Warren County (Illinois)
The Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 17,707 inhabitants and a population density of 12.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Monmouth.
Geography
The County is located in northwestern Illinois, in the north located about 35 km to the south about 50 km from the Mississippi River and thus removed from Iowa.
It has an area of 1407 km ², of which 2 km ² water surface are. By County flow of Henderson Creek and the Swan Creek.
At the Warren County border Nachbarcountys following:
History
The Warren County was formed on January 13, 1825 from parts of Pike County. It was named for Joseph Warren (1741-1775), a general of the Massachusetts militia, killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
The most famous inhabitant was the later sheriff gunslinger Wyatt Earp, who was born in Monmouth. Also in Monmouth known in the United States fraternities Pi Beta Phi ( 1867) and Kappa Kappa Gamma ( 1870) were founded.
Territorial Development
1831-1835
1835-1841
1841 to today
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Warren County 17,707 people in 6878 households. The population density was 12.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 6878 households lived statistically 2.42 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 91.3 percent white, 1.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 8.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 41,636. The per capita income was $ 20,047. 13.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Warren County
City
- Monmouth
Villages
- Alexis1
- Kirkwood
- Little York
- Roseville
Unincorporated communities
- Berwick
- Cameron
- Eleanor
- Gerlaw
- Coldbrook
- Greenbush
- Larchland
- Ormonde
- Phelps
- Ponemah
- Shanghai City
- Smith Shire
- Swan Creek
- Youngstown
1 - partially in Mercer County
Structure
The Warren County is divided into 15 townships: