Cumberland County, Illinois
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Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,450.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Toledo.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref>
Cumberland County is part of the Charleston–Mattoon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Cumberland County was created on March 2, 1823, from parts of Coles County. It is named for the National Road (Cumberland Road), which was projected to run through it.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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Cumberland County at the time of its creation in 1823
Geography
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Climate and weather
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Adjacent counties
- Coles County - north
- Clark County - east
- Jasper County - south
- Effingham County - southwest
- Shelby County - west
Transit
Major highways
Interstate 57
Interstate 70
U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 45
Illinois Route 49
Illinois Route 121
Illinois Route 130
Demographics
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As of the 2010 United States census, there were 11,048 people, 4,377 households, and 3,121 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,874 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.<ref name="census-density">Template:Cite web</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 98.3% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.7% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 30.6% were German, 17.4% were American, 11.7% were Irish, and 11.4% were English.<ref name="census-dp2">Template:Cite web</ref>
Of the 4,377 households, 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.7% were non-families, and 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age was 40.9 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>
The median income for a household in the county was $42,101 and the median income for a family was $51,729. Males had a median income of $42,157 versus $29,142 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,262. About 8.1% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">Template:Cite web</ref>
Communities
Cities
- Neoga
- Casey (mostly in Clark County)
Villages
- Greenup
- Jewett
- Montrose (mostly in Effingham County)
- Toledo (seat)
Townships
Cumberland County is divided into eight townships:
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities
- Bradbury
- Dees
- Hazel Dell
- Janesville
- Johnstown
- Liberty Hill
- Lillyville
- Maple Point
- Neal
- Roslyn
- Timothy
- Union Center
- Vevay Park
- Walla Walla
- Woodbury
Education
The following school districts have territory in Cumberland County:<ref>Template:Cite map - Text list</ref> Template:Div col
- Neoga Community Unit School District 3
- Cumberland Community Unit School District 77
- Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C
- Charleston Community Unit School District 1
- Dieterich Community Unit School District 30
- Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
- Mattoon Community Unit School District 2
- Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50
Politics
Template:Refimprove Although predominantly Democratic in the years before World War I, in the aftermath of which Woodrow Wilson’s policies towards Germany were locally deplored, Cumberland County has since become powerfully Republican. Even in Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1932 and 1936 landslides, he won only small victories, and since then only three Democrats have carried the county. Bill Clinton, who won a plurality in 1992, is the last Democrat to reach forty percent of the county's vote, and in 2016, the rapid Upland South trend towards overwhelmingly Republican voting caused his wife Hillary to win less than twenty percent of the county's ballots.Template:Fact
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See also
References
- History of Southern Illinois, George Washington Smith, 1912.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
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