | 1.5% | |
1910 | 23.052 | -9.2% | |
1920 | 20,081 | -12.9% | |
1930 | 18,149 | -9.6% | |
1940 | 20,027 | 10.3% | |
1950 | 20,935 | 4.5% | |
1960 | 19,373 | -7.5% | |
1970 | 17,312 | -10.6% | |
1980 | 17,864 | 3.2% | |
1990 | 16,522 | -7.5% | |
2000 | 15,371 | -7% | |
2010 | 14,665 | -4.6% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
White County was formed on December 9, 1815 from parts of Gallatin County. It was named after Leonard White.
The first white settlers came to what would later become the county between 1807 and 1809, and settled near the Little Wabash River . These first settlers came from North and South Carolina , Kentucky, and Tennessee .
In 1814 the Carmi settlement was founded. In 1925, the county was almost completely destroyed by a tornado that claimed the most deaths in US history.
Territorial development
Demographic data
As of the 2010 census , White County had 14,665 people in 6,464 households. The population density was 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 6,464 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.0 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.3 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 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.
21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 39,728 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,081. 14.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
White County localities
1 - partly in Edwards County
2 - partly in Wayne County
structure
White County is divided into ten townships :
Township | Population (2010) |
FIPS |
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Burnt Prairie Township | 345 | 17-09902 |
Carmi Township | 6770 | 17-11306 |
Emma Township | 387 | 17-24088 |
Enfield Township | 905 | 17-24192 |
Gray Township | 1141 | 17-31069 |
Hawthorne Township | 275 | 17-33591 |
Heralds Prairie Township | 594 | 17-34228 |
Indian Creek Township | 2322 | 17-37231 |
Mill Shoals Township | 668 | 17-49360 |
Phillips Township | 1258 | 17-59507 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 424297. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - White County, IL Retrieved August 30, 2012
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 18, 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 August 30, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 38 ° 5 ′ N , 88 ° 11 ′ W