Winnebago County (Illinois)

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administration
US state : Illinois
Administrative headquarters : Rockford
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Winnebago County Court
401 Elm Street
Rockford, IL 61101
Foundation : January 16, 1836
Made up from: Jo Daviess County
Area code : 001 815
Demographics
Residents : 295,266  (2010)
Population density : 221.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1345 km²
Water surface : 14 km²
map
Map of Winnebago County within Illinois
Website : www.co.winnebago.il.us

Winnebago County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 295,266 people and a population density of 221.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Rockford .

Winnebago County is part of the Rockford metropolitan area .

geography

Winnebago County is located in the far north of Illinois on the border with Wisconsin . It has an area of ​​1345 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water. From north to south the county is formed by the Rock River , a left tributary of the Mississippi . The following neighboring counties border Winnebago County:

Rock County,
Wisconsin 		Green County,
Wisconsin
Stephenson County Compass card (de) .svg Boone County
Ogle County DeKalb County

history

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 4609 -
1850 11,773 155.4%
1860 24,491 108%
1870 29,301 19.6%
1880 30.505 4.1%
1890 39,938 30.9%
1900 47,845 19.8%
1910 63.153 32%
1920 90,929 44%
1930 117,373 29.1%
1940 121,178 3.2%
1950 152.385 25.8%
1960 209.765 37.7%
1970 246,623 17.6%
1980 250,884 1.7%
1990 252.913 0.8%
2000 278,418 10.1%
2010 295.266 6.1%
before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Winnebago County was formed from Jo Daviess County on January 16, 1836. It was named after the Winnebago people

The first post office was opened in 1837. In 1838 the first stagecoach arrived from Chicago , the first theatrical performance was at Rockford House, and the first Baptist religious association was formed. In 1839, East and West Rockford, divided by the Rock River, were merged and had 235 residents. In 1840 the Rock River Express , the first newspaper, was published. The first iron ore deposit was discovered in 1846

In 1852 the first train of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad arrived and brought the first Swedish settlers. In 1855, District Attorney Abraham Lincoln visited Rockford, and in 1856 the first two public schools were established. In 1859 the railway line between Rockford and Kenosha in Wisconsin was completed. In 1877 the cathedral of the courthouse collapsed and buried several people under it. A year later the new courthouse was completed. The first opera house opened in 1881, the first hospital opened in 1882 and the first high school opened in 1885 .

Territorial development

  • Winnebago County from its founding in 1836 to 1837

  • 1837 until today

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Winnebago County had 295,266 people in 113,015 households. The population density was 221.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.57 people lived in each of the 113,015 households.

The racial the population was composed of 82.1 percent white, 12.5 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 2.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 11.2 percent of the population.

24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 47,597  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,544. 16.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Citys

Villages

Census-designated place (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Boone County
2 - mostly in Boone County
3 - partly in Stephenson County

structure

Winnebago County is divided into 14 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Burritt Township 947    17-09915
Cherry Valley Township 19,831    17-13087
Durand Township 2394    17-21293
Harlem Township 40,158    17-32928
Harrison Township 670    17-33188
Laona Township 1250    17-42054
Owen Township 3803    17-57069
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Pecatonica Township 4355    17-58421
Rockford Township 178,527    17-65013
Rockton Township 16,441    17-65169
Roscoe Township 19,694    17-65624
Seward Township 917    17-68783
Shirland Township 988    17-69615
Winnebago Township 5291    17-82504

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1785216. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Winnebago County, IL Retrieved January 20, 2013
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 20, 2013
  4. ^ University of Virginia Library - Historical Census Browser. Retrieved January 20, 2013
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved April 13, 2011
  6. ↑ 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 20, 2013@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

Commons : Winnebago County, Illinois  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 20 ′  N , 89 ° 10 ′  W