LaSalle County, Illinois
The LaSalle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 113 924 inhabitants and a population density of 38.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Ottawa.
Geography
The County is located in north-central Illinois. It has an area of 2973 square kilometers, of which 34 square kilometers of water are. Is Bathed the County of the Illinois River and its tributary, the Fox River, which flows in Ottawa. At the LaSalle County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The LaSalle County was formed on January 15, 1831 from a part of Putnam County and a portion of the free territory of Illinois. It was named after Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, a French conquerors. La Salle was the first white man who has entered this country. He drove the Mississippi River down to the Gulf of Mexico, claimed the land for France and King Louis XIV in possession and called it Louisiana. He and two other French traders built in 1680 in the area of LaSalle County Fort Crèvecœur on the Illinois River near the present-day Peoria, and in 1662 the Fort St. Louis on Starved Rock. 1857 the County has already reached daily by two trains of the Illinois Central Railroad.
Territorial Development
1836-1837
1837-1841
1841-1843
1843 to today
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in LaSalle County 113 924 people in 45,000 households. The population density was 38.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 45,000 households lived statistically 2.48 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 95.6 percent white, 2.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 8.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 52,469. The per capita income was $ 25,439. 10.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in LaSalle County
Citys
- Earlville
- La Salle
- Marseilles
- Mendota
- Oglesby
- Ottawa
- Peru
- Sandwich1
- Streator2
- Wenona3
Villages
- Cedar Point
- Dalzell4
- Dana
- Grand Ridge
- Kangley
- Leland
- Leonore
- Lostant
- Millington5
- Naplate
- North Utica
- Ransom
- Rutland
- Seneca6
- Sheridan
- Somonauk7
- Tonica
- Troy Grove
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Dayton
- Lake Holiday
Other Unincorporated communities
- Altmar
- Baker
- Blake
- Catharine
- Danway
- Dimmick
- Farm Ridge
- Fitch Moor
- Garfield
- Harding
- Hitt
- Jonesville
- Kernan
- Leeds
- Lowell
- Meriden
- Milla
- Mount Palatine8
- Northville
- Norway
- Peterstown
- Piety Hill
- Prairie Center
- Reed Crossing
- Richards
- Rockwell
- Science
- Serena
- Stavanger
- Stoneyville
- Sulphur Springs
- Ticona
- Tomahawk Bluff
- Triumph
- Vermilionville
- Waltham
- Wedron
- Welland9
- Wilsman
- Woodland Addition
1 - partly in DeKalb and Kendall County 2 - partially in Livingston County 3 - predominantly in Marshall County 4 - predominantly in Bureau County 5 - predominantly in Kendall County
6 - partially in Grundy County 7 - partly in DeKalb County 8 - partly in Putnam County 9 - partly in Lee County
Structure
The LaSalle County is divided into 37 townships: