Hamilton County, Illinois

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


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map size = 150
founded = 1821
seat = McLeansboro
largest city = McLeansboro
area_total_sq_mi = 436
area_total_km2 = 1129
area_land_sq_mi = 435
area_land_km2 = 1127
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 2
area percentage = 0.15%
census yr = 2000
pop = 8621
density_sq_mi = 20
density_km2 = 8
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
footnotes =
web = |

Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 8,621. Its county seat is McLeansboro, IllinoisGR|6.

Hamilton County is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 436 square miles (1,129 km²), of which, 435 square miles (1,127 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.15%) is water.

Townships

Beaver Creek, Crook, Crouch, Dahlgren, Flannigan, Knights Prairie, Mayberry, McLeansboro, South Crouch, South Flanningan, South Twigg, Twigg

Adjacent counties

*Wayne County - north
*White County - east
*Gallatin County - southeast
*Saline County - south
*Franklin County - west
*Jefferson County - northwest

History

Hamilton County was formed out of White County in 1821. It is named for Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary War hero and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 20197
1910= 18227
1920= 15920
1930= 12995
1940= 13454
1950= 12256
1960= 10010
1970= 8665
1980= 9172
1990= 8499
2000= 8621
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt IL Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 8,621 people, 3,462 households, and 2,437 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 3,983 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.25% White, 0.67% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.4% were of American, 22.8% German, 14.2% English and 9.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 98.5% spoke English as their first language.

There were 3,462 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 19.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,496, and the median income for a family was $37,651. Males had a median income of $31,864 versus $17,977 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,262. About 8.50% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.90% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Belle Prairie City
*Broughton
*Dahlgren
*Macedonia (small portion in Franklin County)
*McLeansboro

Census designated places

*Dale (Dales)
*Delafield
*Diamond City
*Piopolis
*Thackeray
*Walpole

Unincorporated Places

*Aden
*Blairsville (Flannigan's Store)
*Braden
*Bungay
*Dale (Dales)
*Delafield
*Diamond City
*Feakeyville
*Flint (ghost town)
*Garrison
*Hoodville
*Jefferson City, IL (ghost town near Bungay)
*Logansport, IL
*Lovilla (ghost town, see Dahlgren)
*New Bremen (see Piopolis)
*Olga
*Piopolis
*Rectorville (moved to/became Broughton)
*Slapout (ghost town)
*Thackeray
*Thurber
*Tucker's Corner
*Walpole

References

External links

* [http://www.mcleansboro.com McLeansboro.com]
* [http://www.unit10.com Hamilton County Community Unit District No.10 Schools]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhchs Hamilton County Historical Society]
* [http://hamilton-county.618football.com Hamilton County Foxes Football]