Montgomery County, Illinois


Not to be confused with Montgomery, Illinois.






























Montgomery County, Illinois

Montgomery County Courthouse, Hillsboro.jpg

Montgomery County Courthouse, Hillsboro


Map of Illinois highlighting Montgomery County
Location in the U.S. state of Illinois

Map of the United States highlighting Illinois
Illinois's location in the U.S.
Founded1821
Named forRichard Montgomery
SeatHillsboro
Largest cityLitchfield
Area
 • Total710 sq mi (1,839 km2)
 • Land704 sq mi (1,823 km2)
 • Water6.0 sq mi (16 km2), 0.8%
Population
 • (2010)30,104
 • Density43/sq mi (17/km2)
Congressional district13th
Time zone
Central: UTC−6/−5
Websitewww.montgomeryco.com

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 30,104.[1] Its county seat is Hillsboro.[2][3]




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography

    • 2.1 Climate and weather


    • 2.2 Adjacent counties



  • 3 Transportation

    • 3.1 Major highways


    • 3.2 Airports



  • 4 Demographics


  • 5 Communities

    • 5.1 Cities


    • 5.2 Villages


    • 5.3 Unincorporated communities


    • 5.4 Townships


    • 5.5 Former Townships



  • 6 Notable people


  • 7 Politics


  • 8 See also


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links




History


Montgomery County was formed in 1821 out of Bond and Madison counties. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada.[4] Perrin's 1882 History of Montgomery County relates that the County was named in honor of Gen. Montgomery, but goes on to say that "others are dubious as to whence it received its name."





  • Montgomery County from the time of its creation to 1827







  • Montgomery County between 1827 and 1839







  • Montgomery in 1839, reduced to its present borders





Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 710 square miles (1,800 km2), of which 704 square miles (1,820 km2) is land and 6.0 square miles (16 km2) (0.8%) is water.[5]



Climate and weather



Hillsboro, Illinois
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Source: The Weather Channel[6]

























In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Hillsboro have ranged from a low of 21 °F (−6 °C) in January to a high of 91 °F (33 °C) in July, although a record low of −22 °F (−30 °C) was recorded in February 1905 and a record high of 114 °F (46 °C) was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.00 inches (51 mm) in February to 4.31 inches (109 mm) in May.[6]



Adjacent counties



  • Sangamon County - north


  • Christian County - northeast


  • Shelby County - east


  • Fayette County - southeast


  • Bond County - south


  • Madison County - southwest


  • Macoupin County - west


Transportation



Major highways



  • I-55.svg Interstate 55


  • Illinois 16.svg Illinois Route 16


  • Illinois 48.svg Illinois Route 48


  • Illinois 108.svg Illinois Route 108


  • Illinois 127.svg Illinois Route 127


  • Illinois 185.svg Illinois Route 185


Airports


Litchfield Municipal Airport is located in Montgomery County, two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Litchfield, Illinois.



Demographics






















































































Historical population
CensusPop.
%±
18302,953—
18404,49052.0%
18506,27739.8%
186013,979122.7%
187025,31481.1%
188028,07810.9%
189030,0036.9%
190030,8362.8%
191035,31114.5%
192041,40317.3%
193035,278−14.8%
194034,499−2.2%
195032,460−5.9%
196031,244−3.7%
197030,260−3.1%
198031,6864.7%
199030,728−3.0%
200030,652−0.2%
201030,104−1.8%
Est. 201628,952[7]−3.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2013[1]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 30,104 people, 11,652 households, and 7,806 families residing in the county.[12] The population density was 42.8 inhabitants per square mile (16.5/km2). There were 13,080 housing units at an average density of 18.6 per square mile (7.2/km2).[5] The racial makeup of the county was 95.1% white, 3.2% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of the population.[12] In terms of ancestry, 27.8% were German, 11.2% were Irish, 10.1% were English, and 9.8% were American.[13]


Of the 11,652 households, 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.0% were non-families, and 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age was 41.9 years.[12]


The median income for a household in the county was $40,864 and the median income for a family was $56,945. Males had a median income of $40,749 versus $29,426 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,700. About 10.9% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.[14]



Communities



Cities


  • Coffeen

  • Hillsboro

  • Litchfield

  • Nokomis

  • Witt


Villages



  • Butler

  • Coalton

  • Donnellson

  • Farmersville

  • Fillmore

  • Harvel

  • Irving

  • Ohlman

  • Panama

  • Raymond

  • Schram City

  • Taylor Springs

  • Waggoner

  • Walshville

  • Wenonah



Unincorporated communities


  • Chapman

  • Honey Bend

  • Van Burensburg

  • Zanesville

  • Zenobia


Townships



  • Audubon Township

  • Bois D'Arc Township

  • Butler Grove Township

  • East Fork Township

  • Fillmore Township

  • Grisham Township

  • Harvel Township

  • Hillsboro Township

  • Irving Township

  • Nokomis Township

  • North Litchfield Township

  • Pitman Township

  • Raymond Township

  • Rountree Township

  • South Litchfield Township

  • Walshville Township

  • Witt Township

  • Zanesville Township



Former Townships


  • South Fillmore Township


Notable people



  • Otto Funk (1868–1934) Violinist who achieved fame (and a Guinness Book of Records entry) by walking from New York to San Francisco in the depression-era, "playing the fiddle every step of the way." When he died in 1934 at the age of 65, he was accorded the biggest funeral in the history of Montgomery County.


Politics



Presidential elections results








































































































































Presidential elections results[15]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

66.5% 8,630
27.0% 3,504
6.5% 844

2012

55.6% 6,776
41.5% 5,058
2.9% 354

2008
47.6% 6,150

50.3% 6,491
2.1% 268

2004

53.0% 6,851
46.2% 5,979
0.8% 100

2000
47.6% 6,226

50.0% 6,542
2.5% 325

1996
37.8% 4,770

50.2% 6,338
12.1% 1,523

1992
29.7% 4,407

50.0% 7,424
20.3% 3,006

1988
46.4% 6,388

53.0% 7,293
0.6% 78

1984

56.1% 8,191
43.6% 6,360
0.4% 54

1980

58.0% 8,947
37.1% 5,721
4.8% 747

1976
46.6% 7,379

52.5% 8,322
0.9% 147

1972

56.7% 9,025
43.1% 6,858
0.2% 30

1968

46.2% 7,547
44.8% 7,318
9.0% 1,474

1964
37.8% 6,425

62.2% 10,581
0.0% 0

1960

51.0% 9,178
49.0% 8,815
0.1% 14

1956

56.4% 9,945
43.6% 7,692
0.1% 8

1952

55.0% 10,014
45.0% 8,195
0.1% 16

1948

50.7% 8,348
48.0% 7,902
1.3% 205

1944

52.7% 8,989
46.1% 7,855
1.2% 201

1940

51.7% 10,497
47.5% 9,654
0.9% 174

1936
42.9% 8,140

53.4% 10,132
3.7% 692

1932
34.7% 5,945

61.1% 10,456
4.2% 725

1928

54.3% 8,999
44.6% 7,392
1.1% 184

1924

47.3% 8,022
33.1% 5,622
19.6% 3,331

1920

52.9% 7,429
33.9% 4,756
13.2% 1,854

1916
44.7% 7,065

49.9% 7,903
5.4% 856

1912
18.2% 1,476

45.7% 3,705
36.1% 2,928

1908
45.6% 3,782

47.2% 3,909
7.2% 596

1904

48.0% 3,489
43.7% 3,181
8.3% 602

1900
45.4% 3,583

51.7% 4,078
2.9% 225

1896
46.0% 3,622

52.3% 4,117
1.7% 132

1892
41.0% 2,935

51.8% 3,707
7.2% 515



See also


  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Illinois


References


Specific


  1. ^ ab "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Hillsboro Illinois". City of Hillsboro. Retrieved 15 February 2012.


  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.


  4. ^ Allan H. Keith, Historical Stories: About Greenville and Bond County, IL. Consulted on August 15, 2007.


  5. ^ ab "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-07-12.


  6. ^ ab "Monthly Averages for Hillsboro, Illinois". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2011-01-27.


  7. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.


  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2014.


  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 7, 2014.


  10. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2014.


  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2014.


  12. ^ abc "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-07-12.


  13. ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-07-12.


  14. ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-07-12.


  15. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-11-11.


General
  • History of Montgomery County, Illinois, Perrin, 1882


External links


  • Official website

  • Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois




Coordinates: 39°14′N 89°29′W / 39.23°N 89.48°W / 39.23; -89.48







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