Marion County (Illinois)
The Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 39 437 inhabitants and a population density of 26.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Salem.
Geography
The County is located in south-central Illinois. It has an area of 1481 square kilometers, of which nine square kilometers of water surface. At the Marion County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Marion County was formed on January 24, 1823 from parts of Jefferson and Fayette County. It was named after Francis Marion, an officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.
The first settlers were 1811 Samuel Young and his son, whose house had been in the great earthquake of November 16, 1811 completely destroyed in Missouri, in search of a new home. At that time, Illinois was not yet a state. 1813 he left his family and meet in spring 1814 brought the first seed from.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 living in Marion County 39 437 people in 16,108 households. The population density was 26.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 16,108 households lived statistically 2.41 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 93.5 percent white, 4.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 40,097. The per capita income was $ 21,418. 16.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Marion County
Citys
- Centralia1
- Kinmundy
- Salem
- Wamac2
Villages
- Alma
- Central City
- Farina3
- Iuka
- Junction City
- Kell
- Odin
- Patoka
- Sandoval
- Vernon
- Walnut Hill
Unincorporated communities
- Cartter
- Cravat
- Fairman
- Finney Heights
- Glen Ridge
- Greendale4
- Helmet
- Slap Out
- Suburban Heights
- Tonti
1 - partly in Clinton, Washington and Jefferson County 2 - predominantly in Clinton County 3 - predominantly in Fayette County 4 - partly in Clay County
Structure
The Marion County is divided into 17 townships: