Hamilton County (Illinois)
The Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 8457 inhabitants and a population density of 7.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The the county seat ( county seat ) is in McLeansboro.
Geography
The County is located in the south- south-east of Illinois. It has an area of 1129 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. At the Hamilton County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Hamilton County was formed on February 8, 1821 from the western part of White County. It was named after Alexander Hamilton, a politician and one of the founding fathers of the United States, a hero of the American Revolutionary War and the first finance minister of the United States.
The first official meeting of the Counteverwaltung took place on June 18, 1821 at the home of William Wilson, a judge of the Court of Illinois Sopreme instead. The Second on 19 November of the same year. The first steam-powered mill was built in 1850.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Hamilton County 8457 people in 3503 households. The population density was 7.5 people per square kilometer. In the 3503 households lived statistically 2.39 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 35,032. The per capita income was $ 21,602. 14.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Hamilton County
City
- McLeansboro
Towns
- Belle Prairie City
Villages
- Broughton
- Dahlgren
- Macedonia1
Unincorporated communities
- Aden
- Blairsville
- Braden
- Bungay
- Cornersville
- Dale
- Delafield
- Diamond City
- Flint
- Garrison
- Hood Ville
- Lovilla
- Olga
- Piopolis
- Rural Hill
- Thackeray
- Thurber
- Tuckers Corners
- University
- Walpole
- West Rural Hill
1 - partly in Franklin County
Structure
The Hamilton County is divided into twelve townships: