Shelby County (Illinois)

The Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 22,363 inhabitants and a population density of 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Shelbyville.

Geography

The County is located southeast of the geographic center of Illinois. It has an area of ​​1989 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water surface.

The Shelby County is drained by the Kaskaskia River, which is dammed in the north to Lake Shelbyville.

At the Shelby County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

Economy

The dismantling of the existing natural resources and especially the coal mining constitute the bulk of the jobs. In Shelby County, there are 110 coal mining sites, most of them underground, which include 48 different owners and employs about 2,500 people. The also located in the area suppliers and service companies provide again for another 500 jobs.

History

The Shelby County was formed on 23 January 1827 the Fayette County. It was named for Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), an officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and Governor of Kentucky (1792-1796, 1812-1816 ).

Territorial Development

1829-1839

1839-1843

1843 to today

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Shelby County 22,363 people in 8968 households. The population density was 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 8968 households lived statistically 2.46 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 98.5 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 44,689. The per capita income was $ 22,522. 10.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Shelby County

Citys

  • Shelbyville
  • Windsor

Town

  • Sigel

Villages

  • Cowden
  • Findlay
  • Herrick
  • Moweaqua1
  • Oconee
  • Stewardson
  • Strasburg
  • Tower Hill

Census-designated place (CDP )

  • Westervelt

Other Unincorporated communities

  • Clarksburg
  • Doll Ville
  • Duvall
  • Fancher
  • Henton
  • Herborn
  • Hinton
  • Kingman
  • Lakewood
  • Middlesworth
  • Fashion
  • Yantisville

1 - partly in Christian County

Structure

The Shelby County is divided into 24 townships:

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