Wabash County (Illinois)
The Wabash County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 11,947 inhabitants and a population density of 20.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Mount Carmel.
Geography
The County is located in southeastern Illinois on the west bank of the Wabash River, which forms the border with Indiana. It has an area of 590 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers of water surface. At the Wabash County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Wabash County was formed on December 27, 1824 from the Edwards County to disagreements over the county administrative center.
The first judicial and administrative building was built in 1831. 1857 was completely destroyed by fire, as well as the documents stored there. The next building was destroyed by a tornado in 1877. 1881, the present courthouse was built, which was fully renovated until 1963 after the collapse of the front in 1959.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Wabash County 11,947 people in 4752 households. The population density was 20.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 4752 households lived statistically 2.51 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 47,426. The per capita income was $ 23,629. 12.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Wabash County
City
- Mount Carmel
Villages
- Allendale
- Bellmont
- Browns1
- Keensburg
Unincorporated communities
- Cowling
- Friendsville
- Lancaster
- Maud
- Mesa Lake
- Ogden
- Rochester
1 - predominantly in Edwards County
Structure
The Wabash County is divided into eight districts ( precincts ):