Scott County (Illinois)

The Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 5355 inhabitants and a population density of 8.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Winchester.

Geography

The County is located in the west of Illinois on the left bank of the Illinois River. The Mississippi River, which forms the border with Missouri, is located around 60 km to the west; the border with Iowa runs about 100 km north-west.

The Scott County has an area of 655 km ², of which 5 km ² water surface are.

At the Scott County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Scott County was formed on February 16, 1839, from the Morgan County.

The history of Scott County begins with the Native Americans who settled in this area. The area in 1673 was first explored by Europeans, as the Mississippi River came down Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette of Canada. The next Europeans may have been La Salle, who came via the southern route and began his expedition in 1682 and claimed the land for France in possession. 1762 Treaty of Fontainebleau between the French and the British was signed, which were all French possessions east of the Mississippi to the British.

The appropriation by white settlers began finally to 1817. At this time lived here for the last Kickapoo Indians, often referred to as Plains Indians. 1819 was the first known family from Kentucky to this area. It was the family of Thomas Stephens with six sons, the eldest three of them in addition to their own families.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Scott County 5355 people in 2145 households. The population density was 8.2 people per square kilometer. In the 2145 households lived statistically 2.47 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 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.

22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 50,702. The per capita income was $ 27,955. 8.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Scott County

City

• Winchester

Town

• Naples1

Villages

• Alsey
• Bluffs
• Exeter

• Glasgow
• Manchester

Unincorporated communities

• Bloomfield
• Merritt
• Oxville
• Riggston

1 - partially in Morgan County

Structure

The Scott County is divided into ten districts ( precincts ):