Grundy County, Illinois
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Congressional district | 16th |
Website | www |
Grundy County is a
Grundy County is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In 2010, the center of population of Illinois was in Grundy County, just northeast of the village of Mazon.[3]
Illinois's
History
Grundy County was established on February 17, 1841. It was formed out of LaSalle County and named after U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy (1777–1840).[4] The county was well known for its coal mines[5] and attracted miners from Pennsylvania and other regions to work its deposits. The 1883 Diamond Mine Disaster occurred in Grundy County. The disaster took the lives of 69 men and boys who were trapped underground when water broke through into the mine after days of heavy rain and the pumps could not keep up with the rising water. 22 bodies were eventually recovered, the remaining 44 were left in the mine and the mine was sealed. Today a marker stands near where it was believed the majority of victims were entombed.[6]
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Grundy County at the time of its creation in 1841
Geography
According to the
Climate and weather
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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Morris have ranged from a low of 13 °F (−11 °C) in January to a high of 85 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −24 °F (−31 °C) was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 103 °F (39 °C) was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.59 inches (40 mm) in February to 4.16 inches (106 mm) in June.[8]
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Kendall (north)
- Will (east)
- Kankakee (southeast)
- Livingston (south)
- LaSalle (west)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1850 | 3,023 | — | |
1860 | 10,379 | 243.3% | |
1870 | 14,938 | 43.9% | |
1880 | 16,732 | 12.0% | |
1890 | 21,024 | 25.7% | |
1900 | 24,136 | 14.8% | |
1910 | 24,162 | 0.1% | |
1920 | 18,580 | −23.1% | |
1930 | 18,678 | 0.5% | |
1940 | 18,398 | −1.5% | |
1950 | 19,217 | 4.5% | |
1960 | 22,350 | 16.3% | |
1970 | 26,535 | 18.7% | |
1980 | 30,582 | 15.3% | |
1990 | 32,337 | 5.7% | |
2000 | 37,535 | 16.1% | |
2010 | 50,063 | 33.4% | |
2020 | 52,533 | 4.9% | |
2023 (est.) | 53,578 | [9] | 2.0% |
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12] 1990-2000[13] 2010[14] |
As of the
Of the 18,546 households, 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 27.6% were non-families, and 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.16. The median age was 36.1 years.[15]
The median income for a household in the county was $64,297 and the median income for a family was $75,000. Males had a median income of $58,491 versus $36,592 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,895. About 5.2% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the
Communities
City
Villages
- Braceville (part)
- Carbon Hill
- Channahon (part)
- Coal City (part)
- Diamond (part)
- Dwight (part)
- East Brooklyn
- Gardner
- Godley (part)
- Kinsman
- Mazon
- Minooka (mostly)
- Seneca (part)
- South Wilmington
- Verona
Former Communities
Townships
Grundy County is divided into seventeen townships:
Unincorporated communities
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 16,523 | 61.75% | 9,626 | 35.98% | 607 | 2.27% |
2016 | 13,454 | 57.90% | 8,065 | 34.71% | 1,718 | 7.39% |
2012 | 11,343 | 53.22% | 9,451 | 44.34% | 519 | 2.44% |
2008 | 10,687 | 48.07% | 11,063 | 49.76% | 482 | 2.17% |
2004 | 11,198 | 56.47% | 8,463 | 42.68% | 170 | 0.86% |
2000 | 8,709 | 52.51% | 7,516 | 45.32% | 359 | 2.16% |
1996 | 6,177 | 41.45% | 6,759 | 45.36% | 1,966 | 13.19% |
1992 | 6,346 | 39.02% | 6,122 | 37.64% | 3,797 | 23.34% |
1988 | 8,743 | 60.88% | 5,525 | 38.47% | 93 | 0.65% |
1984 | 9,595 | 66.98% | 4,671 | 32.61% | 59 | 0.41% |
1980 | 8,397 | 63.59% | 3,970 | 30.07% | 837 | 6.34% |
1976 | 7,581 | 57.43% | 5,534 | 41.92% | 86 | 0.65% |
1972 | 8,725 | 70.70% | 3,584 | 29.04% | 32 | 0.26% |
1968 | 6,607 | 59.50% | 3,407 | 30.68% | 1,091 | 9.82% |
1964 | 5,522 | 51.28% | 5,246 | 48.72% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 6,948 | 61.88% | 4,276 | 38.08% | 4 | 0.04% |
1956 | 7,640 | 74.46% | 2,618 | 25.51% | 3 | 0.03% |
1952 | 7,347 | 70.12% | 3,118 | 29.76% | 13 | 0.12% |
1948 | 5,954 | 64.44% | 3,255 | 35.23% | 31 | 0.34% |
1944 | 6,310 | 63.89% | 3,544 | 35.88% | 22 | 0.22% |
1940 | 6,593 | 61.38% | 4,105 | 38.22% | 43 | 0.40% |
1936 | 5,360 | 52.63% | 4,481 | 44.00% | 344 | 3.38% |
1932 | 4,491 | 48.21% | 4,755 | 51.05% | 69 | 0.74% |
1928 | 5,126 | 61.54% | 3,174 | 38.11% | 29 | 0.35% |
1924 | 4,337 | 63.97% | 742 | 10.94% | 1,701 | 25.09% |
1920 | 4,647 | 80.05% | 803 | 13.83% | 355 | 6.12% |
1916 | 4,811 | 66.37% | 2,241 | 30.91% | 197 | 2.72% |
1912 | 1,919 | 36.41% | 1,172 | 22.24% | 2,179 | 41.35% |
1908 | 3,127 | 63.08% | 1,359 | 27.42% | 471 | 9.50% |
1904 | 3,448 | 69.73% | 841 | 17.01% | 656 | 13.27% |
1900 | 3,735 | 65.50% | 1,687 | 29.59% | 280 | 4.91% |
1896 | 3,246 | 59.68% | 2,074 | 38.13% | 119 | 2.19% |
1892 | 2,159 | 50.26% | 1,892 | 44.04% | 245 | 5.70% |
See also
References
- ^ "Grundy County, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Centers of Population by State: 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-912226-24-8.
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- ^ "Diamond Mine Disaster Victims – February 16, 1883". Grundy County ILGenWeb. February 5, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ 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 Morris, Illinois". The Weather Channel. 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 5, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
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- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 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.
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