Cass County (Illinois)
The Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 13,642 inhabitants and a population density of 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Virginia.
Geography
The County is located west of the center of Illinois at the Illinois River and has an area of 994 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water surface. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Cass County was formed on March 30, 1837 from the northern part of Morgan County. Named after Lewis Cass (1782-1866), a former governor of Michigan - Territory (1813-1831), U.S. - Minister of War of the United States (1831-1836) and U.S. - Foreign Minister ( 1857-1860 ).
1837 Cass County had 17 settlements. The houses were simple log cabins with one or two rooms and a fireplace. The first settlers mentioned by name was Eli Cox, who moved here in 1816. 1819 came the next settlers and a short time later, half a dozen immigrants from Germany. 1844 the first courthouse was built.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Cass County 13,642 people in 5,029 households. The population density was 14 people per square kilometer. In the 5,029 households lived statistically 2.56 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 86.3 percent white, 3.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 16.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 41,828. The per capita income was $ 19,440. 12.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Cass County
Citys
- Beardstown
- Virginia
Villages
- Arenzville
- Ashland
- Chandlerville
Unincorporated communities
- Anderson
- Bluff Springs
- Burlingame
- Clear Lake
- Hagen
- Jules
- Kisch
- Little Indian
- Newman Ville
- Old Princeton
- Palmerton
- Philadelphia
Structure
The Cass County is divided into eleven townships: