Union County (Illinois)
The Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Jonesboro.
Geography
The County is located in southern Illinois and is bounded to the west by the Mississippi, which also simultaneously represents the natural border with Missouri. It has an area of 1093 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water surface. At the Union County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Union County was formed on January 2, 1818 from the Johnson County. In the same year Illinois became a state.
Territorial Development
1819 to today
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 living in Union County 17,808 people in 7062 households. The population density was 16.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 7062 households lived statistically 2.38 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.4 percent white, 1.1 percent African American, 0.7 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 5.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 19,512. The per capita income was $ 39,760. 21.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Union County
Citys
- Ann
- Jonesboro
Villages
- Alto Pass
- Cobden
- Dongola
- Mill Creek
Unincorporated communities
- Balcom
- Millcreek
- Reynoldsville
- Wolf Lake
Structure
The Union County is divided into 20 districts ( precincts ):