McLean County (Illinois)

McLean County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 169 572 inhabitants and a population density of 55.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Bloomington.

Geography

The County is located north of central Illinois and is traversed in an east-west direction from the Mackinaw River. It has an area of ​​3072 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers of water surface. At the McLean County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

McLean County was formed on December 25, 1830 from parts of Tazewell County. It was named after John McLean (1791-1830), a lawyer and U.S. Senator from Illinois (1824-1825, 1829-1830 ).

Territorial Development

1837-1841

1841 to today

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in McLean County 169 572 people in 63 431 households. The population density was 55.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 63 431 households lived statistically 2.5 persons each.

The racial the population was composed of 85.5 percent white, 7.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 4.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 4.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 67.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 59,410. The per capita income was $ 29,425. 13.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in McLean County

Citys

• Bloomington
• Chenoa
• El Paso1

• Le Roy
• Lexington

Town

• Normal

Villages

• Anchor
• Arrowsmith
• Bellflower
• Carlock

• Colfax
• Cooksville
• Danvers
• Downs

• Ellsworth
• Gridley
• Heyworth
• Hudson

• McLean
• Saybrook
• Stanford
• Towanda

Census-designated place (CDP )

• Twin Grove

Unincorporated communities

• Barnes
• Bentown
• Bloomington Heights
• Cropsey
• Covell
• Fletcher

• Radio Grove
• Gillum
• Glen Avon
• Holder
• Kerrick
• Lyttleville

• Meadows
• Merna
• Padua
• Sabina
• Shirley
• Watkins2

• Weedman2
• Weston
• Yuton

1 - partially in Woodford County 2 - partially in DeWitt County

Structure

McLean County is divided into 30 townships:

The City of Bloomington does not belong to the township.