Fayette County (Illinois)
The Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 22,140 inhabitants and a population density of 11.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The the county seat ( county seat ) is in Vandalia.
Geography
The County is located in south-central Illinois. It has an area of 1879 square kilometers, of which 23 square kilometers of water surfaces. At the Fayette County border Nachbarcountys following:
History
The Fayette County was formed February 14, 1821 from parts of the Bon, Clark and Crawford counties and named after Marie -Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, who helped the French colonists in the Revolutionary War against the British.
Towards the end of 1834 began Abraham Lincoln, who later became the 16th President of the United States, his career as a lawyer in this county.
Territorial Development
1823-1824
1824-1827
1827-1831
1831 to today
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Fayette County 22140 people in 8176 households. The population density was 11.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 8176 households lived statistically 2.66 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 93.9 percent white, 4.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.3 percent were 65 years or older. 47.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 41,269. The per capita income was $ 21,663. 16.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Fayette County
Citys
- St. Elmo
- Vandalia
Villages
- Bingham
- Brownstown
- Farina1
- Ramsey
- St. Peter
Unincorporated communities
- Augsburg
- Avena
- Bayle City
- Bluff City
- Confidence
- Dressor
- Hagarstown
- Hanson
- Holliday
- Jimtown
- La Clede
- Loogootee
- Pittsburg
- Post Oak
- Pruett
- Saint James
- Saint Paul
- Sefton
- Shafter
- Shobonier
- Vera
- Wrights Corner
1 to a lesser extent in Marion County
Structure
The Fayette County is divided into 20 townships: