Alexander County (Illinois)
The Alexander County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 8238 inhabitants and a population density of 12.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Cairo.
Geography
The county has an area of 654 square kilometers, of which 42 square kilometers of water surfaces.
In Alexander County at the confluence of the Ohio River and Mississippi River is located in Cairo and the deepest at the same time southernmost point of the state of Illinois.
The western border of the county is formed from the Mississippi River and is also the border with the state of Missouri. The Ohio forms the southern boundary of the county and at the same time the border with Kentucky.
The Alexander County is bordered by the following Nachbarcountys in three states:
History
The Alexander County is the first county, which was formed after the formation of the new State of Illinois. Governor Shadrach Bond signed the document on March 4, 1819. The first settlements by whites go back to the year 1805.
The County was named after William M. Alexander, a member of the House of Representatives from Illinois.
1843 from the eastern part of the county, the Pulaski County.
From 1846 to 1859 was Thebes the county seat of management, then it was Cairo.
The first courthouse was completed in 1865 and served as such until 1963.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in the Alexander County 8,238 people in 3,603 households. The population density was 12.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 3,603 households lived statistically 2.17 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 60.9 percent white, 35.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.0 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 28,370. The per capita income was $ 16,149. 29.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Alexander County
City
- Cairo
Villages
- East Cape Girardeau
- McClure
- Tamms
- Thebes
Census-designated place (CDP )
- Olive Branch
Unincorporated communities other
- Cache
- Cairo Junction
- Clank
- Dawley
- Diswood
- Elco
- Fayville
- Future City
- Gale
- Golden Lily
- Klondike
- Miller City
- Roth
- Sandusky
- Tank Ville
- Tatum Ville
- Unity
- Urbandale
- Willard
Structure
The Alexander County is divided into 7 districts ( precincts ):
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