Perry County (Illinois)
The Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 22,350 inhabitants and a population density of 19.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Pinckneyville.
Geography
The County is located in south-central Illinois. It has an area of 1157 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water surface.
By County flows in a north-south direction of the Beaucoup Creek; in the east it is bounded by the Little Muddy River. Both culminate south of the counties in the Big Muddy River.
At the Perry County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Perry County was formed on January 29, 1827 from the eastern part of Randolph County and the northern part of Jackson County. It was named after Oliver Hazard Perry, one of the first Commodore of the U.S. Navy. The settlement of the County by White went the first 25 years of sluggish. This did not change until the mid- 1850s, when the Illinois Central Railroad was built. She joined the cities of Chicago and New Orleans and brought together in the following years, hundreds of immigrants, mainly from Ireland, Poland, Italy and Germany, in the area. Around the same time significant coal deposits were discovered, which were the main source of income for the next 100 years. The City of Pinckneyville was named after Charles Pinckney Coatesworth, a hero during the Revolutionary War.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010, lived in Perry County 22,350 people in 8252 households. The population density was 19.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 8252 households lived statistically 2.42 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 88.9 percent white, 8.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.9 percent were 65 years or older. 45.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 41,333. The per capita income was $ 18,469. 17.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Perry County
Citys
- Du Quoin
- Pinckneyville
Villages
- Cutler
- St. Johns
- Tamaroa
- Willisville
Unincorporated communities
- Conant
- Denmark
- Denny
- Pyatts
- Sunfield
- Swanwick
- Todds Mill
- Winkle
Structure
The Perry County is divided into 27 districts ( precincts ):