Williamson County (Illinois)

administration
Williamson County Courthouse
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Marion
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 200 West Jefferson Marion, IL 62959-3061
Foundation :	February 28, 1839
Made up from:	Franklin County
Area code :	001 618
Demographics
Residents :	66,362 (2010)
Population density :	60.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1151 km²
Water surface :	54 km²
map

Website : www.williamsoncountycourthouse.com

The Williamson County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 66,362 residents and a population density of 60.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Marion .

geography

The county is located in southern Illinois, about 60 kilometers from the Mississippi and 70 kilometers from the Ohio River . It has an area of 1151 square kilometers, of which 54 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Williamson County:

	Franklin County
Jackson County		Saline County
Union County	Johnson County	Pope County

history

Williamson County was formed from Franklin County on February 28, 1839. Since many new settlers came from Tennessee , they named this county after Williamson County in Tennessee.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	4457	-
1850	7216	61.9%
1860	12.205	69.1%
1870	17,329	42%
1880	19,324	11.5%
1890	22,226	15%
1900	27,796	25.1%
1910	45,098	62.2%
1920	61.092	35.5%
1930	53,880	-11.8%
1940	51,424	-4.6%
1950	48,621	-5.5%
1960	46.117	-5.2%
1970	49.021	6.3%
1980	56,538	15.3%
1990	57,733	2.1%
2000	61,296	6.2%
2010	66,362	8.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Williamson County had 66,362 people in 26,324 households. The population density was 60.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.43 people lived in each of the 26,324 households.

The racial the population was composed of 92.9 percent white, 4.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.

22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,579 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,164. 16.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Williamson County localities

Citys

Villages

Stonefort ²
Whiteash

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Franklin County

2 - partly in Saline County

3 - partly in Jackson County}

structure

Outline of Williamson County

Williamson County is divided into 12 precincts :

district	Population (2010)	FIPS
Blairsville precinct	5897	17-90432
Carterville precinct	8733	17-90648
Corinth precinct	1038	17-90846
Crab Orchard precinct	1380	17-90882
Creal Springs precinct	2483	17-90918
East Marion precinct	10,188	17-91062
Grassy precinct	589	17-91548
Mistress precinct	15,269	17-91620
Lake Creek precinct	4322	17-91836
Southern precinct	3273	17-93204
Stonefort precinct	1138	17-93294
West Marion precinct	12,047	17-93690