Pulaski County, Illinois

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Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,193.[1] Its county seat is Mound City.[2] Its largest city is Mounds. It is located along the Ohio River in the southwestern portion of the state, known locally as "Little Egypt".

History

Pulaski County was formed on March 3, 1843, out of parts of Alexander and Johnson counties. It was named in honor of Casimir Pułaski who was killed at the siege of Savannah in the Revolutionary War.[3]

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". (2.0%) is water.[4] It is the third-smallest county in Illinois by area.

Climate and weather

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Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,193. The median age was 46.0 years. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.7 males age 18 and over.[13]

Less than 0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[14]

There were 2,268 households in the county, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.1% were married-couple households, 23.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[13]

There were 2,831 housing units, of which 19.9% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 76.0% were owner-occupied and 24.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.6%.[13]

Racial and ethnic composition

Redistricting data provide the counts for each racial and ethnic group listed in the table below.[15]

Pulaski County, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[16] Pop 1990[17] Pop 2000[18] Pop 2010[19] Pop 2020[20] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 5,865 5,020 4,841 3,937 3,245 66.35% 66.73% 65.88% 63.90% 62.49%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,900 2,459 2,249 1,976 1,462 32.81% 32.69% 30.61% 32.07% 28.15%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 19 8 10 25 36 0.21% 0.11% 0.14% 0.41% 0.69%
Asian alone (NH) 11 6 68 13 13 0.12% 0.08% 0.93% 0.21% 0.25%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [21] x [22] 0 3 0 x x 0.00% 0.05% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 4 1 6 14 14 0.05% 0.01% 0.08% 0.23% 0.27%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [23] x [24] 67 96 219 x x 0.91% 1.56% 4.22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 41 29 107 97 204 0.46% 0.39% 1.46% 1.57% 3.93%
Total 8,840 7,523 7,348 6,161 5,193 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 6,161 people, 2,642 households, and 1,658 families living in the county.[25] The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 3,155 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[4] The racial makeup of the county was 64.4% white, 32.4% black or African American, 0.4% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.6% of the population.[25] In terms of ancestry, 15.1% were German, 6.8% were Irish, 6.6% were English, and 6.6% were American.[26]

Of the 2,642 households, 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.2% were non-families, and 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age was 43.2 years.[25]

The median income for a household in the county was $31,173 and the median income for a family was $39,699. Males had a median income of $36,915 versus $29,007 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,444. About 16.7% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.0% of those under age 18 and 18.0% of those age 65 or over.[27]

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Politics

Pulaski County was often a swing county at the presidential level, but has voted for the Republican candidates for U.S. president since 2012.

This trend in Pulaski County has begun to affect down-ballot races as well. In the 2020 Senate election, longtime Democratic Senator Dick Durbin lost the county for the first time in his career, after winning it in his four prior elections.[28] Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot

See also

Notes

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