Henderson County, Illinois
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Congressional district | 15th |
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Henderson County is a
Henderson County is part of the
History
Henderson County was formed in 1841 from a portion of
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Henderson County at the time of its creation in 1841
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 395 square miles (1,020 km2), of which 379 square miles (980 km2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km2) (4.1%) is water.[4]
Climate and weather
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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Oquawka have ranged from a low of 15 °F (−9 °C) in January to a high of 85 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −26 °F (−32 °C) was recorded in February 1996 and a record high of 105 °F (41 °C) was recorded in August 1983. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.31 inches (33 mm) in January to 4.48 inches (114 mm) in July.[5]
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 34
- Illinois Route 94
- Illinois Route 96
- Illinois Route 116
- Illinois Route 164
Adjacent counties
- Mercer County - north
- Warren County - east
- McDonough County - southeast
- Hancock County - south
- Lee County, Iowa - southwest
- Des Moines County, Iowa - west
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1850 | 4,612 | — | |
1860 | 9,501 | 106.0% | |
1870 | 12,582 | 32.4% | |
1880 | 10,722 | −14.8% | |
1890 | 9,876 | −7.9% | |
1900 | 10,836 | 9.7% | |
1910 | 9,724 | −10.3% | |
1920 | 9,770 | 0.5% | |
1930 | 8,778 | −10.2% | |
1940 | 8,949 | 1.9% | |
1950 | 8,416 | −6.0% | |
1960 | 8,237 | −2.1% | |
1970 | 8,451 | 2.6% | |
1980 | 9,114 | 7.8% | |
1990 | 8,096 | −11.2% | |
2000 | 8,213 | 1.4% | |
2010 | 7,331 | −10.7% | |
2020 | 6,387 | −12.9% | |
2023 (est.) | 6,088 | [6] | −4.7% |
US Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010[11] |
As of the
Of the 3,149 households, 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.5% were non-families, and 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age was 47.2 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $43,450 and the median income for a family was $55,154. Males had a median income of $41,052 versus $27,426 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,492. About 7.8% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the
Politics
As part of Yankee-settled Northern Illinois, Henderson County was solidly Whig in its first three elections and then equally Republican from that party's formation until the Great Depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 was the first Democrat to win it, but the county returned to Republican Alf Landon in 1936 and was not won by a Democrat until the GOP nominated the southern-oriented conservative Barry Goldwater in 1964.
After that, like many Yankee counties, it returned to its Republican roots between 1968 and 1984, but with the shift of the GOP to a Southern Evangelical perspective Henderson County turned reliably Democratic in presidential elections from 1988 to 2012. Republican Donald Trump carried the county with over 61 percent of the vote in 2016; the highest percentage won by any Republican candidate since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, and for then Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, it was the lowest by a Democrat since Al Smith in 1928.
Henderson County is located in Illinois's 17th Congressional District and is currently represented by Democrat Cheri Bustos. For the Illinois House of Representatives, the county is located in the 94th district and is currently represented by Republican Randy Frese. The county is located in the 47th district of the Illinois Senate, and is currently represented by Republican Jil Tracy.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,394 | 65.48% | 1,187 | 32.47% | 75 | 2.05% |
2016 | 2,155 | 61.26% | 1,155 | 32.83% | 208 | 5.91% |
2012 | 1,541 | 43.19% | 1,978 | 55.44% | 49 | 1.37% |
2008 | 1,541 | 40.25% | 2,215 | 57.85% | 73 | 1.91% |
2004 | 1,857 | 44.71% | 2,269 | 54.64% | 27 | 0.65% |
2000 | 1,708 | 44.18% | 2,030 | 52.51% | 128 | 3.31% |
1996 | 1,233 | 34.07% | 1,953 | 53.97% | 433 | 11.96% |
1992 | 1,310 | 32.36% | 2,013 | 49.73% | 725 | 17.91% |
1988 | 1,726 | 45.17% | 2,085 | 54.57% | 10 | 0.26% |
1984 | 2,289 | 53.51% | 1,969 | 46.03% | 20 | 0.47% |
1980 | 2,443 | 57.54% | 1,609 | 37.89% | 194 | 4.57% |
1976 | 2,210 | 50.15% | 2,152 | 48.83% | 45 | 1.02% |
1972 | 2,689 | 60.62% | 1,744 | 39.31% | 3 | 0.07% |
1968 | 2,224 | 53.62% | 1,635 | 39.42% | 289 | 6.97% |
1964 | 1,863 | 45.07% | 2,271 | 54.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 2,572 | 60.19% | 1,697 | 39.71% | 4 | 0.09% |
1956 | 2,743 | 65.08% | 1,469 | 34.85% | 3 | 0.07% |
1952 | 2,839 | 65.98% | 1,458 | 33.88% | 6 | 0.14% |
1948 | 2,336 | 60.87% | 1,465 | 38.17% | 37 | 0.96% |
1944 | 2,695 | 63.34% | 1,550 | 36.43% | 10 | 0.24% |
1940 | 3,264 | 61.81% | 1,977 | 37.44% | 40 | 0.76% |
1936 | 2,663 | 51.02% | 2,496 | 47.82% | 61 | 1.17% |
1932 | 1,815 | 42.55% | 2,372 | 55.60% | 79 | 1.85% |
1928 | 2,695 | 71.11% | 1,065 | 28.10% | 30 | 0.79% |
1924 | 2,879 | 72.87% | 803 | 20.32% | 269 | 6.81% |
1920 | 2,747 | 76.65% | 740 | 20.65% | 97 | 2.71% |
1916 | 2,528 | 58.50% | 1,611 | 37.28% | 182 | 4.21% |
1912 | 648 | 27.84% | 721 | 30.97% | 959 | 41.19% |
1908 | 1,547 | 62.23% | 820 | 32.98% | 119 | 4.79% |
1904 | 1,668 | 65.67% | 708 | 27.87% | 164 | 6.46% |
1900 | 1,772 | 61.98% | 976 | 34.14% | 111 | 3.88% |
1896 | 1,756 | 62.80% | 962 | 34.41% | 78 | 2.79% |
1892 | 1,352 | 55.94% | 921 | 38.11% | 144 | 5.96% |
Communities
City
- Dallas City (partly in Hancock County)
Villages
- Biggsville
- Gladstone
- Gulf Port
- Lomax
- Media
- Oquawka
- Raritan
- Stronghurst
Unincorporated communities
Townships
Henderson County is divided into eleven townships:
State and Federal facilities
- Big River State Forest - 2,900 acre preserve adjacent to the Mississippi River (1925)
- Delabar State Park - 89 acre preserve adjacent to the Mississippi River (1960)
- Oquawka State Wildlife Refuge[16]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "Henderson 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.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 154.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ a b "Monthly Averages for Oquawka IL". 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.
- ^ "US Decennial Census". US 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". US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ Oquawka State Wildlife Refuge Illinois State Parks (accessed 19 December 2018)
Further reading
- History of Mercer and Henderson Counties, Together with Biographical Matter, Statistics, Etc. Chicago: H.H. Hill and Company, 1882.