Knox County (Illinois)
The Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 52 919 inhabitants and a population density of 28.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Galesburg.
Geography
The County is located in western Illinois between the located about 40 km west of the Mississippi and the Illinois River, which is situated about 30 km to the east. The Knox County has an area of 1864 km ², of which 9 km ² water surface are. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Knox County was formed January 13, 1825 from the free territory of Illinois and the northern part of Fulton County. It was named after Henry Knox (1750-1806), an officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War, the first Secretary of War under George Washington in the United States was later ( 1789-1794 ).
In the period 1825-1838, the size of the county changed several times. The first county seat was until 1831 when John B. Gum in Henderson, Henderson was followed until 1872, later renamed Knoxville, county seat of Knox County.
Territorial Development
1831-1839
1839 to Today
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010, lived in Knox County 52919 people in 21 863 households. The population density was 28.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 21 863 households lived statistically 2.21 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 87.5 percent white, 7.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 4.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 39,545. The per capita income was $ 20,908. 15.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Knox County
Citys
- Abingdon
- Galesburg
- Knoxville
- Oneida
Villages
- Altona
- East Galesburg
- Henderson
- Maquon
- London Mills1
- Rio
- St. Augustine
- Victoria
- Wataga
- Williams Field
- Yates City
Unincorporated communities
- Appleton
- Centerville
- Columbia Heights
- Dahinda
- Delong
- Douglas
- Elba Center
- Gilson
- Henderson Grove
- Hermon
- Knox
- Oak Run
- Ontario
- Rapatee
- Saluda
- Soperville
- Trenton Corners
- Truro
- Uniontown
1 - predominantly in Fulton County
Structure
The Knox County is divided into 21 townships: