McLean County, Illinois

McLean County, Illinois
Location in the state of Illinois
Illinois's location in the U.S.
Founded	1990
Seat	Bloomington
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	1,186.27 sq mi (3,072 km²) 1,183.38 sq mi (3,065 km²) 2.89 sq mi (7 km²), 0.24%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	169,572 127/sq mi (49/km²)
Website	www.co.mclean.il.us

McLean County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. McLean County is included in the Bloomington–Normal, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 169,572, which is an increase of 12.7% from 150,433 in 2000.^[1] Its county seat is Bloomington.^[2]

Government

McLean County has a 20 member board representing 10 districts within the County. District 1, District 2, and District 3 encompass all of the County save for the Bloomington/Normal metropolitan area. Districts 4, 5, and 6 are within Normal limits while 7, 8, 9, and 10 are within Bloomington City Limits.

Pronunciation

McLean is pronounced "mih-KLAIN" or "muh-KLAIN" (as with native son McLean Stevenson), not "mih-KLEEN" as some non-natives say.

History

McLean County was formed late in 1830 out of Tazewell County. It was named for John McLean, United States Senator for Illinois, who died in 1830.

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  McLean County from the time of its creation to 1837

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  McLean County between 1837 and 1841

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  McLean County in 1841, reduced to its present borders

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	67,843		—
1910	68,008		0.2%
1920	70,107		3.1%
1930	73,117		4.3%
1940	73,930		1.1%
1950	76,577		3.6%
1960	83,877		9.5%
1970	104,389		24.5%
1980	119,149		14.1%
1990	129,180		8.4%
2000	150,433		16.5%
2010	169,572		12.7%
IL Counties 1900-1990

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 150,433 people, 56,746 households, and 35,466 families residing in the county. The population density was 127 people per square mile (49/km²). There were 59,972 housing units at an average density of 51 per square mile (20/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.19% White, 6.19% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 2.05% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. 2.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 30.6% were of German, 11.5% Irish, 9.1% English and 9.0% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 94.5% spoke English and 2.5% Spanish as their first language.

There were 56,746 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.90% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.50% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 18.60% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 19.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 93.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,021, and the median income for a family was $61,073. Males had a median income of $41,290 versus $28,435 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,227. About 4.10% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.00% of those under age 18 and 5.00% of those age 65 or over.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 1,186.27 square miles (3,072.4 km²), of which 1,183.38 square miles (3,064.9 km²) (or 99.76%) is land and 2.89 square miles (7.5 km²) (or 0.24%) is water.^[4]

Townships

Map of McLean County, Illinois.

McLean County is divided into these townships:

Allin Anchor Arrowsmith Bellflower Bloomington Blue Mound Cheney's Grove Chenoa Cropsey Dale

Danvers Dawson Downs Dry Grove Empire Funk's Grove Gridley Hudson Lawndale Lexington

Martin Money Creek Mount Hope Normal Old Town Randolph Towanda West White Oak Yates

Cities and towns

Anchor Arrowsmith Bellflower Bloomington Carlock Chenoa Colfax Cooksville

Danvers Downs Ellsworth Gridley Heyworth Hudson Le Roy Lexington

Merna McLean Normal Saybrook Shirley Stanford Towanda

Ghost towns

• Benjaminville
• Kumler
• Allin, named for early pioneer James Allin, father of Dr. Lee Allin.

Adjacent counties

• Woodford County, Illinois to the northwest
• Livingston County, Illinois to the northeast
• Ford County, Illinois to the east
• Champaign County, Illinois to the southeast
• Piatt County, Illinois to the south
• DeWitt County, Illinois to the south
• Logan County, Illinois to the southwest
• Tazewell County, Illinois to the west

See also: List of counties bordering eight counties

Major highways

• Interstate 39
• Interstate 55
• Interstate 74
• U.S. Highway 24
• U.S. Highway 51
• U.S. Highway 66
• U.S. Highway 136
• U.S. Highway 150
• Illinois Route 9
• Illinois Route 54
• Illinois Route 122
• Illinois Route 165
• Illinois Route 251

Climate and weather

Bloomington, Illinois
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     1.7   31 14     1.7   37 18     2.9   48 29     3.8   61 40     4.5   73 51     3.9   83 61     4   86 65     3.8   84 63     3   77 54     2.7   65 42     3.1   49 31     2.4   36 20 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches Source: The Weather Channel[5]
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     44   -1 -10     43   3 -8     73   9 -2     97   16 4     115   23 11     99   28 16     100   30 18     97   29 17     75   25 12     69   18 6     78   9 -1     61   2 -7 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Bloomington have ranged from a low of 14 °F (−10 °C) in January to a high of 86 °F (30 °C) in July, although a record low of −23 °F (−31 °C) was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 103 °F (39 °C) was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.71 inches (43 mm) in February to 4.52 inches (115 mm) in May.^[5]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in McLean County, Illinois

References

1. ^ "McLean County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17113.html. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ "Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_counties_national.txt. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Monthly Averages for Bloomington, Illinois". The Weather Channel. http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0113. Retrieved 2011-01-27. 

External links

• McLean County Government Web Site
• McLean County Divorce
• Map of McLean Co., showing political subdivisions

Coordinates: 40°29′N 88°51′W / 40.49°N 88.85°W / 40.49; -88.85