Henderson County (Illinois)
The Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 7331 inhabitants and a population density of 7.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Oquawka.
Geography
The County is located in western Illinois and has an area of 1023 square kilometers, of which 42 square kilometers are water surface. The western County boundary is also the natural border with Iowa, defined by the Mississippi River. At the Henderson County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Henderson County was formed on January 20, 1841 from parts of Warren County and named after the Henderson County in Kentucky, where most of the former settlers came.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Henderson County 7331 people in 3584 households. The population density was 7.5 people per square kilometer. In the 3584 households lived statistically 2.08 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 98.2 percent white, 0.2 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 1.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 43,041. The per capita income was $ 21,960. 12.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Henderson County
City
- Dallas City1
Villages
- Biggsville
- Gladstone
- Gulf Port
- Lomax
- Media
- Oquawka
- Raritan
- Strong Hurst
Unincorporated communities
- Bald Bluff
- Carman
- Carthage Lake
- Decorra
- Gulfport
- Heapsville
- Hopper
- Iowa Junction
- Lone Tree
- Milroy
- Olena
- Reeds
- Rozetta
- Shokokon
- Terre Haute
- Yellow Banks
1 - partly in Hancock County
Structure
The Henderson County is divided into eleven townships: