Moultrie County, Illinois

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Moultrie County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,526.[1] Its county seat is Sullivan.[2] The name is pronounced as in "mole tree", unlike the pronunciation of its namesake, the South Carolinian Revolutionary War hero William Moultrie.

History

Moultrie County was formed in 1843 with areas taken from Shelby and Macon counties. It is named for South Carolina General, and later Governor, William Moultrie. General Moultrie defended Sullivan's Island, South Carolina from British attack in 1776. The site was later renamed Fort Moultrie. Nearby Jasper County was named for Sgt. William Jasper, another hero of the defense of Sullivan's Island.

The official flag of the county is the Moultrie Flag, which was flown over the new fortress on Sullivan's Island, when Moultrie defended it, and was designed by Moultrie. It went on to become iconic of liberty in the South.

When Abraham Kellar of Lovington, John Cook of Marrowbone, and John Fleming of Nelson proposed the formation of a new county from Macon, Shelby, and Coles counties, Macon gave up a strip of “worthless swamp” that is now among the most fertile land in the world, but Shelby and Coles voters refused to give up any land. Finally, Shelby County gave up some of its land to make a zig-zag border with Moultrie County.

Geography

According to the US 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". (2.5%) is water.[3]

Climate and weather

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Major highways

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Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 14,526. The median age was 41.1 years, 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18, and 20.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.8 males age 18 and over.[11]

The racial makeup of the county was 95.1% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.3% of the population.[12]

30.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 69.6% lived in rural areas.[13]

There were 5,662 households in the county, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.8% were married-couple households, 16.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[11]

There were 6,159 housing units, of which 8.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 75.6% were owner-occupied and 24.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.5%.[11]

Racial and ethnic composition

Moultrie County, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[14] Pop 1990[15] Pop 2000[16] Pop 2010[17] Pop 2020[18] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 14,432 13,849 14,078 14,524 13,747 99.22% 99.42% 98.54% 97.83% 94.64%
Black or African American alone (NH) 11 8 28 40 84 0.08% 0.06% 0.20% 0.27% 0.58%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 12 22 24 28 26 0.08% 0.16% 0.17% 0.19% 0.18%
Asian alone (NH) 13 13 14 29 49 0.09% 0.09% 0.10% 0.20% 0.34%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [19] x [20] 7 0 0 x x 0.05% 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 9 0 4 13 25 0.06% 0.00% 0.03% 0.09% 0.17%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [21] x [22] 64 83 401 x x 0.45% 0.56% 2.76%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 69 38 68 129 194 0.47% 0.27% 0.48% 0.87% 1.34%
Total 14,546 13,930 14,287 14,846 14,526 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 14,846 people, 5,758 households, and 4,053 families living in the county.[23] The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 6,260 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[3] The racial makeup of the county was 98.5% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.9% of the population.[23] In terms of ancestry, 23.8% were German, 12.0% were Irish, 11.4% were American, and 10.9% were English.[24]

Of the 5,758 households, 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.6% were non-families, and 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01. The median age was 40.3 years.[23]

The median income for a household in the county was $46,364 and the median income for a family was $54,494. Males had a median income of $42,581 versus $26,799 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,954. About 6.2% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.[25]

Communities

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Map of Moultrie County, Illinois

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Townships

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Education

Moultrie County is served by three school districts.

Politics

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See also

References

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