Douglas County (Illinois)
The Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 19,980 inhabitants and a population density of 18.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Tuscola.
The County is characterized by intensive agriculture (corn, soy ) and of the (mostly German ) Amish population in the southwestern part of Arthur and Arcola around who live without cars and electricity and conspicuous reference to the clothing and the horse and cart in landscape and cityscape.
Geography
The County is one of the smallest counties of Illinois is in the middle east of the state. It has an area of 1081 square kilometers, of which one square kilometers of water surface.
At the Douglas County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
The county is traversed in a north-south direction to the west by the Kaskaskia River and the east by the Embarras River. Other rivers include:
- Bear Creek
- Brushy Fork
- Hackett Branch
- Hayes Branch
- Lake Fork
- Long Point Slough
- Newman Number 2 drain
- Pope Branch
- West Fork Kaskaskia River
History
The first seizure of land was held by Harrison Gill from Kentucky, whose deed of Andrew Jackson is signed. Another early settler was John A. Richman of West Virginia, the first half-timbered house built in 1829. On February 8, 1859 County from part of the Coles County was formed. It was named after U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas, a U.S. Senator from Illinois. Since the formation of the county has this on the Wabash Railroad and the Illinois Central Railroad connection to the railway network. Much of the county was marshland until you have drained it along the lines of Florida through a drainage system and could be cultivated as farmland the country.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Douglas County 19,980 people in 7572 households. The population density was 18.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 7572 households lived statistically 2.61 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 6.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 46,941. The per capita income was $ 21,438. 10.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Douglas County
Citys
- Arcola
- Newman
- Tuscola
- Villa Grove
Villages
- Arthur1
- Atwood2
- Camargo
- Garrett
- Hindsboro
Unincorporated communities
- Bourbon
- Chesterville
- Chicken Bristle
- Fairland3
- Ficklin
- Filson
- Galton
- Hayes
- Hillcrest
- Hugo
- Kemp
- Murdock
- North Prairie Acres
- Patterson Springs
- Westridge
1 - partially in Moultrie County 2 - partly in Piatt County 3 - partly in Champaign County
Structure
The Douglas County is divided into nine townships: