Jersey County, Illinois

The Jersey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 22,985 inhabitants and a population density of 24 inhabitants per square kilometer. The the county seat ( county seat ) is in Jerseyville.

The Jersey County is located in the Metro - East called the eastern part of the metropolitan area of ​​Greater St. Louis the city of St. Louis in neighboring Missouri.

Geography

The County is located in southwestern Illinois where the Illinois River flows into the Mississippi River and has an area of 976 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water surface. The southern border of the county is formed by the Mississippi River and is also simultaneously the border with Missouri. At the Jersey County borders the following counties:

Rivers in the County

In addition to the County -limiting Mississippi and the Illinois River, there are a number of small rivers in Jersey County:

  • Askew Branch
  • Briggs Branch
  • Otter Creek
  • Owl Branch
  • Phils Creek
  • Possum Creek
  • Sandy Creek
  • Spring Creek

History

The present territory of Jersey County was formerly the home of the Kickapoo, Menominee, Potawatomi, and Illini Indians. 1832, the town of Hickory Grove was renamed in Jerseyville and opened the first post office. 1835, the first public school was built here from all over Illinois.

The Jersey County was formed on February 28, 1839, from the southern part of Greene County and was named after the origin of most of the settlers - New Jersey.

The convenient location and the fertile soil, this region has very quickly become a well known agricultural area. 1844 joined the Mississippi overflowed its banks and destroyed the town of Grafton. In 1849, the area was ravaged by the Asian flu, which caused many deaths. The courthouse still in use was built in 1894.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Jersey County 22,985 people in 8642 households. The population density was 24 people per square kilometer. In the 8642 households lived statistically 2.5 persons each.

The racial the population was composed of 97.6 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 48,573. The per capita income was $ 24,144. 10.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Jersey County

Citys

  • Grafton
  • Jerseyville

Town

  • Otterville

Villages

  • Brighton1
  • Elsah
  • Fidelity
  • Fieldon

Unincorporated communities

  • Beltrees
  • Chautauqua
  • Delhi
  • Democrat Spring
  • Dow
  • East Hardin
  • Kemper
  • Lake Piasa
  • Lockhaven
  • McClusky
  • Miles station
  • New Delhi
  • Newbern
  • Nutwood
  • Reardon
  • Reddish
  • Rosedale
  • Spankey
  • Summerville

1 - predominantly in Macoupin County

Structure

The Jersey County is divided into eleven townships:

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