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Fulton County, Illinois

Fulton County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 33,609. Its county seat is Lewistown, and the largest city is Canton. Fulton County comprises the Canton, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Peoria-Canton, IL Combined Statistical Area.

History
Fulton County was organized in 1823 from Pike County. It is named for Robert Fulton, developer of the first commercially successful steamboat. American poet and writer Edgar Lee Masters lived in Fulton County during the 1890s; he later became famous for the Spoon River Anthology, written in 1915. Fulton County was home to Camp Ellis during World War II.

The county is known for the annual Spoon River Scenic Drive, which occurs the first 2 weekends in October. This has been a tradition since 1968 and attracts thousands of participants from all over the country.

Fulton County is home to the Ogden-Fettie Site, a significant site for Havana Hopewell Native culture. It is the largest collection of Woodland Mounds in Illinois, with 35 Mounds, dating from 400 BC, arranged in a crescent.

Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 883 sqmi, of which 866 sqmi is land and 17 sqmi (1.9%) is water.

Fulton County is the site of Dickson Mounds Museum, a state museum of Native American daily life in the Illinois River valley.

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Lewistown have ranged from a low of 14 °F in January to a high of 88 °F in July, although a record low of -30 °F was recorded in January 1999 and a record high of 106 °F was recorded in July 1983. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.85 in in January to 4.43 in in May.

Adjacent counties

 * Warren County - northwest
 * Knox County - north
 * Peoria County - northeast
 * Tazewell County - east
 * Mason County - south
 * Schuyler County - southwest
 * McDonough County - west

National protected area

 * Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 24.svg|25px]] US Route 24
 * [[Image:US 136.svg|25px]] US Route 136
 * [[Image:Illinois 9.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 9
 * [[Image:Illinois 41.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 41
 * [[Image:Illinois 78.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 78
 * [[Image:Illinois 95.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 95
 * [[Image:Illinois 97.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 97
 * [[Image:Illinois 100.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 100
 * [[Image:Illinois 116.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 116

Airport
The county contains one public-use airport: Ingersoll Airport (CTK), located in Canton.

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 37,069 people, 14,536 households, and 9,744 families residing in the county. The population density was 42.8 PD/sqmi. There were 16,195 housing units at an average density of 18.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 93.4% white, 3.4% black or African American, 0.4% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 1.6% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 23.7% were German, 19.1% were American, 14.0% were English, and 13.2% were Irish.

Of the 14,536 households, 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.0% were non-families, and 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age was 41.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,268 and the median income for a family was $50,596. Males had a median income of $41,376 versus $28,596 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,309. About 9.9% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Canton
 * Cuba
 * Farmington
 * Lewistown (seat)

Town

 * Astoria

Villages

 * Avon
 * Banner
 * Bryant
 * Dunfermline
 * Ellisville
 * Fairview
 * Ipava
 * Liverpool
 * London Mills
 * Marietta
 * Norris
 * Smithfield
 * St. David
 * Table Grove
 * Vermont

Unincorporated communities

 * Babylon
 * Beaty
 * Bernadotte
 * Blyton
 * Breeds
 * Brereton
 * Checkrow
 * Depler Springs
 * Duncan Mills
 * Enion
 * Fiatt
 * Gilchrist
 * Leesburg
 * Little America
 * Manley
 * Maples Mill
 * Marbletown
 * Middlegrove
 * Monterey
 * Poverty Ridge
 * Rawalts
 * Sepo
 * Seville
 * Summum

Townships

 * Astoria
 * Banner
 * Bernadotte
 * Buckheart
 * Canton
 * Cass
 * Deerfield
 * Ellisville
 * Fairview
 * Farmers
 * Farmington
 * Harris
 * Isabel
 * Joshua
 * Kerton
 * Lee
 * Lewistown
 * Liverpool
 * Orion
 * Pleasant
 * Putman
 * Union
 * Vermont
 * Waterford
 * Woodland
 * Young Hickory

Bases

 * Camp Ellis

Politics
In its early years, Fulton County favored the Democratic Party, being one of the northernmost Democratic counties and the nearest to Yankee, then solidly Republican Northern Illinois. It was never won by a Republican until the Democratic Party moved towards the Populist Party’s policies under William Jennings Bryan, a change which resulted in the county voting Republican except in landslide victories between 1896 and 1960. In that period, Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936 was the solitary Democratic presidential candidate to gain a majority of the county’s vote.

However, the 1964 election saw the county trend Democratic – so much so that Hubert Humphrey gained a narrow plurality in his 1968 election loss. Despite not going Democratic again until 1988, the party would always remain competitive in the county, and between 1988 and 2012 every Democratic presidential candidate gained a majority in Fulton County. However, concern over economic decline in the “Rust Belt” saw Donald Trump produce a dramatic swing in the 2016 election, winning Fulton County by fifteen percentage points and gaining the best GOP record in the county since 1980.

In popular culture
The fictional town of Lanford, Illinois in the sitcom Roseanne is set in Fulton County.

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Franklin County, Illinois

Franklin County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 37,804. The largest city is West Frankfort and the county seat is Benton. This area of Southern Illinois is known locally as "Little Egypt".

History
Franklin County was established on January 2, 1818, and formed from parts of Gallatin and White counties. It was named for Benjamin Franklin.

Coal mining
Coal was mined in Franklin County as early as 1889, at the King Coal Mine, located at Township 5 South, Range 3 East.

The high levels of gas found in Franklin County's coal deposits have resulted in mining disasters and explosions over the years. Between 1905 and 1968, there were eleven mine disasters. In 1905, the Zeigler No. 1 mine, located in Zeigler, had an explosion that killed about fifty people. In 1917, an explosion in Old Ben Mine No. 11, located in Christopher, killed 17. The worst explosion occurred in 1951, in the Orient No. 2 Mine in West Frankfort, in which 119 people died.

The West Frankfort quadrangle of Franklin County is home to 17 coal mines, according to a 2004 report.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 431 sqmi, of which 409 sqmi is land and 23 sqmi (5.2%) is water. Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area is located in this county.

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Benton have ranged from a low of 21 °F in January to a high of 90 °F in July, although a record low of -22 °F was recorded in January 1977 and a record high of 104 °F was recorded in August 2007. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.87 in in February to 4.59 in in May.

On April 21, 1912, a tornado destroyed facilities at the Possum Ridge Mine.

On March 18, 1925, Franklin County was among five southern Illinois counties effected by the infamous Tri-State Tornado. The storm cut across the southern edge of the county, hitting West Frankfort and destroying most of the northern side of town, causing significant damage to the town's mining facilities. Farther to the east, the village of Parrish was also struck, and was never rebuilt. The storm killed 192 people in Franklin County, injuring hundreds more and leaving scores of people homeless.

Adjacent counties

 * Jefferson County (north)
 * Hamilton County (east)
 * Saline County (southeast)
 * Williamson County (south)
 * Jackson County (southwest)
 * Perry County (west)

Transit

 * South Central Transit

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-57.svg|25px]] Interstate 57
 * [[Image:Illinois 14.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 14
 * [[Image:Illinois 34.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 34
 * [[Image:Illinois 37.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 37
 * [[Image:Illinois 148.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 148
 * [[Image:Illinois 149.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 149
 * [[Image:Illinois 154.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 154
 * [[Image:Illinois 184.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 184

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 39,561 people, 16,617 households, and 10,912 families residing in the county. The population density was 96.8 PD/sqmi. There were 18,525 housing units at an average density of 45.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 97.7% white, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 21.8% were German, 18.7% were Irish, 15.9% were English, 9.4% were American, and 5.7% were Italian.

Of the 16,617 households, 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.3% were non-families, and 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age was 41.8 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,381 and the median income for a family was $43,170. Males had a median income of $39,122 versus $28,950 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,504. About 14.5% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Benton (seat)
 * Christopher
 * Orient
 * Sesser
 * West Frankfort
 * Zeigler

Villages

 * Buckner
 * Ewing
 * Freeman Spur (mostly in Williamson County)
 * Hanaford
 * Macedonia (partly in Hamilton County)
 * North City
 * Royalton
 * Thompsonville
 * Valier
 * West City

Census-designated place

 * Mulkeytown

Townships
Franklin County is divided into twelve townships:

 * Barren
 * Benton
 * Browning
 * Cave
 * Denning
 * Eastern
 * Ewing
 * Frankfort
 * Goode
 * Northern
 * Six Mile
 * Tyrone

Unincorporated communities

 * Akin
 * Akin Junction
 * Cleburne
 * Deering City
 * Frisco
 * Kegley
 * Meyer
 * Parrish
 * Pershing
 * Plumfield
 * Rend City
 * Steel City
 * Valier Patch
 * West End
 * Whittington

Regional

 * Franklin, Johnson, Massac, and Williamson County Regional Office of Education #21

Primary and secondary

 * Christopher Unit School District 99
 * Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196
 * Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
 * Frankfort Community Unit School District 168
 * Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188
 * Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174
 * Ewing-Northern Community Consolidated School District 115

Higher education

 * John A. Logan College Extension Center - West Frankfort

Specialized

 * Franklin & Jefferson County Special Education Cooperative

Politics
Franklin County voted mostly for Democratic US presidential candidates until 2000. Since then it has voted for Republican presidential nominees.

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The county was named after the Uintah-ats Utes, according to http://uteed.net/utevisitors.htm and other sources easily Net-searched up. They are mentioned in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_people#Northern_Ute_Tribe_.28Uinta_Utes.29 in the Yoowetum paragraph under the Muhgruhtahveeach bullet point.

I've therefore changed the odd-looking assertion that the country was named after the Ute Indians. It was arguably true, but it looked obviously false. GeorgeTSLC (talk) 20:31, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

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Ford County, Illinois

Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 13,534. Its county seat is Paxton. Ford County was part of the Champaign–Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area until 2018, when the Office of Management and Budget removed the county from the area.

History
Ford County was formed February 17, 1859, making it Illinois's "newest" county. It was created at the behest of some residents of Vermilion County, who complained to the General Assembly that they lived too far from the county seat. Ford County was named after Thomas Ford, the Governor of Illinois from 1842 to 1846.

Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 486 sqmi, of which 486 sqmi is land and 0.6 sqmi (0.1%) is water.

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Paxton have ranged from a low of 14 °F in January to a high of 85 °F in July, although a record low of -25 °F was recorded in January 1999 and a record high of 102 °F was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.40 in in February to 4.38 in in May.

Adjacent counties

 * Kankakee County – north
 * Iroquois County – east
 * Vermilion County – southeast
 * Champaign County – south
 * McLean County – southwest
 * Livingston County – west

Transit

 * SHOW Bus

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-57.svg|25px]] Interstate 57
 * [[Image:US 24.svg|25px]] US Route 24
 * [[Image:US 45.svg|25px]] US Route 45
 * [[Image:Illinois 9.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 9
 * [[Image:Illinois 47.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 47
 * [[Image:Illinois 54.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 54
 * [[Image:Illinois 115.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 115
 * [[Image:Illinois 116.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 116

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 14,081 people, 5,676 households, and 3,798 families living in the county. The population density was 29.0 PD/sqmi. There were 6,282 housing units at an average density of 12.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 97.1% white, 0.6% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 35.7% were German, 15.5% were Irish, 13.6% were American, and 10.4% were English.

Of the 5,676 households, 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.1% were non-families, and 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age was 42.4 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,667 and the median income for a family was $62,819. Males had a median income of $43,849 versus $30,136 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,401. About 5.4% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Gibson City
 * Paxton

Villages

 * Cabery
 * Elliott
 * Kempton
 * Melvin
 * Piper City
 * Roberts
 * Sibley

Unincorporated communities

 * Clarence
 * Guthrie
 * Perdueville
 * Stelle

Extinct settlements

 * Ten Mile Grove

Townships

 * Brenton
 * Button
 * Dix
 * Drummer
 * Lyman
 * Mona
 * Patton
 * Peach Orchard
 * Pella
 * Rogers
 * Sullivant
 * Wall

Politics
Ford County is one of the state's most consistently Republican counties; since its 1859 organization it has voted for Republican presidential candidates in all but two elections. In 1912, the GOP was mortally divided and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt carried the county over the more conservative official nominee William Howard Taft; in 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt in the first of his four campaigns became and has remained the only Democrat to carry Ford County. Since 1968 no Democratic presidential candidate has topped 36% of the county's vote, and since the county first formed only three Democrats – all in landslide national victories – have managed 40% of Ford County's votes.

After the Libertarian Party's success in the 1998 election for Ford County Sheriff and other countywide offices, it achieved established party status. At the time this made Ford County the only county in Illinois with three established parties. Due to its second place showing over the then-dormant Democratic Party in that election, the Libertarians received the minority party's seat on the Board of Review and one of the five seats on the Sheriff's Merit Commission. This status was lost by 2002 after the Libertarian Party failed to field any candidates in the 2002 general election.

President Gerald Ford visited Ford County on October 24, 1974, to mark the retirement of Congressman Leslie C. Arends of Melvin who served in Congress for 40 years, including over 30 years as Republican Minority Whip.

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Fayette County, Illinois

Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,488. Its county seat is Vandalia, the site of the Vandalia State House State Historic Site. Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area is located in the northwestern part of this county.

History
Fayette County was formed in 1821 out of Bond, Clark, and Crawford counties; according to one source, the county was formed on February 14, 1812. It was named in honor of the Marquis de LaFayette, French hero of the American Revolutionary War.

In 1823, Marion County, Illinois was carved out from the southernmost part of Fayette County; this was followed by the creation of Clay, Clinton and Shelby Counties from Fayette County areas. Early Tazewell County also received acreage from Fayette County. The year 1831 saw the creation of Effingham County and the establishment of the modern Fayette County boundaries.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 725 sqmi, of which 716 sqmi is land and 8.9 sqmi (1.2%) is water.

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Vandalia have ranged from a low of 18 °F in January to a high of 88 °F in July, although a record low of -21 °F was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 104 °F was recorded in July 1980. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.41 in in February to 4.11 in in May.

Adjacent counties

 * Shelby County - northeast
 * Effingham County - east
 * Clay County - southeast
 * Marion County - south
 * Clinton County - southwest
 * Bond County - west
 * Montgomery County - northwest

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-57.svg|25px]] Interstate 57
 * [[Image:I-70.svg|25px]] Interstate 70
 * [[Image:US 40.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 40
 * [[Image:US 51.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 51
 * [[Image:Illinois 33.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 33
 * [[Image:Illinois 37.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 37
 * [[Image:Illinois 128.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 128
 * [[Image:Illinois 140.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 140
 * [[Image:Illinois 185.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 185

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 22,140 people, 8,311 households, and 5,648 families living in the county. The population density was 30.9 PD/sqmi. There were 9,302 housing units at an average density of 13.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 93.7% white, 4.4% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 27.5% were German, 10.5% were English, 9.4% were American, and 9.3% were Irish.

Of the 8,311 households, 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.0% were non-families, and 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age was 39.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,269 and the median income for a family was $51,216. Males had a median income of $38,257 versus $27,188 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,663. About 10.8% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * St. Elmo
 * Vandalia (seat)

Villages

 * Bingham
 * Brownstown
 * Farina
 * Ramsey
 * St. Peter

Unincorporated communities

 * Augsburg
 * Avena
 * Bayle City
 * Bluff City
 * Confidence
 * Dressor
 * Hagarstown
 * La Clede
 * Loogootee
 * Pittsburg
 * Saint James
 * Saint Paul
 * Shafter
 * Shobonier
 * Vera

Townships
Fayette County is divided into twenty townships:

 * Avena
 * Bear Grove
 * Bowling Green
 * Carson
 * Hurricane
 * Kaskaskia
 * LaClede
 * Lone Grove
 * Loudon
 * Otego
 * Pope
 * Ramsey
 * Sefton
 * Seminary
 * Shafter
 * Sharon
 * South Hurricane
 * Vandalia
 * Wheatland
 * Wilberton

Politics
Until the beginning of the twentieth century, Fayette County was rock-ribbed Democratic. It was not won by a Republican until Theodore Roosevelt’s landslide win of 1904. The county voted after that for the winning candidate in every election until 1940, when opposition to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s economic and war policies gave the county to Wendell Willkie. Since then only two Democratic presidential candidates have gained an absolute majority in the county – the more recent of these two, Jimmy Carter in 1976, doing so by a single vote.

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Effingham County, Illinois

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. 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.

History
Effingham County was formed in 1831 out of Fayette and Crawford counties. 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
Effingham County is governed by a board of elected representatives. The current Effingham County Board Chairman is Joshua Douthit (Republican) elected in 2022 from District B.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 480 sqmi, of which 479 sqmi is land and 1.2 sqmi (0.3%) is water.

Just west of Effingham on Interstate 70 there is a 198 ft white cross; 35,000 vehicles are estimated to pass the site each day. It is one of the world's tallest crosses, and took over 200 ST of steel to erect.

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Effingham have ranged from a low of 18 °F in January to a high of 87 °F in July, although a record low of -29 °F was recorded in January 1915 and a record high of 111 °F was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.38 in in January to 4.51 in in July.

Adjacent counties

 * Cumberland County - northeast
 * Jasper County - east
 * Clay County - south
 * Fayette County - west
 * Shelby County - northwest

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-57.svg|25px]] Interstate 57
 * [[Image:I-70.svg|25px]] Interstate 70
 * [[Image:US 40.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 40
 * [[Image:US 45.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 45
 * [[Image:Illinois 32.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 32
 * [[Image:Illinois 33.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 33
 * [[Image:Illinois 37.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 37
 * [[Image:Illinois 128.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 128

Transit

 * Effingham station
 * List of intercity bus stops in Illinois

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 34,242 people, 13,515 households, and 9,302 families residing in the county. The population density was 71.5 PD/sqmi. There were 14,570 housing units at an average density of 30.4 /sqmi. 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. In terms of ancestry, 41.6% were German, 10.0% were Irish, 9.3% were American, and 8.8% were English.

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.

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.

Cities

 * Altamont
 * Effingham (seat)

Town

 * Mason

Villages

 * Beecher City
 * Dieterich
 * Edgewood
 * Montrose
 * Shumway
 * Teutopolis
 * Watson

Townships
Effingham County is divided into fifteen townships:

 * Banner
 * Bishop
 * Douglas
 * Jackson
 * Liberty
 * Lucas
 * Mason
 * Moccasin
 * Mound
 * St. Francis
 * Summit
 * Teutopolis
 * Union
 * Watson
 * West

Unincorporated Communities

 * Dexter
 * Elliottstown
 * Funkhouser
 * Gilmore
 * Heartville
 * Moccasin

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.

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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Edwards County, Illinois

Edwards County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,245. Its county seat is Albion.

History
Edwards County was named for Ninian Edwards, the governor of the Illinois Territory, and, later, governor of Illinois.

Edwards County is subdivided into "Road Districts", rather than "Townships" as in most Illinois counties. Pursuant to the Land Ordinance of 1785, the Northwest Territory (including Illinois) was surveyed and mostly organized into townships that are six miles square; but Edwards County was settled prior to that survey, and its pre-existing Road Districts do not generally correspond with the survey's townships.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 223 sqmi, of which 222 sqmi is land and 0.3 sqmi (0.1%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Illinois by area.

When Edwards County was formed in 1814, it comprised nearly half of the State of Illinois. New counties were formed from it until, in 1824, it assumed its present form from the creation of Wabash County. The two are the fourth and fifth smallest counties in Illinois.

Edwards County is separated from Wabash County by the Bonpas Creek.

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Albion have ranged from a low of 21 °F in January to a high of 89 °F in July, although a record low of -20 °F was recorded in January 1982 and a record high of 109 °F was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.57 in in January to 5.13 in in April.

Major highways

 * [[Image:Illinois 1.svg|20px]] Illinois Route 1
 * [[Image:Illinois 15.svg|20px]] Illinois Route 15
 * [[Image:Illinois 130.svg|20px]] Illinois Route 130

Adjacent counties

 * Richland County (north)
 * Wabash County (east)
 * White County (south)
 * Wayne County (west)

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 6,721 people, 2,840 households, and 1,926 families residing in the county. The population density was 30.2 PD/sqmi. There were 3,187 housing units at an average density of 14.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 98.0% white, 0.4% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.9% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 26.8% were German, 22.4% were English, 13.3% were American, and 8.4% were Irish.

Of the 2,840 households, 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.2% were non-families, and 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age was 42.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,430 and the median income for a family was $51,337. Males had a median income of $40,183 versus $27,295 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,113. About 10.6% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Albion (seat)
 * Grayville (Partially in White County)

Villages

 * Bone Gap
 * Browns
 * West Salem

Unincorporated Communities

 * Bennington
 * Black
 * Ellery
 * Maple Grove
 * Marion
 * Red Top
 * Samsville

Precincts
Edwards County is divided into 12 election precincts:

 * Albion No. 1
 * Albion No. 2
 * Albion No. 3
 * Bone Gap
 * Browns
 * Dixon
 * Ellery
 * French Creek
 * Salem No. 1
 * Salem No. 2
 * Shelby No. 1
 * Shelby No. 2

Politics
Edwards County is one of the most consistently Republican counties in the nation. It has voted for the Republican candidate in all Presidential elections from 1856 to present, except in 1912 when the party was divided and Theodore Roosevelt won the county as the “Bull Moose” Progressive candidate. In the last five Presidential elections no Democratic candidate has reached 34 percent of the county's vote. Edwards County also holds the distinction of having the lowest percentage of any Illinois county of votes for governor Pat Quinn, a Democrat, in his failed 2014 reelection bid. Quinn lost 101 of the 102 counties in Illinois, capturing only 13.7% of the vote in Edwards County. Hillary Clinton fared even worse in 2016 with only 13.1 percent of the county's ballots. The last Democrat to win the county was Andrew Jackson in 1832.

In other positions the county has been not been consistently Republican for as long, but nevertheless has been so for many years. The last Democratic Senatorial candidate it backed was Alan J. Dixon in 1986 and the last Democratic gubernatorial candidate it supported was Glenn Poshard, who carried all of Southern Illinois in his failed 1998 bid. Edwards County lies in Illinois's 15th congressional district, which has Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+21 and has been represented by Republican Mary Miller since 2021.

Edwards County is a dry county, with multiple referendums to allow alcohol sales failing in the mid-1990s. The portion of Grayville, Illinois that lies within Edwards County does allow alcohol sales per Grayville city ordinance.

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Edgar County, Illinois

Edgar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 16,866. Its county seat is Paris.

History
Edgar County was formed out of Clark County in 1823. It was named for John Edgar, an Irish-born officer in the Royal Navy who resigned rather than fight against the Americans in the Revolutionary War. Edgar moved to Kaskaskia, Illinois, in 1784, becoming a miller and merchant in that town.

Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 624 sqmi, of which 623 sqmi is land and 0.6 sqmi (0.1%) is water.

There is one recreational area in the county, on the north edge of Paris. Twin Lakes Park and Reservoir began in 1895 upon completion of the dam compounding the Twin Lakes Reservoir.

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Paris have ranged from a low of 16 °F in January to a high of 86 °F in July, although a record low of -23 °F was recorded in January 1930 and a record high of 109 °F was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.23 in in January to 4.43 in in July.

Adjacent counties

 * Vermilion County – north
 * Vermillion County, Indiana – northeast
 * Vigo County, Indiana – southeast
 * Clark County – south
 * Coles County – southwest
 * Douglas County – west
 * Champaign County – northwest

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 36.svg|25px]] US Route 36
 * [[Image:US 150.svg|25px]] US Route 150
 * [[Image:Illinois 1.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 1
 * [[Image:Illinois 16.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 16
 * [[Image:Illinois 49.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 49
 * [[Image:Illinois 133.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 133

Rail
Three railroad lines run through the county. Two are operated by CSX Transportation and the third by the Eastern Illinois Railroad Company.

Transit

 * Rides Mass Transit District

Airport
The county contains one public-use airport: Edgar County Airport (PRG), six miles (10 km) north of Paris.

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 18,576 people, 7,839 households, and 5,148 families residing in the county. The population density was 29.8 PD/sqmi. There were 8,803 housing units at an average density of 14.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 98.3% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 23.6% were German, 15.3% were Irish, 13.0% were English, and 12.3% were American.

Of the 7,839 households, 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.3% were non-families, and 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age was 43.2 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,904 and the median income for a family was $51,588. Males had a median income of $38,945 versus $29,951 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,175. About 9.7% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Chrisman
 * Paris (seat)

Villages

 * Brocton
 * Hume
 * Kansas
 * Metcalf
 * Redmon
 * Vermilion

Unincorporated communities

 * Borton
 * Edgar
 * Isabel
 * Logan
 * Nevins
 * Oliver
 * Patton
 * Raven
 * Scottland
 * Woodyard

Former communities

 * Bell Ridge
 * Bloomfield
 * Catfish
 * Cherry Point
 * Clays Prairie
 * Conlogue
 * Dudley
 * Ferrel
 * Garland
 * Grandview
 * Harris
 * Hildreth
 * Horace
 * Huffmanville
 * Hughes
 * Illiana
 * Kentucky
 * Kidley
 * Logan
 * Mabel
 * Marley
 * Mays
 * McCown
 * Melwood
 * Mortimer
 * New Athens
 * Palermo
 * Quaker
 * Scotts
 * Warrington
 * West Sandford
 * Wetzel

Townships

 * Brouilletts Creek
 * Buck
 * Edgar
 * Elbridge
 * Embarrass
 * Grandview
 * Hunter
 * Kansas
 * Paris
 * Prairie
 * Ross
 * Shiloh
 * Stratton
 * Symmes
 * Young America

Notable people

 * Basil Bennett, Bronze Medalist in the Hammer Throw at the 1920 Olympics
 * Offa Neal, professional baseball player with the New York Giants
 * Edward Adelbert Doisy, biochemist and Nobel Prize winner
 * Frank Fletcher (baseball), professional baseball player with the Philadelphia Phillies

Politics
A swing county in the first eight decades after the Civil War, Edgar County has since become powerfully Republican. It has been carried by only two Democrats since 1940 – Lyndon Johnson in 1964 by just 139 votes, and Bill Clinton in 1992 by a 41.1 percent plurality. Hillary Clinton’s 22.7 percent vote share in 2016 was by 9.3 percent the worst ever by a Democrat in the county.

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DuPage County, Illinois

DuPage County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, and one of the collar counties of the Chicago metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 932,877, making it Illinois' second-most populous county. Its county seat is Wheaton.

Known for its vast tallgrass prairies, DuPage County has become mostly developed and suburbanized, although some pockets of farmland remain in the county's western and northern parts. Located in the Rust Belt, the area is one of few in the region whose economy quickly became dependent on the headquarters of several large corporations due to its close proximity to Chicago. As quarries closed in the 1990s, land that was formerly used for mining and plants was converted into mixed-use, master-planned developments to meet the growing tax base. The county has a mixed socioeconomic profile and residents of Hinsdale, Naperville and Oak Brook include some of the wealthiest people in the Midwest. On the whole, the county enjoys above average median household income levels and low overall poverty levels when compared to the national average. In 2023, Niche ranked four DuPage municipalities (Clarendon Hills at #125, Naperville at #130, Hinsdale at #166, and Lisle at #280) amongst the best places to live in America.

History
Prior to European-American settlement, the area that is now DuPage County was inhabited by the Potawatomi people. By 1800, the Potawatomi had established 4 major villages along local rivers within the county, and had a network of trails crisscrossing the area. The first European-American settlers arrived in what is now DuPage County in 1832, and the Potawatomi population was forced out of the region only one year later after ceding their land in the Treaty of Chicago. DuPage County was officially formed on February 9, 1839, out of Cook County. The county took its name from the DuPage River, which was, in turn, named after a French fur trapper, DuPage. The first written history to address the name, the 1882 History of DuPage County, Illinois, by Rufus Blanchard, relates:

"The DuPage River had, from time immemorial, been a stream well known. It took its name from a French trader who settled on this stream below the fork previous to 1800. Hon. H. W. Blodgett, of Waukegan, informs the writer that J. B. Beaubien had often spoken to him of the old Frenchman, Du Page, whose station was on the bank of the river, down toward its mouth, and stated that the river took its name from him. The county name must have the same origin. Col Gurden S. Hubbard, who came into the country in 1818, informs the writer that the name DuPage, as applied to the river then, was universally known, but the trader for whom it was named lived there before his time. Mr. Beaubien says it is pronounced Du Pazhe (having the sound of ah, and that the P should be capitalized). This was in reply to Mr. Blodgett's inquiry of him concerning the matter."

The first white settler in DuPage County was Bailey Hobson who, with Lewis Stewart, built a house in 1831 for the Hobson family at a site about 2 mi south of present-day downtown Naperville. Hobson later built a mill to serve surrounding farmers. Today, the Hobson house still stands on Hobson Road in Naperville, and the location of the mill is commemorated with a millstone and monument in today's Pioneer Park.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 336 sqmi, of which 327 sqmi is land and 8.9 sqmi (2.6%) is water. The DuPage River and the Salt Creek flow through DuPage County. According to the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, the highest point in the county is located at the Mallard Lake Landfill, which at its highest point is 982 ft above mean sea level.

Climate
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Wheaton have ranged from a low of 14 °F in January to a high of 87 °F in July, although a record low of -26 °F was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 105 °F was recorded in July 1995. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.56 in in February to 4.60 in in August.

Adjacent counties
Counties that are adjacent to DuPage include:
 * Cook County (east and north)
 * Will County (south)
 * Kendall County (southwest; counties meet at a corner)
 * Kane County (west)

2020 Census
DuPage County's population's distribution by race and ethnicity in the 2020 census was as follows:

2022 American Community Survey
The largest European ancestries reported among DuPage County residents in the 2022 American Community Survey are German (147,639 people or 16% of the population), Irish (112,329 people, 12.2%), Polish (89,682, 9.7%), Italian (82,745, 9%), and English (62,404, 6.8%). The largest Hispanic group in the county is Mexican-Americans, numbering 106,907 people and making up 11.6% of the county's population and over 70% of the total Hispanic population. The most common Asian ancestries in the county are Indian (59,305, or 6.4% of the total population), Filipino (20,141, 2.2%), Chinese (17,031, 1.8%), and Pakistani (11,046, 1.2%).

DuPage County has become more diverse. The population of foreign-born residents increased from about 71,300 in 1990 to 184,000 by 2022 estimates. Of the 20% of residents who were born abroad, 45.2% were born in Asia, 25.8% were born in Latin America, 24.3% were born in Europe, 3.5% were born in Africa, 3.1% were born in South America, 0.2% were born in Oceania, and 1.1% were born in Canada. The top countries of birth for immigrants in DuPage County are Mexico (36,146), India (35,486), Poland (14,107), the Philippines (11,352), and China (10,116).

The per-capita income in DuPage County is $88,588, according to 2022 data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This is the second highest of any county in Illinois, surpassed only by Lake County, located in the northern suburbs of Chicago. As of 2022, DuPage County has a poverty rate of 6.7%, much lower than the national and state average. 8% of children under 18 and 6% of seniors in the county are in poverty.

2010 Census
There were 325,601 households, out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.00% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64 and 9.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females, age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $98,441 and the median income for a family was $113,086. Males had a median income of $60,909 versus $41,346 for females. The mean or average income for a family in DuPage County is $121,009, according to the 2005 census. The per capita income for the county was $38,458. About 2.40% of families and 3.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.90% of those under age 18 and 4.30% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
DuPage County has several hundred Christian churches, and especially around Wheaton is a Bible Belt, with Wheaton College and various other evangelical Christian colleges, and publishing houses including InterVarsity Press, Crossway, Tyndale House, Christianity Today and other smaller ones in the area. Well-known churches include the Community Christian Church of Naperville, College Church of Wheaton, Wheaton Bible Church, and First Baptist Church of Wheaton. There is also a large Catholic population, the county being part of the Diocese of Joliet and the National Shrine of St Therese in Darien. There is also the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Glendale Heights.

The Theosophical Society in America in Wheaton, the North American headquarters of the Theosophical Society Adyar, provides lectures and classes on theosophy, meditation, yoga, Eastern and New Age spirituality. Islamic mosques are located in Villa Park, Naperville (two mosques), Glendale Heights, Willowbrook, Westmont, Lombard, Bolingbrook, Addison, Woodale, West Chicago, and unincorporated Glen Ellyn. There are Hindu temples in Bartlett, Bensenville, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Itasca and Medinah, and an Arya Samaj center in West Chicago. There is a Nichiren Shōshū Zen Buddhist temple in West Chicago and a Theravada Buddhist Temple, called the Buddha-Dharma Meditation Center, in Willowbrook. There is also a Reform synagogue, Congregation Etz Chaim, in Lombard and an unaffiliated one in Naperville, called Congregation Beth Shalom.

Economy
DuPage County is the primary location of the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor. It is home to many large corporations, including:

 * Ace Hardware (Oak Brook)
 * Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Itasca) (Fortune 1000)
 * BP (formerly British Petroleum) (Warrenville)
 * DeVry Inc. (Oakbrook Terrace) (NYSE)
 * Dover Corporation (Downers Grove) (Fortune 500)
 * Eby-Brown (Naperville)
 * Hub Group (Oak Brook) (Fortune 1000)
 * Molex (Lisle) (Fortune 1000)
 * Nalco Water (Naperville) (Fortune 1000)
 * Namco Cybertainment (Bensenville)
 * Navistar International (Lisle) (Fortune Global 500)
 * Nicor Gas (Naperville) (Fortune 1000)
 * OfficeMax (Naperville) (Fortune 500)
 * Sara Lee Corporation (Downers Grove) (Fortune 500)
 * Tellabs (Naperville) (Fortune 1000)
 * Ty Warner (Beanie Babies) (Westmont)

Shopping malls in DuPage County include Oakbrook Center, which is the largest open-air mall in the nation, Fox Valley Mall, Yorktown Center, Town Square Wheaton, and Stratford Square Mall. In addition, many of DuPage County's towns have prosperous and quaint downtown areas, especially in Naperville, Glen Ellyn, Elmhurst, Wheaton, Downers Grove and Hinsdale, which are mixed with boutiques, upscale chain stores and restaurants.

National Laboratories

Fermilab, which has the world's second-highest-energy particle accelerator, is in Batavia, where it straddles the border between Kane and DuPage counties.

Argonne National Laboratory, one of the United States government's oldest and largest science and engineering research laboratories, is in unincorporated, southeast DuPage County. Both laboratories conduct tours of their facilities.

Architecture
The 31-story Oakbrook Terrace Tower in Oakbrook Terrace, designed by Helmut Jahn, is the tallest building in Illinois outside of Chicago. The Elmhurst Art Museum is housed in a Mies Van Der Rohe building. There is a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Elmhurst. Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, a conservative Hindu sect, has built BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Chicago, a large, intricately carved, marble temple in Bartlett. There are some Sears Catalog Homes in Downers Grove and Villa Park. The Byzantine-style clubhouse of the Medinah Country Club is also an architectural highlight of the county. Lombard is home to over thirty Lustron prefabricated steel homes.

Museums and historical sites

Historical museums in DuPage County include:
 * Cantigny Park and First Division Museum, on the former estate of Chicago Tribune magnate Robert R. McCormick (Wheaton)
 * Downers Grove Museum (Downers Grove)
 * DuPage County Historical Museum, formerly the Adams Memorial Library (Wheaton)
 * Graue Mill (Oak Brook)
 * Gregg House Museum (Westmont)
 * Itasca Historical Depot Museum (Itasca)
 * Kline Creek Farm (West Chicago)
 * Mayslake Peabody Estate (Oak Brook)
 * The Museums at Lisle Station Park (Lisle)
 * Naper Settlement (Naperville)
 * Villa Park Historical Society Museum (Villa Park)
 * West Chicago's City Museum (West Chicago)

Specialty museums in DuPage County include:
 * Cleve Carney Museum of Art (Glen Ellyn)
 * DuPage Children's Museum (Naperville)
 * Elmhurst Art Museum, which includes Mies Van Der Rohe's McCormick House (Elmhurst)
 * Wheaton College (Wheaton)
 * Billy Graham Center
 * Marion E. Wade Center

Historical sites include:
 * Downtown Hinsdale Historic District
 * DuPage County Courthouse (Wheaton)
 * Glen Ellyn Main Street Historic District
 * Joe Naper's General Store (Naperville)
 * Naperville Historic District
 * Old Nichols Library (Naperville)
 * Pioneer Park, monument to the pioneer men and women of DuPage County and site of Bailey Hobson's mill (Naperville)
 * Stacy's Tavern (Glen Ellyn)
 * Wayne Village Historic District

Music and theater
DuPage also plays host to a rich local music scene. Some of the better-known bands to come out of the area include The Hush Sound, Lucky Boys Confusion, and Plain White T's.

Oakbrook Terrace's Drury Lane Theatre is an important live theatre in DuPage County. The Tivoli Theatre, one of the first theatres in the United States to be equipped with sound, is still in use in Downers Grove. In addition to showing movies, the Tivoli is home to several local performing arts groups. The McAninch Arts Center located on the Glen Ellyn campus of the College of DuPage also presents a variety of music, dance, theater and comedy year round both on its three indoor stages and its outdoor Lakeside Pavilion.

Parks and recreation

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County owns and manages 25000 acre of prairies, woodlands and wetlands. More than 4 million visitors each year enjoy 60 forest preserves, 145 miles of trails, and five education centers.

Local urban parks include Lombard's Lilacia Park, Naperville's Centennial Beach, Woodridge's Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park and Wheaton's Cosley Zoo. Privately funded attractions include Lisle's Morton Arboretum.

In the 1980s, DuPage County also had another major attraction, Ebenezer Floppen Slopper's Wonderful Water slides in Oakbrook Terrace, which today, stands abandoned and neglected.

The Illinois Prairie Path, a 61 mi rail-to-trail multi-use path, runs through Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties. It intersects with the Great Western Trail at several points, as well as the Fox River Trail at a few points.

DuPage golf courses include: Wheaton's Chicago Golf Club, Arrowhead Golf Club and Cantigny Golf courses; the Medinah Country Club; the Village Links and Glen Oak Country Club of Glen Ellyn; Addison's Oak Meadows; Oak Brook's Oak Brook Golf Club, Butler National Golf Club, and Butterfield Country Club; Wood Dale's Maple Meadows; Westmont's Green Meadows; Lisle's River Bend (9 holes); West Chicago's St. Andrews Golf & Country Club and Winfield's Klein Creek Golf Club, among others.

Government
DuPage County is governed by a County Board whose duties include managing county funds and business, levying taxes, and appropriating funds. The County Board exercises powers not assigned to other elected officials or other boards.

The county is divided into six districts. Each district elects three members to the County Board in staggered two-year and four-year terms. The Chairman of the County Board is the chief executive officer of DuPage County, and is elected countywide every four years.

DuPage County is part of Regional Office of Education #19 which is coterminous with the county's corporate boundaries.

As of December 2022, the DuPage County Board is controlled by the Democratic Party by an 11 to 7 margin.

Politics
DuPage County was historically a stronghold of the Republican Party, and a classic bastion of suburban conservatism. In recent years, DuPage County has joined other suburban counties outside large U.S. cities trending Democratic in presidential election years since the 1990s. The county also leans Democratic in state and local politics. In the 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election, J. B. Pritzker became the first Democratic candidate for the governorship to win the county in nearly 100 years. Dupage County voters backed Pritzker in his 2022 re-election bid by a large margin.

National politics
The county supported Barack Obama, a Chicago resident, in 2008 and 2012 (albeit narrowly in 2012). Obama was the first Democratic presidential nominee to win the county since Franklin Pierce in 1852. The only time prior to 2008 that a Republican had failed to win the county was in 1912, when the GOP was mortally divided and former president and Progressive Party nominee Theodore Roosevelt won over half the county's vote.

DuPage County has historically been a fiscally and socially conservative Republican stronghold, though in recent years has become more politically liberal especially on issues of race and immigration. DuPage County has been shifting more Democratic, with Joe Biden winning nearly 58% of the vote in 2020. DuPage County has not voted for a Republican candidate for president since 2004. Donald Trump was the first Republican nominee for president since 1912 to get less than 40% of the DuPage County vote, both in the 2016 and 2020 general elections. Many DuPage County communities which normally vote Republican, including but not limited to Naperville, Lisle, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Carol Stream, Downers Grove, and Elmhurst did not support Donald Trump in 2016. In December 2019, shortly after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump, Carol Stream-based Christianity Today published a controversial editorial calling for the removal of Trump from office, citing the need to hold him to the same standards to which they held Bill Clinton in the 1990s (who was the last Democratic nominee for president to get less than 40% of the DuPage County vote).

In the U.S. House of Representatives, DuPage County is in the 5th, 6th, 8th, 11th and 14th districts. In the 2018 general election, despite the county's historical Republican dominance, Democrats won every congressional district within the county.

Local politics
Republicans historically controlled local politics in DuPage County from the nineteenth century until modern times. During the twentieth century, Democrats only held countywide office twice. In 1934 William Robinson was elected Circuit Clerk and Arthur Hellyer was elected Treasurer. That year also saw the first ever Democratic majority county board and only such majority that century. Robinson and Hellyer each served one term; Robinson lost his bid for a full term in 1936 and Hellyer left the Treasurer's office to make a failed bid for probate judge in 1938. In 2018, as part of a larger suburban realignment, Democratic candidate Jean Kaczmarek won the election for County Clerk and Daniel Hebreard won the President of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.

During that same period Democrats were sporadically elected to the county board and township government. In 1972, Don Carroll was elected to the County Board. In the Democratic wave of 1974, Jane Spirgel, Mary Eleanor Wall, and Elaine Libovicz were elected. All four were from the northeastern portion of DuPage, which at that time was the most Democratic region of the county. Eventually, Republicans regained all seats on the board when Jane Spirgel ran for Illinois Secretary of State with Adlai Stevenson III under the Solidarity Party banner. In 2000, Linda J. Bourke Hilbert was elected. Like her 1970s counterparts, she was from the northeastern portion of the county. During the 2008 Democratic wave, three Democrats were elected to the board. After the initial Obama wave, Republicans reasserted themselves on the board and by 2017 Democrats held only one of the eighteen board seats. In the 2018 general election, Democrats won seven seats as well as the offices of County Clerk and Forest Preserve District President.

In 1973, a slate of Democrats took eight of nine offices in Addison Township. This feat would not be replicated until 2017 when Democratic candidates won a majority of offices in Naperville and Lisle townships. Between these two victories, Democrats only held two township offices. Mark Starkovich served as York Township Supervisor from 1989 to 1993 and Martin McManamon has served as Wayne Township Highway Commissioner since 2013.

In 2020, Democrats won control of the DuPage County Board, expanding on their 2018 lead. In 2022, Democrats expanded their majority in the County Board to 11 seats out of 18. Concurrently, Democrat Deb Conroy was elected as the chairman of the County Board.

Colleges and universities
The College of DuPage, in Glen Ellyn, is one of the largest community colleges in the United States. Wheaton College is one of the most well-known and respected evangelical Christian colleges in the country. Benedictine University, Elmhurst University and North Central College also have long and respected histories in their communities.

Other prominent colleges and universities include: Midwestern University and the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downers Grove; National University of Health Sciences in Lombard; Northern Seminary and National Louis University in Lisle; the Addison and Naperville campuses of DeVry University; the Naperville campus of Northern Illinois University; and the Wheaton campus of Illinois Institute of Technology.

School districts
The DuPage County Regional Office of Education provides regulatory and compliance oversight, quality services and support, and a variety of other services and information to the public schools within 42 school districts of the county that provide education to over 161,000 students in 245 schools.

The following is a list of school districts that not only includes those supported by the DuPage County Regional Office of Education, but includes others which may have schools and/or administrative headquarters outside of DuPage County but which have any territory, no matter how slight, within the county:

K-12:
 * Chicago Public School District 299 - Territory at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in DuPage County boundaries
 * Community Unit School District 200
 * Elmhurst School District 205
 * Indian Prairie School District 204
 * Lisle Community Unit School District 202
 * Naperville Community Unit District 203
 * School District U-46
 * St. Charles Community Unit School District 303
 * Westmont Community Unit School District 201

Secondary:
 * Community High School District 94
 * Community High School District 99
 * DuPage High School District 88
 * Fenton Community High School District 100
 * Glenbard Township High School District 87
 * Hinsdale Township High School District 86
 * Lake Park Community High School District 108
 * Lemont Township High School District 210

Elementary:
 * Addison School District 4
 * Benjamin School District 25
 * Bensenville School District 2
 * Bloomingdale School District 13
 * Butler School District 53
 * Cass School District 63
 * Center Cass School District 66
 * Community Consolidated School District 93
 * Community Consolidated School District 180
 * Darien School District 61
 * Downers Grove Grade School District 58
 * Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89
 * Glen Ellyn School District 41
 * Gower School District 62
 * Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181
 * Itasca School District 10
 * Keeneyville School District 20
 * Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A
 * Lombard School District 44
 * Maercker School District 60
 * Marquardt School District 15
 * Medinah School District 11
 * Queen Bee School District 16
 * Roselle School District 12
 * Salt Creek School District 48
 * Villa Park School District 45
 * West Chicago School District 33
 * Winfield School District 34
 * Wood Dale School District 7
 * Woodridge School District 68

High schools
DuPage County is home to many public high schools, such as:

 * Addison Trail High School
 * Bartlett High School
 * Downers Grove North High School
 * Downers Grove South High School
 * Fenton High School
 * Glenbard East High School
 * Glenbard North High School
 * Glenbard South High School
 * Glenbard West High School
 * Hinsdale Central High School
 * Hinsdale South High School
 * Lake Park High School
 * Lisle High School
 * Metea Valley High School
 * Naperville North High School
 * Naperville Central High School
 * Waubonsie Valley High School
 * West Chicago Community High School
 * Westmont High School
 * Wheaton North High School
 * Wheaton Warrenville South High School
 * Willowbrook High School
 * York Community High School

Additionally, DuPage County is home to several private high schools, including:

 * Benet Academy
 * Clapham School
 * College Preparatory School of America
 * Driscoll Catholic High School (closed 2009)
 * IC Catholic Prep
 * Islamic Foundation School
 * Montini Catholic High School
 * St. Francis High School
 * Timothy Christian School
 * Wheaton Academy

Health care
DuPage hospitals include: Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield; Edward Hospital in Naperville; Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in Elmhurst; Adventist Hinsdale Hospital in Hinsdale; Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove; Adventist GlenOaks Hospital in Glendale Heights; and Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton.

Transportation
Aside from the part of O'Hare International Airport that is located inside the county, DuPage also has many railroads and several small airports, including DuPage Airport. DuPage is served by the Pace bus system. DuPage County is also well-covered by Metra, the Chicago-area commuter rail system. Three of Metra's eleven lines pass through the county: Milwaukee District West Line, Union Pacific West Line, and BNSF Line. Nineteen Metra stations are within DuPage County. Amtrak also serves the county at Naperville station. The Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg run from Chicago to Quincy, the Southwest Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles, and the California Zephyr runs from Chicago to Emeryville, California.

Major highways
DuPage County is served by five Interstate Highways, three US Highways, and nine Illinois Routes.

 * US 66 (historic).svg US 66
 * DuPage County 11.svg Army Trail Road
 * DuPage County 29.svg Stearns Road
 * DuPage_County_33.svg 75th Street
 * US 66 (historic).svg US 66
 * DuPage County 11.svg Army Trail Road
 * DuPage County 29.svg Stearns Road
 * DuPage_County_33.svg 75th Street
 * DuPage County 11.svg Army Trail Road
 * DuPage County 29.svg Stearns Road
 * DuPage_County_33.svg 75th Street
 * DuPage County 11.svg Army Trail Road
 * DuPage County 29.svg Stearns Road
 * DuPage_County_33.svg 75th Street
 * DuPage County 11.svg Army Trail Road
 * DuPage County 29.svg Stearns Road
 * DuPage_County_33.svg 75th Street
 * DuPage County 11.svg Army Trail Road
 * DuPage County 29.svg Stearns Road
 * DuPage_County_33.svg 75th Street

North–south roads (from west to east) include: IL 59 (Neltnor Boulevard), IL 53, I-355 (Veterans Memorial Tollway) and IL 83 (Kingery Highway). East–west roads (from south to north) include: I-55 (Stevenson Expressway) I-88 (Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway), US 34 (Ogden Avenue), IL 56 (Butterfield Road), IL 38 (Roosevelt Road), IL 64 (North Avenue), Army Trail Road, US 20 (Lake Street), IL 19 (Irving Park Road) and IL 390 (Elgin–O'Hare Expressway), which begins at the Thorndale Avenue exit on I-290 and ends on Lake Street, in Hanover Park. I-294 partially enters DuPage County on its eastern border between Westchester, in Cook County, and Oak Brook, in DuPage County. Only the southbound lanes enter the county though. Historic U.S. Route 66 crosses through the southeast portion of the county near Darien and Willowbrook.

Shared-use Trails

 * Illinois Prairie Path
 * Great Western Trail
 * Salt Creek Trail
 * Southern DuPage County Regional Trail

Cities

 * Aurora (part)
 * Batavia (part)
 * Chicago (O'Hare Airport)
 * Darien
 * Elmhurst (mostly)
 * Geneva (part)
 * Naperville (mostly)
 * Oakbrook Terrace
 * St. Charles (part)
 * Warrenville
 * West Chicago
 * Wheaton
 * Wood Dale

Villages

 * Addison
 * Bartlett (mostly)
 * Bensenville (mostly)
 * Bloomingdale
 * Bolingbrook (part)
 * Burr Ridge (part)
 * Carol Stream
 * Clarendon Hills
 * Downers Grove
 * Elk Grove Village (part)
 * Glendale Heights
 * Glen Ellyn
 * Hanover Park (part)
 * Hinsdale (mostly)
 * Itasca
 * Lemont (part)
 * Lisle
 * Lombard
 * Oak Brook (mostly)
 * Roselle (mostly)
 * Schaumburg (part)
 * Villa Park
 * Wayne (part)
 * Westmont
 * Willow Springs (part)
 * Willowbrook
 * Winfield
 * Woodridge (mostly)

Unincorporated communities

 * Belmont
 * Butterfield
 * Cloverdale
 * Eola
 * Flowerfield
 * Fullersburg
 * Keeneyville
 * Lakewood
 * Medinah
 * Munger
 * North Glen Ellyn
 * Palisades
 * South Elmhurst
 * Swift
 * York Center

Townships
DuPage County has nine townships as well as part of an independent city within its boundaries, their populations at the 2010 census are:

 * Downers Grove Township - 146,795
 * York Township - 123,449
 * Milton Township - 117,067
 * Lisle Township - 116,268
 * Bloomingdale Township - 111,899
 * Naperville Township - 100,019
 * Addison Township - 88,612
 * Wayne Township - 66,582
 * Winfield Township - 46,233
 * City of Chicago - DuPage side is nonresidential

Ghost towns/Neighborhoods

 * Gostyn
 * Ontarioville
 * Tedens
 * Weston

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Douglas County, Illinois

Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 19,740. The county seat is Tuscola.

History
Douglas County was formed in 1859 out of Coles County. It was named for Stephen A. Douglas, who was elected to the United States Senate in 1858, following the Lincoln–Douglas debates.

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 417 sqmi, of which 417 sqmi is land and 0.6 sqmi (0.1%) is water.

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Tuscola have ranged from a low of 18 °F in January to a high of 88 °F in July, although a record low of -26 °F was recorded in December 1989 and a record high of 113 °F was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.12 in in February to 4.64 in in July.

Adjacent counties

 * Champaign County - north
 * Vermilion County - northeast
 * Edgar County - east
 * Coles County - south
 * Moultrie County - west
 * Piatt County - northwest

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-57.svg|25px]] Interstate 57
 * [[Image:US 36.svg|25px]] US Route 36
 * [[Image:US 45.svg|25px]] US Route 45
 * [[Image:Illinois 49.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 49
 * [[Image:Illinois 130.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 130
 * [[Image:Illinois 133.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 133

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 19,980 people, 7,720 households, and 5,377 families living in the county. The population density was 48.0 PD/sqmi. There were 8,390 housing units at an average density of 20.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 95.7% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 2.3% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 29.6% were German, 12.6% were American, 12.1% were English, and 10.7% were Irish.

Of the 7,720 households, 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.3% were non-families, and 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.11. The median age was 38.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,941 and the median income for a family was $60,352. Males had a median income of $41,318 versus $28,731 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,438. About 7.1% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Arcola
 * Newman
 * Tuscola (seat)
 * Villa Grove

Villages

 * Arthur (partial)
 * Atwood (partial)
 * Camargo
 * Garrett
 * Hindsboro

Unincorporated communities

 * Bourbon
 * Chesterville
 * Chicken Bristle
 * Fairland
 * Ficklin
 * Filson
 * Galton
 * Hugo
 * Hayes
 * Hillcrest
 * Kemp
 * Murdock
 * North Prairie Acres
 * Patterson Springs
 * West Ridge

Townships

 * Arcola
 * Bourbon
 * Bowdre
 * Camargo
 * Garrett
 * Murdock
 * Newman
 * Sargent
 * Tuscola

Politics
Douglas is a strongly Republican county. Apart from a narrow plurality of thirty-two votes to Bill Clinton in 1992, it has voted Republican in every Presidential election since 1968, and in all but five overall since 1880. Despite its long-time Republican leanings, Hillary Clinton's 2016 performance of gaining a mere 23.8 percent of the county's vote stands over six percent worse than any Democrat since the Civil War.

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DeKalb County, Illinois

DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 100,420. Its county seat is Sycamore. DeKalb County is part of the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
DeKalb County was formed on March 4, 1837, out of Kane County, Illinois. The county was named for Johann de Kalb, a German (Bavarian) hero of the American Revolutionary War. DeKalb County's area is approximately 632.7 square miles, and it is located 63 miles west of Chicago. There are 19 townships in the county; the county seat is Sycamore.

Between 1834 and 1837, after the Potawatomi people had been pushed out, European Americans formed settlements in DeKalb County along streams and wooded areas due to fertile soil, wild game, and food and water opportunities. Primary growth stemmed from the introduction of the railroad, which brought easier methods of transportation and opportunities for industrial growth. Early industries based in DeKalb County included Sandwich Mfg. Co, Marsh Harvester Co, barbed wire, and Gurler Bros Pure Milk Co.

The county is noted for agriculture. In 1852, the DeKalb Agricultural Society produced the county's first Agricultural Fair, in Sycamore. Eventually farmers, businessmen, bankers and newspapermen organized to become the DeKalb County Soil Improvement Association, which later was split into DeKalb County Farm Bureau and DeKalb Agricultural Association (DEKALB AgResearch, Inc., Monsanto). DeKalb County is credited with being the birthplace of the Farm Bureau movement. DeKalb County is the 2nd largest hog producing county in Illinois and the 66th largest in the nation.

Education has played an important role in the area: Northern Illinois University is located in DeKalb and Kishwaukee College is located in Malta. Except for 2020 (due to the COVID-19 pandemic), a major fair has been held each year since 1887 at the Sandwich Fairgrounds in Sandwich.

Pronunciation
Unlike similarly spelled locations, such as DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb denizens from Illinois pronounce the county name, with an L sound, as in German, after its namesake.

Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 635 sqmi, of which 631 sqmi is land and 3.4 sqmi (0.5%) is water.

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Sycamore have ranged from a low of 10 °F in January to a high of 84 °F in July, although a record low of -27 °F was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 103 °F was recorded in August 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.40 in in February to 4.49 in in June.

Adjacent counties

 * Boone County - north
 * McHenry County - northeast
 * Kane County - east
 * Kendall County - southeast
 * LaSalle County - south
 * Lee County - west
 * Ogle County - west
 * Winnebago County - northwest

Major highways

 * I-88.svg Interstate 88
 * US 30.svg US Route 30
 * US 34.svg US Route 34
 * Illinois 23.svg Illinois Route 23
 * Illinois 38.svg Illinois Route 38
 * Illinois 64.svg Illinois Route 64
 * Illinois 72.svg Illinois Route 72
 * Illinois 110.svg Illinois Route 110

Transit

 * DeKalb Public Transit

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 105,160 people, 38,484 households, and 23,781 families residing in the county. The population density was 166.6 PD/sqmi. There were 41,079 housing units at an average density of 65.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 85.1% white, 6.4% black or African American, 2.3% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 3.9% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 10.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 32.6% were German, 17.5% were Irish, 8.7% were English, 7.0% were Polish, 6.4% were Italian, 6.3% were Swedish, and 4.7% were Norwegian.

Of the 38,484 households, 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.2% were non-families, and 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.11. The median age was 29.3 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $54,002 and the median income for a family was $70,713. Males had a median income of $50,192 versus $35,246 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,179. About 7.7% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * DeKalb
 * Genoa
 * Sandwich (mostly)
 * Sycamore

Town

 * Cortland

Villages

 * Hinckley
 * Kingston
 * Kirkland
 * Lee (part)
 * Malta
 * Maple Park (part)
 * Shabbona
 * Somonauk (mostly)
 * Waterman

Unincorporated communities

 * Afton Center
 * Charter Grove
 * Clare
 * Colvin Park
 * East Paw Paw
 * Elva
 * Esmond
 * Fairdale
 * Five Points
 * Franks
 * McGirr
 * New Lebanon
 * Rollo
 * Shabbona Grove
 * Wilkinson

Townships

 * Afton
 * Clinton
 * Cortland
 * DeKalb
 * Franklin
 * Genoa
 * Kingston
 * Malta
 * Mayfield
 * Milan
 * Paw Paw
 * Pierce
 * Sandwich
 * Shabbona
 * Somonauk
 * South Grove
 * Squaw Grove
 * Sycamore
 * Victor

Politics
As part of Northern Illinois, DeKalb County was a stronghold for the Free Soil Party in its early elections – being among nine Illinois counties to support Martin Van Buren in 1848 – and became overwhelmingly Republican for the century following that party's formation. The only time it did not back the official GOP nominee between 1856 and 1988 was in 1912 when the Republican Party was mortally divided and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt won almost half the county's vote.

During this time, it rejected Democrats even in statewide and national landslides. In 1936, Republican nominee Alf Landon won DeKalb County by double digits while losing 46 of 48 states. Landon held Franklin D. Roosevelt to only 43 percent of DeKalb County's vote, the most he would garner in the county during his four runs for president. Even Barry Goldwater – renowned for his antagonism towards the establishment – won by seven percent despite losing sixteen percent of the vote compared to Richard Nixon in 1960.

In 1992, with the third-party entrance of Ross Perot siphoning votes from Republican George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton became the first Democrat to carry the county in 140 years. Since then, DeKalb County has become more of a swing county in national elections, owing to the growth of the largely Democratic student population in DeKalb. However, it has bucked the Democratic trend seen in most counties dominated by college towns. Republicans still hold most county-level elected offices, and all municipalities outside of the city of DeKalb are still powerfully Republican.

In 2008, an Illinois son, Barack Obama, became the first Democrat to win DeKalb County with a majority since Van Buren in the county's first-ever presidential election, in 1840. Obama repeated this in 2012, but gains for third-party candidates caused both major-party candidates to underperform in 2016.

Tertiary
Northern Illinois University is in the county.

K-12
The following school districts have territory in the county, no matter how slight, even if their schools and/or administrative headquarters are in other counties:

K-12:
 * Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
 * Central Community Unit School District 301
 * Community Unit School District 300
 * DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
 * Earlville Community Unit School District 9
 * Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424
 * Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429
 * Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426
 * Indian Creek Community Unit District 425
 * Kaneland Community Unit School District 302
 * Lee Center Community Unit School District 271
 * Leland Community Unit School District 1
 * Sandwich Community Unit School District 430
 * Somonauk Community Unit School District 432
 * Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

Secondary:
 * Rochelle Township High School District 212

Elementary:
 * Creston Community Consolidated School District 161
 * Eswood Community Consolidated District 269
 * Steward Elementary School District 220

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Cumberland County, Illinois

Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,450. Its county seat is Toledo.

Cumberland County is part of the Charleston–Mattoon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History
Cumberland County was created on March 2, 1823, from parts of Coles County. It is named for the National Road (Cumberland Road), which was projected to run through it.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 347 sqmi, of which 346 sqmi is land and 1.0 sqmi (0.3%) is water.

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Toledo have ranged from a low of 17 °F in January to a high of 86 °F in July, although a record low of -23 °F was recorded in January 1985 (jobs) and a record high of 111 °F was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.03 in in January to 4.21 in in June.

Adjacent counties

 * Coles County - north
 * Clark County - east
 * Jasper County - south
 * Effingham County - southwest
 * Shelby County - west

Transit

 * Rides Mass Transit District

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-57.svg|25px]] Interstate 57
 * [[Image:I-70.svg|25px]] Interstate 70
 * [[Image:US 40.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 40
 * [[Image:US 45.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 45
 * [[Image:Illinois 49.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 49
 * [[Image:Illinois 121.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 121
 * [[Image:Illinois 130.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 130

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 11,048 people, 4,377 households, and 3,121 families living in the county. The population density was 31.9 PD/sqmi. There were 4,874 housing units at an average density of 14.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 98.3% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 30.6% were German, 17.4% were American, 11.7% were Irish, and 11.4% were English.

Of the 4,377 households, 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.7% were non-families, and 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age was 40.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,101 and the median income for a family was $51,729. Males had a median income of $42,157 versus $29,142 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,262. About 8.1% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Neoga
 * Casey (mostly in Clark County)

Villages

 * Greenup
 * Jewett
 * Montrose (mostly in Effingham County)
 * Toledo (seat)

Townships
Cumberland County is divided into eight townships:

 * Cottonwood
 * Crooked Creek
 * Greenup
 * Neoga
 * Spring Point
 * Sumpter
 * Union
 * Woodbury

Unincorporated Communities

 * Bradbury
 * Dees
 * Hazel Dell
 * Janesville
 * Johnstown
 * Liberty Hill
 * Lillyville
 * Maple Point
 * Neal
 * Roslyn
 * Timothy
 * Union Center
 * Vevay Park
 * Walla Walla
 * Woodbury

Education
Cumberland County is served by two school districts.
 * Neoga Community Unit School District 3
 * Cumberland Community Unit School District 77

Politics
Although predominantly Democratic in the years before World War I, in the aftermath of which Woodrow Wilson’s policies towards Germany were locally deplored, Cumberland County has since become powerfully Republican. Even in Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1932 and 1936 landslides, he won only small victories, and since then only three Democrats have carried the county. Bill Clinton, who won a plurality in 1992, is the last Democrat to reach forty percent of the county's vote, and in 2016, the rapid Upland South trend towards overwhelmingly Republican voting caused his wife Hillary to win less than twenty percent of the county's ballots.

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Crawford County, Illinois

Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,679. Its county seat is Robinson.

History
Crawford County was formed in the Illinois Territory on December 31, 1816, out of Edwards County. At the time of its formation, it encompassed about one third of the territory, but it was reduced to its present borders by 1831 as it spawned new counties. It was named in honor of William H. Crawford, from Georgia, who was serving as Secretary of War and Secretary of the Treasury at the time. Crawford County was home to several battles between the settlers and Indians, and also the location of the only woman ever hanged in Illinois.

In 1818, the town of Palestine was designated as the county seat. After elections in 1843, a new site was chosen, which would become the town of Robinson.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 446 sqmi, of which 444 sqmi is land and 2.2 sqmi (0.5%) is water. Some of the county's eastern border is defined by the Wabash River.

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Robinson have ranged from a low of 21 °F in January to a high of 89 °F in July, although a record low of -23 °F was recorded in December 1989 and a record high of 114 °F was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.45 in in January to 4.67 in in May.

Adjacent counties

 * Clark County - north
 * Sullivan County, Indiana - east
 * Knox County, Indiana - southeast
 * Lawrence County - south
 * Richland County - southwest
 * Jasper County - west

Transit

 * Rides Mass Transit District

Major highways

 * [[Image:Illinois 1.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 1
 * [[Image:Illinois 33.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 33

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 19,817 people, 7,763 households, and 5,154 families living in the county. The population density was 44.7 PD/sqmi. There were 8,661 housing units at an average density of 19.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 92.8% white, 4.7% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.8% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.8% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 25.0% were German, 14.4% were American, 12.4% were Irish, and 9.9% were English.

Of the 7,763 households, 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.6% were non-families, and 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age was 41.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,434 and the median income for a family was $51,218. Males had a median income of $40,050 versus $30,870 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,545. About 11.1% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Robinson (seat)

Villages

 * Flat Rock
 * Hutsonville
 * Oblong
 * Palestine
 * Stoy

Census-designated places

 * Annapolis
 * West York

Townships
Crawford County is divided into ten townships:

 * Honey Creek
 * Hutsonville
 * Lamotte
 * Licking
 * Martin
 * Montgomery
 * Oblong
 * Prairie
 * Robinson
 * Southwest

Unincorporated Communities

 * Bellair
 * Dogwood
 * Duncanville
 * Gordon
 * Green Brier
 * Hardinville
 * Heathsville
 * Kibbie
 * Landes
 * Morea
 * New Hebron
 * Oil Center
 * Oil Grove
 * Pierceburg
 * Port Jackson
 * Porterville
 * Richwoods
 * Riddleville
 * Trimble
 * Villas

Politics
Although Crawford County was solidly Democratic before the Populist-backed candidacy of William Jennings Bryan in 1896, it has since become strongly Republican. The last Democrat to gain a majority in the county was Lyndon Johnson in his 1964 landslide, although Bill Clinton won a plurality in 1992. Like all the rural Upland South, Crawford County has shown dramatic swings against the Democratic Party in recent elections, with Hillary Clinton’s 22.8 percent in 2016 the worst performance ever by a Democrat.

title: Crawford County, Illinois


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Talk:Salt Lake County, Utah

WikiProject U.S. counties
Wondering how to edit this U.S. County Entry? The WikiProject U.S. Counties standards might help. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Maveric149 (talk • contribs) 20:21, 29 September 2002 (UTC)

I added a bunch of information on what is called for in the WikiProject U.S. Counties. Hopefully this is the start to adding information on every county and major city in the state, and hopefully, eventually, the nation, much like in the foreign place articles, which, in my opinion, are much more thorough in many cases than articles on US places. We need to change that. bob rulz 06:38, Nov 12, 2004 (UTC)

Designation
Gellersen, you are taking this city and town designation to an unnecessary and ridiculous extreme. You are using a literal definition here, and literal definitions are not necessary nor realistic in this case. bob rulz 06:43, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

 * Well, you are certainly entitled to your opinion - but what exactly is it? what is "unnecessary"? what is "ridiculous"? This is an encyclopedia - where else would "literal definitions" be more necessary, realistic and appropriate? Denvoran 07:32, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

 * The average person I know would consider Kearns and Magna cities. Honolulu is technically unincorporated. Would you call it a city? People do not call communities CDPs, but they will call communities cities. It is appropriate, in my opinion, to technically define it in the article, but I am sure that there are many CDP articles out there that even mention "city" in the article itself. It is technically not designated as a city, but it is still appropriate to call it a city when not technically defining it. In the article itself, you should note that it is a CDP, not incorporated, and it should not be categorized as a city, but in general, casual use, it is not incorrect to call it a city. Perhaps that's just an opinion though. The current wording is sufficient for me. bob rulz 20:55, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

 * What people say in casual conversation and what should appear in an encyclopedic article are two different things. I don't dispute your point about Kearns and Magna (although the only reason people think of them as "cities" is because the Postal Service designated them as acceptable place names to use in addresses - since people have to write "Magna, UT 84044" in addresses instead of "Salt Lake City, UT 84044", the automatic assumption is that Magna is a city just like Salt Lake City). On the other hand, few people, if any, consider "Canyon Rim" to be a city. Ask 100 random people at Fashion Place Mall if they have heard of a town called "Cottonwood West" and see if more than one or two have any idea what you are talking about. "Mount Olympus"? "Oquirrh"? People know they are mountains, but who thinks of them as cities or towns? You might find "White City" on a map, but it's just a handful of subdivisions surrounded by Sandy - that's a city? Do people think of it as a "city"? Since these communities (or CDPs, or whatever you want to call them) are not only technically not cities or towns, but they are also not even thought of as cities or towns by the general public, isn't it "ridiculous" to call them that? And you think it's "unrealistic" to make a few simple changes that reflect these realities?
 * Denvoran 21:19, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Eh?
On the infobox for Salt Lake County, in the "Population" section, all it says is, instead of "898,387". I tried to edit the page, but it showed "898,387". What's happening? Cheers!  The RSJ   - SPEAK 21:15, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

 * I fixed this problem. The template requires you to enter "pop", not "pop (2000)" as was in the infobox.Jason Smith 06:25, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

title: Talk:Salt Lake County, Utah