Macoupin County, Illinois

The Macoupin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 47 765 inhabitants and a population density of 21.4 inhabitants per square kilometer .. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Carlinville.

Parts of Macoupin County are part of the Metro - East called the eastern part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area around the city of St. Louis in neighboring Missouri.

Geography

The County is located in the central southwestern Illinois in the eastern suburban area of St. Louis. It has an area of ​​2247 square kilometers, of which ten square kilometers of water surface. At the Macoupin County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

In the north of Macoupim County is the Otter Lake, one incurred by damming of the Otter Creek 3 km ² large reservoir. It has been built on the grounds of flood protection and is now used as a recreational and leisure facility.

History

The Macoupin County was formed on January 17, 1829 from parts of Greene County and Madison County. It was named after the Indian word Macau Piana, which literally means white potato. The Indians used this word for the growing of the river and creek runs along wild artichokes.

The first assignable whites who had entered this country in 1812 were around 350 soldiers from Fort Russell led by the Territorial Governor Ninian Edwards. The first courthouse was built in 1820 and was a typical log house. The cost was $ 128. The second courthouse was built from 1867 to 1870 of stone and cost about a million dollars. It was the largest county courthouse of his time in the U.S. and is still used as such.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010, lived in Macoupin County 47 765 people in 19 612 households. The population density was 21.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 19 612 households lived statistically 2.35 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 97.6 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 44,673. The per capita income was $ 22,993. 12.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Macoupin County

Citys

  • Benld
  • Bunker Hill
  • Carlinville
  • Gillespie
  • Girard
  • Mount Olive
  • Staunton
  • Virden1

Towns

  • Nilwood
  • Shipman

Villages

  • Brighton2
  • Chesterfield
  • Dorchester
  • Eagarville
  • East Gillespie
  • Hettick
  • Lake Ka - ho
  • Medora
  • Modesto
  • Mount Clare
  • Palmyra
  • Royal Lakes
  • Sawyerville
  • Scottsville
  • Standard City
  • White City
  • Wilsonville

Unincorporated communities

  • Anderson
  • Atwater
  • Barr
  • Baylestown
  • Carl Burg
  • Centerville
  • Challacombe
  • Como
  • Enos
  • Green Ridge
  • Hagaman
  • Henderson
  • Hornsby
  • Macoupin
  • Lake Keho
  • McVey
  • Miles station
  • Millville
  • Piasa
  • Plainview
  • Reader
  • Schoper
  • South Standard
  • Summerville
  • Womac
  • Woodburn

1 - partially in Sangamon County 2 - partially in Jersey County

Structure

The Macoupin County is divided into 26 townships:

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