Bureau County, Illinois
The Bureau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 34 978 inhabitants and a population density of 15.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Princeton.
Geography
The County is located in northwest Illinois on the right bank of the Illinois River and has an area of 2,262 square kilometers, of which twelve square kilometers of water surface. At the Bureau County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Bureau County was formed on February 28, 1837 from parts of the former Putnam County. It was named after the French fur traders Pierre de Bureau.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Bureau County 34 978 people in 14,651 households. The population density was 15.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 14,651 households lived statistically 2.34 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 94.2 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 7.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 47,015. The per capita income was $ 24,081. 12.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Bureau County
Citys
- Princeton
- Spring Valley
Villages
- Arlington
- Bradford1
- Buda
- Bureau Junction
- Cherry
- Dalzell2
- De Pue
- Dover
- Hollowayville
- La Moille
- Ladd
- Malden
- Manlius
- Mineral
- Neponset
- New Bedford
- Ohio
- Seatonville
- Sheffield
- Tiskilwa
- Walnut
- Wyanet
Unincorporated communities
- Burnett
- Churchill
- Clarion
- Coal Hollow
- Greenoak
- Hegeler
- Hicks Corners
- Kasbeer
- Langley
- Limerick
- Lone Tree Corners
- Love
- Marquette
- Milo
- Normandy
- Ottville
- Providence
- Thomas
- Van Orin
- Webster Park
- Spiral
- Whitefield3
- Yorktown
- Zearing
Structure
The Bureau County is divided into 25 townships: