Greene County (Illinois)
The Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 13,886 inhabitants and a population density of 9.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Carrollton.
Geography
The County is located in the central south-west of Illinois and is bounded to the west by the Illinois River. It has an area of 1415 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers of water surface. At the Greene County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The land was formerly the home of the mutually warring Kickapoo and the Pottawatamie Indians. Later it was first occupied by the French. As a result, it came to the war between the French and the British, which won in the battle of Quebec.
The Greene County was formed on January 20, 1821 from parts of Madison County. It was named after Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), a general in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. At this time included the territories of the later Jersey, Macoupin, Morgan and Scott County to Greene County and still Edwardsville was the only city.
Territorial Development
1823-1825
1825-1829
1829-1839
1839 to Today
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010, lived in Greene County 13,886 people in 5,749 households. The population density was 9.9 people per square kilometer. In the 5,749 households lived statistically 2.35 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.9 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 39,226. The per capita income was $ 21,883. 14.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Greene County
Citys
- Carrollton
- Greenfield
- Roodhouse
- Whitehall
Villages
- Eldred
- Hillview
- Kane
- Rockbridge
- Wilmington
Unincorporated communities
- Athens Ville
- Barrow
- Tree
- Belltown
- Berdan
- Boyle
- Clark
- Drake
- East Hardin
- Fayette
- Grand pass
- Haypress
- Jalapa
- And arrived
- Kaser
- King
- Lake Centralia
- McClay Orchard
- Old Kane
- Pegram
- Titus
- Walkerville
- Woody
- Wright
Structure
The Greene County is divided into 13 townships: