Winnebago County, Illinois
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Congressional districts | 16th, 17th |
Website | www |
Winnebago County is a
History
Winnebago County was formed on January 16, 1836, out of
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Winnebago County for its first year of existence
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Winnebago County in 1837, reduced to its current borders by the creation of Stephenson and Boone Counties
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 519 square miles (1,340 km2), of which 513 square miles (1,330 km2) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km2) (1.1%) is water.[5]
Climate and weather
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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Rockford have ranged from a low of 11 °F (−12 °C) in January to a high of 83 °F (28 °C) in July, although a record low of −27 °F (−33 °C) was recorded in January 1982 and a record high of 112 °F (44 °C) was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.34 inches (34 mm) in February to 4.80 inches (122 mm) in June.[6]
Major highways
- Interstate 39
- Interstate 90
- U.S. Highway 20
- U.S. Highway 51
- Illinois Route 2
- Illinois Route 70
- Illinois Route 75
- Illinois Route 173
- Illinois Route 251
Transit
Adjacent counties
- Rock County, Wisconsin (north)
- Boone County (east)
- DeKalb County (southeast)
- Ogle County (south)
- Stephenson County (west)
- Green County, Wisconsin (northwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1840 | 4,609 | — | |
1850 | 11,773 | 155.4% | |
1860 | 24,491 | 108.0% | |
1870 | 29,301 | 19.6% | |
1880 | 30,505 | 4.1% | |
1890 | 39,938 | 30.9% | |
1900 | 47,845 | 19.8% | |
1910 | 63,153 | 32.0% | |
1920 | 90,929 | 44.0% | |
1930 | 117,373 | 29.1% | |
1940 | 121,178 | 3.2% | |
1950 | 152,385 | 25.8% | |
1960 | 209,765 | 37.7% | |
1970 | 246,623 | 17.6% | |
1980 | 250,884 | 1.7% | |
1990 | 252,913 | 0.8% | |
2000 | 278,418 | 10.1% | |
2010 | 295,266 | 6.1% | |
2020 | 285,350 | −3.4% | |
2023 (est.) | 280,922 | [7] | −1.6% |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10] 1990–2000[11] 2010–2019[12] |
As of the 2010 census, there were 295,266 people, 115,501 households, and 76,854 families residing in the county.[13] The population density was 575.2 inhabitants per square mile (222.1/km2). There were 125,965 housing units at an average density of 245.4 per square mile (94.7/km2).[5] The racial makeup of the county was 77.4% white, 12.2% black or African American, 2.3% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 4.9% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 10.9% of the population.[13] In terms of ancestry, 25.6% were German, 13.5% were Irish, 9.4% were American, 8.7% were Swedish, 8.3% were English, and 7.4% were Italian.[14]
Of the 115,501 households, 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.5% were non-families, and 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age was 38.3 years.[13]
The median income for a household in the county was $47,198 and the median income for a family was $59,814. Males had a median income of $48,358 versus $32,103 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,008. About 11.5% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the
Communities
Cities
Villages
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities
Townships
Winnebago County is divided into these townships:
- Burritt
- Cherry Valley
- Durand
- Harlem
- Harrison
- Laona
- Owen
- Pecatonica
- Rockford
- Rockton
- Roscoe
- Seward
- Shirland
- Winnebago
Former Settlement
Politics
Prior to 1992, Winnebago County was a Republican Party stronghold in presidential elections, only backing the Democratic Party candidates in the national landslides of 1936 & 1964. Since then, it became a swing county, backing the national winner in every presidential election from 1980 to 2012. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the county by only 89 votes over Donald Trump, affected by the relatively large third-party vote that year.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 60,861 | 47.49% | 64,056 | 49.98% | 3,243 | 2.53% |
2016 | 55,624 | 46.33% | 55,713 | 46.41% | 8,718 | 7.26% |
2012 | 55,138 | 46.18% | 61,732 | 51.70% | 2,527 | 2.12% |
2008 | 53,886 | 42.53% | 70,034 | 55.27% | 2,784 | 2.20% |
2004 | 60,782 | 50.06% | 59,740 | 49.20% | 903 | 0.74% |
2000 | 53,816 | 49.24% | 51,981 | 47.56% | 3,500 | 3.20% |
1996 | 44,479 | 44.52% | 46,264 | 46.31% | 9,167 | 9.18% |
1992 | 42,221 | 37.63% | 48,298 | 43.04% | 21,696 | 19.33% |
1988 | 55,699 | 54.85% | 45,280 | 44.59% | 571 | 0.56% |
1984 | 64,203 | 58.66% | 44,629 | 40.78% | 619 | 0.57% |
1980 | 48,825 | 46.46% | 32,384 | 30.82% | 23,880 | 22.72% |
1976 | 52,736 | 54.15% | 42,399 | 43.54% | 2,252 | 2.31% |
1972 | 57,682 | 61.46% | 35,937 | 38.29% | 231 | 0.25% |
1968 | 47,646 | 52.51% | 36,702 | 40.45% | 6,391 | 7.04% |
1964 | 39,920 | 44.98% | 48,834 | 55.02% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 49,541 | 55.20% | 40,090 | 44.67% | 110 | 0.12% |
1956 | 48,332 | 62.38% | 29,063 | 37.51% | 89 | 0.11% |
1952 | 43,468 | 57.95% | 31,409 | 41.88% | 127 | 0.17% |
1948 | 29,537 | 51.54% | 27,145 | 47.36% | 631 | 1.10% |
1944 | 30,837 | 52.31% | 27,831 | 47.22% | 277 | 0.47% |
1940 | 30,683 | 51.89% | 28,061 | 47.46% | 383 | 0.65% |
1936 | 24,997 | 46.30% | 27,200 | 50.38% | 1,792 | 3.32% |
1932 | 26,632 | 57.12% | 17,707 | 37.98% | 2,286 | 4.90% |
1928 | 33,258 | 80.39% | 7,684 | 18.57% | 430 | 1.04% |
1924 | 21,978 | 71.32% | 2,228 | 7.23% | 6,608 | 21.44% |
1920 | 19,913 | 79.23% | 3,355 | 13.35% | 1,866 | 7.42% |
1916 | 14,893 | 65.04% | 6,198 | 27.07% | 1,806 | 7.89% |
1912 | 2,537 | 21.32% | 2,276 | 19.12% | 7,089 | 59.56% |
1908 | 8,919 | 71.54% | 2,163 | 17.35% | 1,385 | 11.11% |
1904 | 8,143 | 74.80% | 1,177 | 10.81% | 1,567 | 14.39% |
1900 | 8,103 | 72.69% | 2,498 | 22.41% | 546 | 4.90% |
1896 | 8,242 | 75.10% | 2,447 | 22.30% | 286 | 2.61% |
1892 | 5,854 | 62.50% | 2,634 | 28.12% | 878 | 9.37% |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Winnebago County, Illinois
- Winnebago County War Memorial
References
- Specific
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ History of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois: From the First Settlement in 1834 to the Civil War pg. 253
- ^ The Expansion of New England: The Spread of New England Settlement and Institutions to the Mississippi River, 1620-1865 by Lois imball Mathews pg. 210-212
- ^ History of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois: From the First Settlement in 1834 to the Civil War, pg. 379
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "Monthly Averages for Rockford, 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 9, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 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 12, 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 12, 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 12, 2015.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- General
Further reading
- Shaw, Adele Marie (June 1904). "Common-Sense Country Schools: How Superintendent kern Has Revolutionized Rural Education In Winnebago County, Illinois". The World's Work: A History of Our Time. VIII: 4883–4894. Retrieved July 10, 2009. Includes numerous photos of c. 1904 Winnebago County schools.
- Church, Charles A. (1900). History of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois, from the first settlement in 1834 to the civil war. Rockford, Ill.: W.P. Lamb, printer. p. 430.
- The History of Winnebago County, Illinois : its past and present. Chicago: H. F. Kett & Co. 1877. p. 664.