Schuyler County (Illinois)
The Schuyler County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 7544 inhabitants and a population density of 6.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Rushville.
Geography
The County is located in western Illinois on the right bank of the Illinois River, about 50 km east of the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Missouri and Iowa. It has an area of 1143 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers of water surface. At the Schuyler County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Schuyler County was formed as a 31 County in Illinois from parts of Pike County on 13 January 1825. It was named for Philip Schuyler, a general in the American Revolutionary War and U.S. Senator from New York.
1826 Rushville was elected after 20 rounds of voting as the administrative headquarters. In the same year, the first courthouse was built. On January 18, 1827 County received the first post office. The former prison is now a museum.
Territorial Development
1826-1830
1830-1839
1839 to Today
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Schuyler County 7544 people in 3081 households. The population density was 6.7 people per square kilometer. In the 3081 households lived statistically 2.38 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 95.6 percent white, 3.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.5 percent were 65 years or older. 47.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 22,215. The per capita income was $ 43,902. 15.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Schuyler County
City
- Rushville
Villages
- Browning
- Camden
- Littleton
Unincorporated communities
- Bluff City
- Brooklyn
- Doddsville
- Frederick
- Huntsville
- Layton
- Ray
- Sheldon's Grove
- Sugar Grove
Structure
The Schuyler County is divided into 13 townships: