Edgar County, Illinois
| Edgar County, Illinois | |
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 Location in the state of Illinois |
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 Illinois's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | January 3, 1823 |
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| Seat | Paris |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
624 sq mi (1,616 km²) 623 sq mi (1,614 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.10% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
19,704 31/sq mi (12/km²) |
| Website: www.co.edgar.il.us | |
Edgar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 19,704. Its county seat is Paris.[1]
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History
Edgar County was formed out of Clark County in 1823 and named for John Edgar,[2] an Irish-born officer in the Royal Navy who resigned rather than fight against the Americans in the Revolutionary War. Edgar moved to Kaskaskia, Illinois in 1784, becoming a miller and merchant in that town.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 624 square miles (1,617 km²), of which 624 square miles (1,615 km²) is land and 1 square mile (2 km²) (0.10%) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Vermilion County (north)
- Vermillion County, Indiana (northeast)
- Vigo County, Indiana (southeast)
- Clark County (south)
- Coles County (southwest)
- Douglas County (northwest)
- Champaign County (northwest)
Political subdivisions
Cities
- Chrisman
- Paris
Villages
- Brocton
- Hume
- Kansas
- Metcalf
- Redmon
- Vermilion
Townships
Edgar County is divided into fifteen townships:
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Transportation
Major highways
US Route 36
US Route 150
Illinois Route 1
Illinois Route 16
Illinois Route 49
Illinois Route 133
Three railroad lines run through the county. Two are operated by CSX Transportation and the third by the Eastern Illinois Railroad Company.[3] Edgar County Airport is located approximately six miles north of Paris.
Political districts
- Illinois' 15th congressional district
- State House District 109
- State House District 110
- State Senate District 55
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1830 | 4,071 |
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| 1840 | 8,225 | 102% | |
| 1850 | 10,692 | 30% | |
| 1860 | 16,925 | 58.3% | |
| 1870 | 21,450 | 26.7% | |
| 1880 | 25,499 | 18.9% | |
| 1890 | 26,787 | 5.1% | |
| 1900 | 28,273 | 5.5% | |
| 1910 | 27,336 | −3.3% | |
| 1920 | 25,769 | −5.7% | |
| 1930 | 24,966 | −3.1% | |
| 1940 | 24,430 | −2.1% | |
| 1950 | 23,407 | −4.2% | |
| 1960 | 22,550 | −3.7% | |
| 1970 | 21,591 | −4.3% | |
| 1980 | 21,725 | 0.6% | |
| 1990 | 19,595 | −9.8% | |
| 2000 | 19,704 | 0.6% | |
| UVa Census Browser 1830-1890[4] Illinois Counties 1900-1990[5] |
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As of the U.S. Census of 2000,[6] there were 19,704 people, 7,874 households, and 5,322 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 8,611 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.12% White, 1.84% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. 0.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 32.2% were of American, 20.0% German, 12.6% English and 11.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 98.7% spoke English and 1.1% Spanish as their first language.
There were 7,874 households out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,203, and the median income for a family was $41,245. Males had a median income of $30,214 versus $21,097 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,857. About 7.60% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.
References
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Adams, James N. (compiler), Keller, William E., ed., Illinois Place Names, Springfield: Illinois State Historical Society, 1989, pp. 580, ISBN 0912226242
- ↑ Illinois Railroad Map, http://www.dot.il.gov/officialrailmap.pdf, retrieved on 2007-10-11
- ↑ Historial Census Browser, University of Virginia, Geospacial and Statistical Data Center, 2004, http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/index.html
- ↑ Illinois Counties 1900-1990, U.S. Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
External links
- Edgar County official site
- Edgar County Fact Sheet, Illinois State Archives
- Edgar County, Illinois History and Genealogy
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