Stark County (Illinois)

The Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 5994 inhabitants and a population density of 8 persons per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Toulon.

Geography

The County is located in the central northwestern Illinois. It has an area of ​​746 square kilometers, of which one square kilometers of water surface.

In Stark County stems from the Spoon River, a right tributary of the opening into the Mississippi River Illinois.

At the Stark County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Stark County was formed on March 1, 1839, from the Putnam County and Knox County. It was named after John Stark (1728-1822), an officer in the French and Indian War and later General of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.

1829 began the settlement of European immigrants. In 1836, the settlements LaFayette, Osceola and Wyoming were founded. 1840 has been increased to 1576, the population of the county. 1842, the first court and administrative building was constructed. In 1856, the building still in use was built.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Stark County 5994 people in 2371 households. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. In the 2371 households lived statistically 2.47 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 49,693. The per capita income was $ 24,952. 12.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Stark County

Citys

  • Toulon
  • Wyoming

Villages

  • Bradford
  • La Fayette

Unincorporated communities

  • Castleton
  • Duncan
  • Elmira
  • Lombard Ville
  • Modena
  • Morse
  • Spear
  • Strongly

Structure

The Stark County is divided into eight townships:

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