Henry County, Illinois

Infobox U.S. County
county = Henry County
state = Illinois


seallink =


map size = 150
founded = 1826
seat = Cambridge
largest city = Kewanee
area_total_sq_mi = 826
area_total_km2 = 2138
area_land_sq_mi = 823
area_land_km2 = 2132
area_water_sq_mi = 2
area_water_km2 = 6
area percentage = 0.29%
census yr = 2000
pop = 51020
density_sq_mi = 62
density_km2 = 24
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
footnotes =
web = www.co.henry.il.us|

Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 51,020. Its county seat is Cambridge, IllinoisGR|6. It is one of the four counties that make up the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metropolitan Statistical Area. [cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2006/b06-01.pdf|title=Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses|accessdate=2006-07-21|author=United States Office of Management and Budget|pages=5, 36.|format=PDF]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 826 square miles (2,138 km²), of which, 823 square miles (2,132 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 km²) of it (0.29%) is water. It is the 29th largest of Illinois' 102 counties. The area is fairly flat, with elevations ranging from 650 feet above sea level in the northwest to 850 in the southeast. The land is mostly used for agriculture, about 456,596 acres (1,848 km²) or 86.7% of the county's land area. [http://www.henrycty.com/hcedp/pdf/hc2003fs.pdf] .

Townships

Alba, Andover, Annawan, Atkinson, Burns, Cambridge, Clover, Colona, Cornwall, Edford, Galva, Geneseo, Hanna, Kewanee, Loraine, Lynn, Munson, Osco, Oxford, Phenix, Weller, Western, Wethersfield, Yorktown

Adjacent counties

*Whiteside County - northeast
*Bureau County - east
*Stark County - southeast
*Knox County - south
*Mercer County - west
*Rock Island County - northwest

History

Henry County was formed in 1826 out of Fulton County, Illinois. It is named in honor of Patrick Henry, Revolutionary War firebrand and champion of individual rights, to whom the slogan "give me liberty, or give me death" is attributed.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 40049
1910= 41736
1920= 45162
1930= 43851
1940= 43798
1950= 46492
1960= 49317
1970= 53217
1980= 57968
1990= 51159
2000= 51020
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt IL Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 51,020 people, 20,056 households, and 14,299 families residing in the county. The population density was 62 people per square mile (24/km²). There were 21,270 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.19% White, 1.14% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.31% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 2.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.6% were of German, 12.4% Swedish, 11.6% American, 9.7% English, 9.0% Irish and 8.2% Belgian ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.7% spoke English and 2.5% Spanish as their first language.

There were 20,056 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,854, and the median income for a family was $48,413. Males had a median income of $34,436 versus $21,757 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,716. About 5.60% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Alpha
*Andover
*Annawan
*Atkinson
*Bishop Hill
*Cambridge
*Cleveland
*Coal Valley (partial)
*Colona
*Galva
*Geneseo
*Hooppole
*Kewanee
*Orion
*Woodhull

Census designated places

*Fairbank
*Green Rock
*Lynn Center
*Nekoma
*Opheim
*Ophiem
*Sunny Hill
*Sunny Hill Estates
*Swedona
*Ulah
*Warner

References

External links

* [http://www.co.henry.il.us/ Henry County official website]
* [http://www.visithenrycounty.com/index.php Henry County Tourism Bureau]