Hardin County, Illinois
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Congressional district | 12th |
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Hardin County is a
History
Hardin County was formed in 1839 from
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Hardin County between 1839 and 1847
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Hardin in 1847, when it was enlarged to its current size
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 182 square miles (470 km2), of which 178 square miles (460 km2) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km2) (2.2%) is water.[3] It is the second-smallest county in Illinois by area.
Hicks Dome (37°31′53″N 88°22′06″W / 37.53139°N 88.36833°W) is a geological feature in Hardin County. The Hicks Dome is underlain by
Climate and weather
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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Elizabethtown have ranged from a low of 21 °F (−6 °C) in January to a high of 87 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −22 °F (−30 °C) was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 104 °F (40 °C) was recorded in August 2007. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 3.22 inches (82 mm) in October to 5.02 inches (128 mm) in May.[4]
Adjacent counties
- Gallatin County - north
- Union County, Kentucky - east
- Crittenden County, Kentucky - south
- Livingston County, Kentucky - southwest
- Pope County - west
- Saline County - northwest
Transit
Major highways
National protected area
- Shawnee National Forest (part)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1840 | 1,378 | — | |
1850 | 2,887 | 109.5% | |
1860 | 3,759 | 30.2% | |
1870 | 5,113 | 36.0% | |
1880 | 6,024 | 17.8% | |
1890 | 7,234 | 20.1% | |
1900 | 7,448 | 3.0% | |
1910 | 7,015 | −5.8% | |
1920 | 7,533 | 7.4% | |
1930 | 6,955 | −7.7% | |
1940 | 7,759 | 11.6% | |
1950 | 7,530 | −3.0% | |
1960 | 5,879 | −21.9% | |
1970 | 4,914 | −16.4% | |
1980 | 5,383 | 9.5% | |
1990 | 5,189 | −3.6% | |
2000 | 4,800 | −7.5% | |
2010 | 4,320 | −10.0% | |
2020 | 3,649 | −15.5% | |
2023 (est.) | 3,569 | [5] | −2.2% |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2017[1] |
As of the
Of the 1,915 households, 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.6% were non-families, and 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age was 46.3 years.[10]
The median income for a household in the county was $27,578 and the median income for a family was $38,576. Males had a median income of $42,955 versus $26,683 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,515. About 17.4% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the
Communities
City
Villages
Unincorporated communities
- Cadiz
- Eichorn
- Finneyville
- Gross
- Hicks
- Karbers Ridge
- Lamb
- Loves Corner
- Peters Creek
- Rock Creek
- Saline Landing
- Shetlerville
- Sparks Hill
Precincts
- Cave-In-Rock Precinct
- East Rosiclare Precinct
- McFarlan Precinct
- Monroe Precinct
- Rock Precinct
- Rosiclare Precinct
- Stone Church Precinct
- West Rosiclare Precinct
Ghost towns
- Battery Rock[13]
- Chambers Creek[13]
- Fairview Landing[13]
- Grosville[13]
- Hall Ridge[13]
- Hester[13]
- Illinois Furnace[13]
- Lambtown[13]
- Martha Furnace[13]
- McFarlan[13]
- Parkinson's Landing[13]
- Robin's Ferry[13]
- Sellers[13]
- Sellers Landing[13]
- Twitchell's Mills[13]
- Wolrab Mills[13]
Notable people
- Jeremiah Patton (composer/musician) | 1980-present, musician principal composer/arranger/lead guitarist for the acclaimed, award winning band Ceremony of Darkness, co-founder of Grave Robber Records
- highwaymen
- James Karber (1914–1976), Illinois lawyer, businessman, and politician
- highwaymen
- Jennifer Rhodes (1947-), television and film actress from Rosiclare
- Sturdivant Gang, 19th century counterfeiters in Rosiclare
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,691 | 78.21% | 449 | 20.77% | 22 | 1.02% |
2016 | 1,653 | 76.96% | 420 | 19.55% | 75 | 3.49% |
2012 | 1,535 | 65.88% | 742 | 31.85% | 53 | 2.27% |
2008 | 1,330 | 58.80% | 892 | 39.43% | 40 | 1.77% |
2004 | 1,501 | 61.59% | 923 | 37.87% | 13 | 0.53% |
2000 | 1,366 | 51.80% | 1,184 | 44.90% | 87 | 3.30% |
1996 | 790 | 30.19% | 1,323 | 50.55% | 504 | 19.26% |
1992 | 985 | 31.04% | 1,665 | 52.47% | 523 | 16.48% |
1988 | 1,504 | 53.26% | 1,308 | 46.32% | 12 | 0.42% |
1984 | 1,689 | 58.26% | 1,205 | 41.57% | 5 | 0.17% |
1980 | 1,721 | 55.27% | 1,314 | 42.20% | 79 | 2.54% |
1976 | 1,393 | 46.17% | 1,602 | 53.10% | 22 | 0.73% |
1972 | 1,915 | 62.54% | 1,140 | 37.23% | 7 | 0.23% |
1968 | 1,492 | 51.75% | 1,199 | 41.59% | 192 | 6.66% |
1964 | 1,324 | 44.68% | 1,639 | 55.32% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 1,944 | 56.96% | 1,465 | 42.92% | 4 | 0.12% |
1956 | 1,919 | 56.93% | 1,444 | 42.84% | 8 | 0.24% |
1952 | 1,984 | 55.84% | 1,563 | 43.99% | 6 | 0.17% |
1948 | 1,713 | 55.49% | 1,358 | 43.99% | 16 | 0.52% |
1944 | 2,037 | 59.25% | 1,370 | 39.85% | 31 | 0.90% |
1940 | 2,333 | 53.84% | 1,974 | 45.56% | 26 | 0.60% |
1936 | 2,008 | 50.06% | 1,984 | 49.46% | 19 | 0.47% |
1932 | 1,559 | 48.37% | 1,610 | 49.95% | 54 | 1.68% |
1928 | 1,758 | 64.35% | 933 | 34.15% | 41 | 1.50% |
1924 | 1,378 | 49.06% | 1,358 | 48.34% | 73 | 2.60% |
1920 | 1,555 | 61.54% | 943 | 37.32% | 29 | 1.15% |
1916 | 1,419 | 51.68% | 1,264 | 46.03% | 63 | 2.29% |
1912 | 691 | 43.60% | 644 | 40.63% | 250 | 15.77% |
1908 | 813 | 52.52% | 680 | 43.93% | 55 | 3.55% |
1904 | 756 | 49.09% | 642 | 41.69% | 142 | 9.22% |
1900 | 753 | 46.31% | 839 | 51.60% | 34 | 2.09% |
1896 | 780 | 46.15% | 900 | 53.25% | 10 | 0.59% |
1892 | 660 | 43.11% | 700 | 45.72% | 171 | 11.17% |
In its early history, Hardin County was opposed to the “Yankee” Republican Party and its Civil War against the South – with whom it was closely allied both culturally and economically. It did not vote for a Republican presidential candidate until Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 landslide.
Since 1904, however, Hardin County has turned powerfully Republican. Like the nearby counties of
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hardin County, Illinois.
- 38th parallel structures, of which Hicks Dome is the easternmost member.
References
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ a b "Monthly Averages for Elizabethtown, 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.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Hardin County Histories".
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- New York Times, April 24, 2014