Effingham County, Illinois

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Effingham County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,668.[1] Its county seat and largest city is Effingham. Some other cities in Effingham County, Illinois include Altamont, Teutopolis, Beecher City, Montrose, Dieterich, Shumway, Watson, Mason, and Edgewood. Effingham County comprises the Effingham, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.[2]

History

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Effingham County at the time of its creation in 1831

Effingham County was formed in 1831 out of Fayette and Crawford counties.[3] It may have been named after Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham, who resigned his commission as general in the British army in 1775, refusing to serve in the war against the Colonies. The name is Anglo-Saxon for "Effa's house". New information suggests that the county was named after a surveyor who surveyed the area whose last name was Effingham. There is no written proof that the county was named after Lord Effingham.

Government

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Effingham County Courthouse in Effingham

Effingham County is governed by a board of elected representatives.[4] The Effingham County Board is the legislative body of County Government. It is composed of nine elected members, each representing a geographic district within the County. Each district is currently composed on average of just under 4000 residents. The districts are adjusted every 10 years after the national census information is published. The current Effingham County Board Chairman is Joshua Douthit (Republican) elected in 2022 from District B.

Geography

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Climate and weather

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Demographics

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2000 census age pyramid for Effingham County

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 34,668. The median age was 40.5 years, 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18, and 19.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.4 males age 18 and over.[12]

The racial makeup of the county was 94.0% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, fewer than 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.9% from some other race, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.5% of the population.[13]

40.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 59.6% lived in rural areas.[14]

There were 14,117 households in the county, of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.3% were married-couple households, 17.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[12]

There were 15,314 housing units, of which 7.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 76.7% were owner-occupied and 23.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%.[12]

Racial and ethnic composition

Effingham County County, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[15] Pop 1990[16] Pop 2000[17] Pop 2010[18] Pop 2020[19] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 30,764 31,437 33,658 33,155 32,361 99.42% 99.16% 98.23% 96.83% 93.35%
Black or African American alone (NH) 17 12 55 76 151 0.05% 0.04% 0.16% 0.22% 0.44%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 27 43 49 24 36 0.09% 0.14% 0.14% 0.07% 0.10%
Asian alone (NH) 30 90 108 147 246 0.10% 0.28% 0.32% 0.43% 0.71%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [20] x [21] 4 7 6 x x 0.01% 0.02% 0.02%
Other race alone (NH) 15 1 7 13 45 0.05% 0.00% 0.02% 0.04% 0.13%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [22] x [23] 131 223 951 x x 0.38% 0.65% 2.74%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91 121 252 597 872 0.29% 0.38% 0.74% 1.74% 2.52%
Total 30,944 31,704 34,264 34,242 34,668 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 34,242 people, 13,515 households, and 9,302 families residing in the county.[24] The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 14,570 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[5] The racial makeup of the county was 97.6% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% American Indian, 0.8% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.7% of the population.[24] In terms of ancestry, 41.6% were German, 10.0% were Irish, 9.3% were American, and 8.8% were English.[25]

Of the 13,515 households, 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.2% were non-families, and 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03. The median age was 39.2 years.[24]

The median income for a household in the county was $49,509 and the median income for a family was $61,373. Males had a median income of $40,951 versus $28,209 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,843. About 7.8% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.[26]

Communities

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Townships

Effingham County is divided into fifteen townships:

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Politics

In its early years Effingham County was owing to its anti-Civil War German-American population powerfully Democratic. Until Woodrow Wilson’s harsh policies towards Germany following World War I drove many voters to the GOP’s Warren G. Harding, it had voted an absolute majority to the Democratic presidential candidate in every election since the county’s formation. Opposition to the New Deal caused a considerable swing away from Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936, and combined with local opposition to Roosevelt’s war policies in 1940 to cause FDR to only win the county by forty-seven votes from Wendell Willkie.

Since that election, the county has voted Republican in every election except 1948 and 1964, and no Democrat since Jimmy Carter in 1976 has reached 35 percent of the county’s vote. Currently Effingham County is one of Illinois’ most Republican counties, rivalled by a number of southern counties like Edwards. In the 2008 U.S. presidential election, John McCain carried the county by a 36% margin over Barack Obama, making it McCain's strongest county in the state, with Obama carrying his home state by a 25.1% margin over McCain.[27]

Currently all elected officials holding major offices in Effingham County are Republican with 8 of 9 elected County Board Representatives being Republican.

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See also

References

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