Carroll County, Illinois
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Congressional district | 17th |
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Carroll County is a
History
Carroll County was formed in 1839 out of Jo Daviess County. The county is named for Charles Carroll who signed the Declaration of Independence.[3] Carroll, who died in 1832, was the last signer to die.
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Carroll County at the time of its creation in 1839
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Stephenson County - northeast
- Ogle County - east
- Whiteside County - south
- Clinton County, Iowa - southwest
- Jackson County, Iowa - west
- Jo Daviess County - northwest
National protected area
Major highways
- US Route 52
- Illinois Route 40
- Illinois Route 64
- Illinois Route 72
- Illinois Route 73
- Illinois Route 78
- Illinois Route 84
Climate and weather
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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Mount Carroll have ranged from a low of 7 °F (−14 °C) in January to a high of 85 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −31 °F (−35 °C) was recorded in January 1910 and a record high of 108 °F (42 °C) was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.43 inches (36 mm) in January to 4.77 inches (121 mm) in June.[5]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1840 | 1,023 | — | |
1850 | 4,586 | 348.3% | |
1860 | 11,733 | 155.8% | |
1870 | 16,705 | 42.4% | |
1880 | 16,976 | 1.6% | |
1890 | 18,320 | 7.9% | |
1900 | 18,963 | 3.5% | |
1910 | 18,035 | −4.9% | |
1920 | 19,345 | 7.3% | |
1930 | 18,433 | −4.7% | |
1940 | 17,987 | −2.4% | |
1950 | 18,976 | 5.5% | |
1960 | 19,507 | 2.8% | |
1970 | 19,276 | −1.2% | |
1980 | 18,779 | −2.6% | |
1990 | 16,805 | −10.5% | |
2000 | 16,674 | −0.8% | |
2010 | 15,387 | −7.7% | |
2020 | 15,702 | 2.0% | |
2023 (est.) | 15,526 | [6] | −1.1% |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010[11] |
As of the
Of the 6,622 households, 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.4% were non-families, and 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.80. The median age was 46.5 years.[12]
The median income for a household in the county was $44,805 and the median income for a family was $55,341. Males had a median income of $42,421 versus $27,552 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,914. About 7.8% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the
Education
- Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
- Eastland Community Unit School District 308
- West Carroll Community Unit School District 314
Communities
Cities
Villages
Townships
Carroll County is divided into these twelve townships:
- Cherry Grove-Shannon
- Elkhorn Grove
- Fairhaven
- Freedom
- Mount Carroll
- Rock Creek-Lima
- Salem
- Savanna
- Washington
- Woodland
- Wysox
- York
Census designated place
Unincorporated Communities
Notable people
- John Acker, Illinois state representative, was born on a farm near Savanna.[15]
- Governor of Kansas[16]
- Neva Burright, Illinois harness racing driver and first woman to win a Grand Circuit race
- David J. Summerville, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[17]
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 5,105 | 63.52% | 2,748 | 34.19% | 184 | 2.29% |
2016 | 4,434 | 59.56% | 2,447 | 32.87% | 564 | 7.58% |
2012 | 3,555 | 48.00% | 3,665 | 49.49% | 186 | 2.51% |
2008 | 3,596 | 46.74% | 3,965 | 51.54% | 132 | 1.72% |
2004 | 4,534 | 55.73% | 3,537 | 43.48% | 64 | 0.79% |
2000 | 3,835 | 53.43% | 3,113 | 43.37% | 229 | 3.19% |
1996 | 3,029 | 44.55% | 2,926 | 43.04% | 844 | 12.41% |
1992 | 3,297 | 42.94% | 2,854 | 37.17% | 1,528 | 19.90% |
1988 | 4,464 | 59.42% | 2,990 | 39.80% | 58 | 0.77% |
1984 | 5,237 | 68.39% | 2,398 | 31.31% | 23 | 0.30% |
1980 | 5,084 | 63.37% | 2,154 | 26.85% | 785 | 9.78% |
1976 | 5,059 | 59.34% | 3,372 | 39.55% | 95 | 1.11% |
1972 | 6,041 | 69.99% | 2,571 | 29.79% | 19 | 0.22% |
1968 | 5,275 | 63.69% | 2,558 | 30.89% | 449 | 5.42% |
1964 | 4,487 | 52.49% | 4,062 | 47.51% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 6,282 | 66.70% | 3,097 | 32.88% | 39 | 0.41% |
1956 | 6,503 | 70.60% | 2,693 | 29.24% | 15 | 0.16% |
1952 | 6,978 | 72.87% | 2,584 | 26.98% | 14 | 0.15% |
1948 | 5,318 | 64.94% | 2,809 | 34.30% | 62 | 0.76% |
1944 | 6,101 | 68.08% | 2,843 | 31.72% | 18 | 0.20% |
1940 | 6,398 | 63.90% | 3,592 | 35.87% | 23 | 0.23% |
1936 | 4,886 | 52.38% | 4,368 | 46.83% | 74 | 0.79% |
1932 | 4,571 | 53.81% | 3,812 | 44.87% | 112 | 1.32% |
1928 | 6,197 | 76.34% | 1,876 | 23.11% | 45 | 0.55% |
1924 | 4,559 | 60.93% | 603 | 8.06% | 2,320 | 31.01% |
1920 | 5,194 | 86.65% | 606 | 10.11% | 194 | 3.24% |
1916 | 4,496 | 67.00% | 1,980 | 29.51% | 234 | 3.49% |
1912 | 1,577 | 38.36% | 1,098 | 26.71% | 1,436 | 34.93% |
1908 | 2,875 | 66.71% | 1,129 | 26.19% | 306 | 7.10% |
1904 | 3,128 | 76.44% | 691 | 16.89% | 273 | 6.67% |
1900 | 3,425 | 71.53% | 1,266 | 26.44% | 97 | 2.03% |
1896 | 3,314 | 67.91% | 1,480 | 30.33% | 86 | 1.76% |
1892 | 2,456 | 58.80% | 1,444 | 34.57% | 277 | 6.63% |
As a part of
In that 1996 election Bob Dole won Carroll County by only 1.51 percentage points – the smallest margin by a Republican to that point – and in 2008 Illinois native Barack Obama broke this last remaining GOP streak stretching back to Frémont by carrying the county by 4.80 percentage points. Obama was to repeat his win in 2012 by 1.49 percent, but a dramatic swing to Republican Donald Trump in 2016 saw him win by the largest margin since Ronald Reagan’s 1984 landslide by gaining 59.6% of the vote in Carroll County, scoring slightly higher than George H.W. Bush's victory in 1988 in which Bush won 59.4% of the vote in Carroll County.
The largest margin of victory ever in Carroll County was achieved by Warren G. Harding who won 86.7% of votes in the county during the 1920 United States presidential election.
See also
References
- ^ "Carroll County, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 70.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ a b "Monthly Averages for Mount Carroll, Illinois". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1933-1934,' Biographical Sketch of John Acker, pg. 219
- ^ "Kansas Governor Willis Joshua Bailey". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1923,' Biographical Sketch of David J. Summerville, pg. 636
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018.
External links
- Carroll County Government
- Visit Carroll County
- Village of Chadwick
- City of Lanark
- Village of Milledgeville
- City of Mt. Carroll
- City of Savanna
- Visit Savanna
- Village of Shannon
- Village of Thomson
- Visit Thomson
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas