Fulton County (Illinois)

The Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 37 069 inhabitants and a population density of 16.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The the county seat ( county seat ) is in Lewistown.

  • 2.1 Territorial Development

Geography

The County is located in the central northwestern Illinois on the right bank of the Illinois River. The Spoon River flows through the county in a southeasterly direction before he opens southeast of Lewistown in the Illinois River.

The Fulton County has an area of ​​2286 square kilometers, of which 44 square kilometers are water surface. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:

Sanctuary

At the mouth of the Spoon River in the Illinois River is the Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge, an approximately 45 -square-kilometer wetland. Approximately twelve square kilometers of which are owned by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

History

Fulton County was formed on January 28, 1823 from parts of Pike County and named after the inventor Robert Fulton, whose greatest invention was the steam boat that sailed the Hudson River from 1807 onwards. In the same year, the first courthouse was built. The first half-timbered house was built in 1830 by Deacon Nathan Jones.

The first settlers in the area of ​​the later Fulton County was Ossian Ross, on the territory of today's Lewistown staked his claim in 1821. 1822 it had formed a small settlement, which he named after his eldest son Lewis - Lewistown. The southeast of the county was settled in 1829 by Quakers who migrated here from the eastern part of Ohio. 1838 for the courthouse in 1823 of a new, this time built of stone and used until 1894, when it was destroyed by a fire. The courthouse was built in 1897 is still used today.

1903, the Illinois Central Electric Railway was opened as the Interurban in Fulton County, but in 1928 had to be shut down again.

The writer Edgar Lee Masters lived long in Fulton County. The area provided inspiration for many of his works, which negotiated the small-town atmosphere at the beginning of the 20th century.

Territorial Development

Since 1825

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Fulton County 37 069 people in 14,673 households. The population density was 16.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 14,673 households lived statistically 2.34 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 94.3 percent white, 3.8 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

20.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.2 percent were 65 years or older. 48.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 41,268. The per capita income was $ 20,309. 13.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Fulton County

Citys

  • Canton
  • Cuba
  • Farmington
  • Lewistown

Villages

  • Astoria
  • Avon
  • Banner
  • Bryant
  • Dunfermline
  • Ellisville
  • Fairview
  • Ipava
  • Liverpool
  • London Mills1
  • Marietta
  • Norris
  • Smithfield
  • St. David
  • Table Grove
  • Vermont

Unincorporated communities

  • Babylon
  • Beaty
  • Bernadotte
  • Blyton
  • Breeds
  • Brereton
  • Checkrow
  • Depler Springs
  • Duncan Mills
  • Enion
  • Fiatt
  • Gilchrist
  • Leesburg
  • Little America
  • Manley
  • Maples Mill
  • Marbletown
  • Middle Grove
  • Monterey
  • Poverty Ridge
  • Rawalts
  • Sepo
  • Seville
  • Summum

1 - partly in Knox County

Structure

The Fulton County is divided into 26 townships:

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