Whiteside County, Illinois
The Whiteside County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 58 498 inhabitants and a population density of 33 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Morrison.
Geography
The County is located in northwest Illinois on the east bank of the Mississippi River, which also forms a natural border with Iowa. From east to south-west the county is drained by the Rock River. The Whiteside County has an area of 1,805 square kilometers, of which 32 square kilometers are water surface. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Whiteside County was formed on January 16, 1836 from Jo Daviess County and parts of Henry County. It was named after Samuel Whiteside, a colonel in the territorial militia and General during the Black - Hawk - war.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Whiteside County 58 498 people in 23,831 households. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. In the 23,831 households lived statistically 2.43 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 92.2 percent white, 1.3 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 11.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 45,359. The per capita income was $ 22,956. 11.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Whiteside County
Citys
- Fulton
- Morrison
- Prophetstown
- Rock Falls
- Sterling
Villages
- Albany
- Coleta
- Deer Grove
- Erie
- Lyndon
- Tampico
Unincorporated communities
- Agnew
- Como
- East Clinton
- Emerson
- Fenton
- Galt
- Garden Plain
- Grimes addition
- Hahnaman
- Leon Corners
- Malvern
- Maple Lane
- Mineral Springs
- Penrose
- Round Grove
- Shore Acres
- Steelton
- Thomas
- Union Grove
- Unionville
- Woodlawn Heights
- Yeoward addition
Structure
The Whiteside County is divided into 22 townships: