Clark County, Illinois

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Clark County is a county located in the southeastern part of U.S. state of Illinois, along the Indiana state line. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,455.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Marshall.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was named for George Rogers Clark, an officer who served in the American Revolution.<ref name = "Perrin-237">Perrin, p. 237</ref>

History

Clark County was formed in 1819 out of Crawford County. At the time of its formation, Clark County included about a third of Illinois, and extended as far north as the present state of Wisconsin. In 1821 the northern part of Clark County became part of the newly created Pike County on January 31, and the newly created Fayette County took the western part of Clark County on February 14. Edgar County was created from the northern part of Clark County on January 3, 1823. The creation of Coles County occupied additional land from western Clark County, effective December 25, 1830.<ref name="Hebert">"Illinois County Boundaries 1790 - Present." Hebert, Michael H. Retrieved June 17, 2014.</ref> The boundaries of Clark County have been unchanged since.

Clark County was named for George Rogers Clark<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (older brother of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition), an officer of the army of Virginia that captured the Northwest Territory from the British during the Revolutionary War.

Clark County from the time of its creation to 1821
Clark between 1821 and 1823
Clark between 1823 and 1830
Clark reduced to its current size in 1830 by the creation of Coles County

The county seat was located in Darwin Township in 1823. A county-wide referendum was held In 1839 to determine whether Auburn or Marshall would be designated as the new seat. Marshall won the election and has remained the county seat since then.<ref name="GenTrails">"Welcome to Clark County, Illinois, Genealogy and History." Retrieved June 10, 2014.</ref>

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.7%) is water.<ref name="census-density"/> Part of the county's eastern border is defined by the Wabash River. The North Fork of the Embarras River and Hurricane Creek are the main streams in western Clark County. Other than the Wabash River, Big Creek is the major stream in the eastern part of the county.<ref name="Perrin-210">Perrin, p.210.</ref>

Adjacent counties

Edgar County - north
Vigo County, Indiana - northeast
Sullivan County, Indiana - southeast
Crawford County - south
Jasper County - southwest
Cumberland County - west
Coles County - northwest

Transit

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Major highways

Climate and weather

Template:Climate chart In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Marshall have ranged from a low of Template:Convert in January to a high of Template:Convert in July, although a record low of Template:Convert was recorded in January 1930 and a record high of Template:Convert was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from Template:Convert in January to Template:Convert in July.<ref name="weather"/>

Demographics

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2020 census

**Clark County, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 1980	Pop 1990	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 1980	% 1990	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	16,820	15,808	16,766	15,925	14,680	99.45%	99.29%	98.58%	97.49%	94.99%
Black or African American alone (NH)	5	10	33	48	54	0.03%	0.06%	0.19%	0.29%	0.35%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	10	25	30	24	28	0.06%	0.16%	0.18%	0.15%	0.18%
Asian alone (NH)	11	36	22	54	52	0.07%	0.23%	0.13%	0.33%	0.34%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref>	x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref>	1	3	0	x	x	0.01%	0.02%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	15	0	7	3	30	0.09%	0.00%	0.04%	0.02%	0.19%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref>	x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref>	95	106	365	x	x	0.56%	0.65%	2.36%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	52	42	54	172	246	0.31%	0.26%	0.32%	1.05%	1.59%
Total	16,913	15,921	17,008	16,335	15,455	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 16,335 people, 6,782 households, and 4,593 families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 7,772 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.<ref name="census-density">Template:Cite web</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 98.1% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 27.4% were German, 14.2% were Irish, 14.2% were English, and 10.8% were American.<ref name="census-dp2">Template:Cite web</ref>

Of the 6,782 households, 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.3% were non-families, and 27.7% 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 42.3 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $43,597 and the median income for a family was $52,689. Males had a median income of $39,385 versus $27,426 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,173. About 7.6% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

There are four school districts with territory in Clark County: Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C, Marshall Community Unit School District 2C, Martinsville Community Unit School District 3C, and Hutsonville Community Unit School District 1.<ref>Template:Cite map</ref>

They have a total enrollment (2004)Template:Needsupdate of 3,014 students. Each district has one high school (grades 9–12) and one junior high school (grades 7–8). Marshall has two elementary schools and the other districts have one each.

See List of school districts in Clark County

Communities

Cities

Townships

Clark County is divided into fifteen townships:

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Former Settlement

Griffin

Politics

In its early days, Clark County favored the Democratic Party, not supporting a Republican presidential candidate until Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 landslide. Since 1920, it has been a strongly Republican county: the last Democrat to win a majority being Lyndon Johnson in 1964, and only Bill Clinton by plurality in 1992 has won the county since.

Sources

Perrin, William Henry, ed.. History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois Chicago, Illinois. O. L. Baskin & Co. (1883).

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