Clark County, Illinois

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Clark County is a county located in the southeastern part of U.S. state of Illinois, along the Indiana state line. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,455.[1] Its county seat is Marshall.[2] The county was named for George Rogers Clark, an officer who served in the American Revolution.[3]

History

Clark County was formed in 1819 out of Crawford County. At the time of its formation, Clark County included about a third of Illinois, and extended as far north as the present state of Wisconsin. In 1821 the northern part of Clark County became part of the newly created Pike County on January 31, and the newly created Fayette County took the western part of Clark County on February 14. Edgar County was created from the northern part of Clark County on January 3, 1823. The creation of Coles County occupied additional land from western Clark County, effective December 25, 1830.[4] The boundaries of Clark County have been unchanged since.

Clark County was named for George Rogers Clark[5] (older brother of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition), an officer of the army of Virginia that captured the Northwest Territory from the British during the Revolutionary War.

The county seat was located in Darwin Township in 1823. A county-wide referendum was held In 1839 to determine whether Auburn or Marshall would be designated as the new seat. Marshall won the election and has remained the county seat since then.[6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (0.7%) is water.[7] Part of the county's eastern border is defined by the Wabash River. The North Fork of the Embarras River and Hurricane Creek are the main streams in western Clark County. Other than the Wabash River, Big Creek is the major stream in the eastern part of the county.[8]

Adjacent counties

Transit

Major highways

Climate and weather

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Demographics

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2000 census age pyramid for Clark County

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 15,455. The median age was 43.4 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.5 males age 18 and over.[16]

The racial makeup of the county was 95.7% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.6% of the population.[17]

<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[18]

There were 6,506 households in the county, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.8% were married-couple households, 18.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[16]

There were 7,327 housing units, of which 11.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 76.2% were owner-occupied and 23.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%.[16]

Racial and ethnic composition

Clark County, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980 Pop 1990 Pop 2000[19] Pop 2010[20] Pop 2020[21] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 16,820 15,808 16,766 15,925 14,680 99.45% 99.29% 98.58% 97.49% 94.99%
Black or African American alone (NH) 5 10 33 48 54 0.03% 0.06% 0.19% 0.29% 0.35%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 10 25 30 24 28 0.06% 0.16% 0.18% 0.15% 0.18%
Asian alone (NH) 11 36 22 54 52 0.07% 0.23% 0.13% 0.33% 0.34%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [22] x [23] 1 3 0 x x 0.01% 0.02% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 15 0 7 3 30 0.09% 0.00% 0.04% 0.02% 0.19%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [24] x [25] 95 106 365 x x 0.56% 0.65% 2.36%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 52 42 54 172 246 0.31% 0.26% 0.32% 1.05% 1.59%
Total 16,913 15,921 17,008 16,335 15,455 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 16,335 people, 6,782 households, and 4,593 families residing in the county.[26] The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 7,772 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[7] The racial makeup of the county was 98.1% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population.[26] In terms of ancestry, 27.4% were German, 14.2% were Irish, 14.2% were English, and 10.8% were American.[27]

Of the 6,782 households, 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.3% were non-families, and 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age was 42.3 years.[26]

The median income for a household in the county was $43,597 and the median income for a family was $52,689. Males had a median income of $39,385 versus $27,426 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,173. About 7.6% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.[28]

Education

There are four school districts with territory in Clark County: Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C, Marshall Community Unit School District 2C, Martinsville Community Unit School District 3C, and Hutsonville Community Unit School District 1.[29]

They have a total enrollment (2004)Template:Needsupdate of 3,014 students. Each district has one high school (grades 9–12) and one junior high school (grades 7–8). Marshall has two elementary schools and the other districts have one each.

See List of school districts in Clark County

Communities

Cities

Village

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Unincorporated communities

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Townships

Clark County is divided into fifteen townships:

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Former Settlement

Politics

In its early days, Clark County favored the Democratic Party, not supporting a Republican presidential candidate until Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 landslide. Since 1920, it has been a strongly Republican county: the last Democrat to win a majority being Lyndon Johnson in 1964, and only Bill Clinton by plurality in 1992 has won the county since.

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See also

Sources

  • Perrin, William Henry, ed.. History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois Chicago, Illinois. O. L. Baskin & Co. (1883).

References

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  4. ↑ "Illinois County Boundaries 1790 - Present." Hebert, Michael H. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
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  6. ↑ "Welcome to Clark County, Illinois, Genealogy and History." Retrieved June 10, 2014.
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