White County (Illinois)
The White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 14,665 inhabitants and a population density of 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Carmi.
Geography
The County is located in southeastern Illinois, on the western bank of the Wabash River, which forms the border with Indiana. It has an area of 1299 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water surface. At the White County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The White County was formed on December 9, 1815 from parts of Gallatin County. It was named after Leonard White.
The first white settlers arrived 1807-1809 in the territory of the later County and settled near the Little Wabash River. These first settlers came from North and South Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee.
1814, the settlement was founded in Carmi. 1925, the County was destroyed almost totally by a tornado, which previously called for the most deaths in U.S. history.
Territorial Development
1818-1819
1819-1821
1821 to today
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in White County 14,665 people in 6464 households. The population density was 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 6464 households lived statistically 2.23 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 98.0 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 39,728. The per capita income was $ 22,081. 14.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in White County
Citys
- Carmi
- Grayville1
Villages
- Burnt Prairie
- Crossville
- Enfield
- Maunie
- Mill Shoals2
- Norris City
- Phillipstown
- Springerton
Unincorporated communities
- Brownsville
- Bungay
- Calvin
- Centerville
- Emma
- Epworth
- Gossett
- Herald
- Rising Sun
1 - partially in Edwards County 2 - partially in Wayne County
Structure
The White County is divided into ten townships: