Grundy County, Illinois

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


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map size = 150
founded = February 17, 1841
seat = Morris
largest city = Morris
area_total_sq_mi = 430
area_total_km2 = 1115
area_land_sq_mi = 420
area_land_km2 = 1088
area_water_sq_mi = 11
area_water_km2 = 27
area percentage = 2.44%
census yr = 2000
pop = 37535
density_sq_mi = 89
density_km2 = 35
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
footnotes =
web =|

Grundy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 37,535. Its county seat is Morris.GR|6 The center of population of Illinois is located in Grundy County, in the village of Mazon. [Citation
url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt
title= Population and Population Centers by State
year = 2000|] This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Illinois' State Fossil, the unique and bizarre Tully Monster was first found in Mazon Creek. Grundy County Speedway is located in Morris.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 430 square miles (1,115 km²), of which, 420 square miles (1,088 km²) of it is land and 11 square miles (27 km²) of it (2.44%) is water.

Townships

Aux Sable, Braceville, Erienna, Felix, Garfield, Goodfarm, Goose Lake, Greenfield, Highland, Maine, Mazon, Morris, Nettle Creek, Norman, Saratoga, Vienna, Wauponsee

Township map

Adjacent Counties

*Kendall (north)
*Will (east)
*Kankakee (southeast)
*Livingston (south)
*LaSalle (west)

Political subdivisions

Cities

*Morris

Villages

*Braceville
*Carbon Hill
*Coal City
*Diamond
*Dwight
*East Brooklyn
*Gardner
*Godley
*Kinsman
*Mazon
*Minooka
*Seneca
*South Wilmington
*Verona

Townships

Grundy County is divided into seventeen townships:

* Aux Sable
* Braceville
* Erienna
* Felix
* Garfield
* Goodfarm
* Goose Lake
* Greenfield
* Highland
* Maine
* Mazon
* Morris
* Nettle Creek
* Norman
* Saratoga
* Vienna
* Wauponsee

Demographics

USCensusPop
1850=5681
1860=9393
1870=12652
1880=16129
1890=17138
1900=24136
1910=24162
1920=18580
1930=18678
1940=18398
1950=19217
1960=22350
1970=26535
1980=30582
1990=32337
2000=37535
footnote=UVa Census Browser 1830-1840 [Citation
title = Historial Census Browser, University of Virginia, Geospacial and Statistical Data Center
year = 2004
url = http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/index.html]
Illinois Counties 1900-1990 [Citation
publication-date =
contribution =
contribution-url=
title =Illinois Counties 1900-1990
publisher =U.S. Census Bureau
url =http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt] As of the U.S. Census of 2000,GR|2 there were 37,535 people, 14,293 households, and 10,276 families residing in the county. The population density was 89 people per square mile (35/km²). There were 15,040 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.09% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 4.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 20.7% were of German, 15.2% Irish, 12.0% Italian, 8.3% Norwegian, 7.4% English and 6.7% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.2% spoke English and 3.7% Spanish as their first language.

There were 14,293 households out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.

The median income for a home in the county is $51,719, and the median income for a family was $60,862. Males had a median income of $46,392 versus $26,487 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,591. About 3.20% of families and 4.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.00% of those under age 18 and 6.00% of those age 65 or over.

History

Grundy County was established on February 17, 1841. It was formed out of LaSalle County and named for Felix Grundy. [Citation
last =Adams
first =James N. (compiler)
year =
date =
publication-date =1989
editor-last =Keller
editor-first =William E.
title =Illinois Place Names
edition =
series =
place =
publication-place =Springfield
publisher =Illinois State Historical Society
volume =
pages =581
isbn =0912226242]

References

External links

* [http://www.grundyco.org Grundy County website]