Johnson County, Illinois

Johnson County, Illinois
Map of Illinois highlighting Johnson County
Location in the U.S. state of Illinois
Map of the United States highlighting Illinois
Illinois's location in the U.S.
Founded 1812
Named for Richard Mentor Johnson
Seat Vienna
Largest city Vienna
Area
 • Total 349 sq mi (904 km2)
 • Land 344 sq mi (891 km2)
 • Water 4.9 sq mi (13 km2), 1.4%
Population
 • (2010) 12,582
 • Density 37/sq mi (14/km2)
Congressional district 15th
Time zone Central: UTC−6/−5

Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 12,582.[1] Its county seat is Vienna.[2] It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".

History

Richard M. Johnson

Johnson County was organized in 1812 out of Randolph County. It was named for Richard M. Johnson, who was then a U.S. Congressman from Kentucky.[3] In 1813, Johnson commanded a Kentucky regiment at the Battle of the Thames, after which he claimed to have killed Tecumseh in hand-to-hand combat. Johnson went on to be Vice President of the United States.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 349 square miles (900 km2), of which 344 square miles (890 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (1.4%) is water.[4]

Climate and weather

Vienna, Illinois
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Source: The Weather Channel[5]

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Vienna have ranged from a low of 25 °F (−4 °C) in January to a high of 90 °F (32 °C) in July, although a record low of −20 °F (−29 °C) was recorded in January 1977 and a record high of 103 °F (39 °C) was recorded in August 2007. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 3.16 inches (80 mm) in October to 5.16 inches (131 mm) in May.[5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Demographics

2000 census age pyramid for Johnson County, skewed toward male because of the Vienna Correctional Center, an Illinois State Prison for men.[6]
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1820843—
18301,59689.3%
18403,626127.2%
18504,11413.5%
18609,342127.1%
187011,24820.4%
188013,07816.3%
189015,01314.8%
190015,6674.4%
191014,331−8.5%
192012,022−16.1%
193010,203−15.1%
194010,7275.1%
19508,729−18.6%
19606,928−20.6%
19707,5509.0%
19809,62427.5%
199011,34717.9%
200012,87813.5%
201012,582−2.3%
Est. 201712,900[7]2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2013[1]

2010

Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:

2000

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 12,582 people, 4,584 households, and 3,270 families residing in the county.[12] The population density was 36.6 inhabitants per square mile (14.1/km2). There were 5,598 housing units at an average density of 16.3 per square mile (6.3/km2).[4] The racial makeup of the county was 89.0% white, 8.0% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 1.6% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.0% of the population.[12] In terms of ancestry, 17.6% were German, 11.5% were Irish, 10.9% were English, and 6.5% were American.[13]

Of the 4,584 households, 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.7% were non-families, and 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age was 42.2 years.[12]

The median income for a household in the county was $41,619 and the median income for a family was $47,423. Males had a median income of $48,047 versus $30,904 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,402. About 11.1% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.[14]

Communities

City

Villages

Unincorporated communities

Politics

Presidential Elections Results[15]
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2016 76.4% 4,649 18.8% 1,142 4.9% 298
2012 69.6% 3,963 27.6% 1,572 2.8% 159
2008 66.2% 3,912 31.6% 1,871 2.2% 131
2004 68.2% 3,997 30.9% 1,813 0.9% 55
2000 61.3% 3,285 36.0% 1,928 2.8% 149
1996 45.5% 2,241 40.8% 2,009 13.8% 680
1992 39.4% 2,124 42.7% 2,299 18.0% 968
1988 59.6% 2,797 39.9% 1,872 0.5% 23
1984 67.4% 3,424 32.4% 1,647 0.2% 12
1980 65.5% 3,201 32.5% 1,586 2.1% 101
1976 52.2% 2,417 47.2% 2,182 0.6% 29
1972 68.5% 2,826 31.4% 1,293 0.1% 4
1968 60.5% 2,406 28.8% 1,143 10.7% 426
1964 55.6% 2,217 44.4% 1,770
1960 66.2% 2,778 33.7% 1,413 0.1% 6
1956 65.7% 2,973 34.2% 1,549 0.0% 2
1952 67.3% 3,327 32.6% 1,614 0.1% 6
1948 64.5% 2,778 35.0% 1,510 0.5% 21
1944 68.2% 3,298 31.5% 1,522 0.3% 13
1940 62.8% 3,827 37.0% 2,254 0.2% 13
1936 58.5% 3,537 41.3% 2,497 0.3% 16
1932 49.9% 2,424 49.1% 2,387 1.0% 50
1928 70.7% 2,892 28.4% 1,163 0.9% 36
1924 60.6% 2,468 34.6% 1,408 4.8% 197
1920 70.9% 2,972 27.1% 1,137 2.0% 82
1916 62.6% 3,273 34.8% 1,822 2.6% 135
1912 35.1% 1,025 32.6% 952 32.3% 946
1908 62.3% 1,913 34.3% 1,055 3.4% 104
1904 65.2% 2,164 29.5% 980 5.3% 177
1900 59.0% 1,940 38.7% 1,271 2.3% 76
1896 58.2% 2,027 41.0% 1,429 0.8% 28
1892 55.4% 1,716 27.6% 854 17.0% 527

In its early days Johnson County, being strongly Southern in its culture, was fiercely Democratic. In fact, in the 1860 Presidential election the county gave Illinois native and Northern Democrat Stephen A. Douglas a higher proportion of its votes than any other county in the United States.

However, during the Civil War, under the influence of Congressman John Logan, this region of dubious initial loyalty was to provide a number of Union soldiers rivalled on a per capita basis only by a few fiercely Unionist counties in Appalachia.[16][17]

This level of Union service has meant that despite its historic hostility towards Yankee culture, Johnson County has been powerfully Republican ever since the Civil War. Douglas in 1860 remains the last Democrat to win a majority of the county’s vote: the solitary Democratic victory since was by Bill Clinton in 1992 and was due to Ross Perot taking many votes from Republican incumbent George Bush senior. In 2016, as was typical of the rural Upland South, Hillary Clinton fared extremely badly in Johnson County: despite the long-time Republican traditions of the county, her vote percentage was the lowest by any Democrat in the county’s history, but was very typical of her performance in the region due to opposition to the Democratic Party’s liberal views on social issues like homosexuality.[18]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 169.
  4. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  5. 1 2 "Monthly Averages for Vienna, Illinois". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  6. ↑ State website Archived 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  8. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 "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.
  16. ↑ Wells, Damon; Stephen Douglas: The Last Years, 1857–1861, p. 285 ISBN 0292776357
  17. ↑ Copeland, James E.; ‘Where Were the Kentucky Unionists and Secessionists’; The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, volume 71, no. 4 (October, 1973), pp. 344-363
  18. ↑ Cohn, Nate; ‘Demographic Shift: Southern Whites’ Loyalty to G.O.P. Nearing That of Blacks to Democrats’, New York Times, April 24, 2014

Further reading

Coordinates: 37°28′N 88°52′W / 37.46°N 88.87°W / 37.46; -88.87

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