Coles County, Illinois
The Coles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 53 873 inhabitants and a population density of 40.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Charleston.
Geography
The County is located east of central Illinois and is drained by the Embarras River and the Little Wabash River. It has an area of 1316 square kilometers, of which five square miles are water. At the Coles County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
1824 County later was still a pure wilderness, when the first settlers arrived. There were John Parker and his sons from Tennessee and Samuel Kellogg and his family, a total of 14 people.
The Coles County was formed in 1830 from parts of Clark County. The County was still much larger, as the Cumberland and the Douglas County, which were also formed therefrom, did not exist. It was named after Edward Coles (1786-1868), the second Governor of Illinois ( 1822-1826 ).
1831 the first courthouse was built, and in its vicinity, the city of Charleston has developed. This building was used in its function until 1835 until the first brick building was erected.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Coles County 53 873 people in 21,076 households. The population density was 40.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 21,076 households lived statistically 2.05 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 92.9 percent white, 3.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
18.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 67.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.8 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 37,790. The per capita income was $ 19,798. 19.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Coles County
Citys
- Charleston
- Mattoon
- Oakland
Villages
- Ashmore
- Humboldt
- Lerna
Unincorporated communities
- Bushton
- Campbell
- Coles
- Cooks Mills
- Diona2
- Doran
- Embarrass
- Etna
- Grange fair
- Fuller1
- Hutton
- Janesville2
- Jones
- Kings
- Lipsey
- Loxa
- Magnet
- Newby
- Paradise
- Rardin
- Trilla
- Wabash Point
1 - partially in Moultrie County 2 - partially in Cumberland County
Structure
The Coles County is divided into twelve townships: