Edgar County, Illinois

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Edgar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 16,866.<ref name=QF>Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Paris.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Edgar County was formed out of Clark County in 1823.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> It was named for John Edgar, an Irish-born officer in the Royal Navy who resigned rather than fight against the Americans in the Revolutionary War.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Edgar moved to Kaskaskia, Illinois, in 1784, becoming a miller and merchant in that town.

Bloomfield started as a watering point for livestock, but during the 1940s, it became a thriving town along the highway between Vincennes, Indiana, and Chicago.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> In 1872, the Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Railroad bypassed the town by a mile to the west. As a result, the town's businesses moved to Edgar, beginning Bloomfield's decline.<ref name=":0" />

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.1%) is water.<ref name=CD/>

There is one recreational area in the county, on the north edge of Paris. Twin Lakes Park and Reservoir began in 1895 upon completion of the dam compounding the Twin Lakes Reservoir.<ref>Parks - City of Paris IL (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>

Climate and weather

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Adjacent counties

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Transportation

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Rail

Three railroad lines run through the county. Two are operated by CSX Transportation and the third by the Eastern Illinois Railroad Company.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

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Airport

The county contains one public-use airport: Edgar County Airport (PRG), six miles (10 km) north of Paris.<ref>Public and Private Airports, Edgar County IL</ref>

Demographics

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2020 census

Edgar County, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 1990<ref name=1990Census>Template:Cite web</ref> 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) 21,506 19,427 19,052 18,142 16,005 98.99% 99.14% 96.69% 97.66% 94.90%
Black or African American alone (NH) 54 68 362 63 82 0.25% 0.35% 1.84% 0.34% 0.49%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 16 24 26 23 17 0.07% 0.12% 0.13% 0.12% 0.10%
Asian alone (NH) 37 24 34 33 51 0.17% 0.12% 0.17% 0.18% 0.30%
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> 2 3 0 x x 0.01% 0.02% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 7 0 3 2 33 0.03% 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% 0.20%
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> 71 123 453 x x 0.36% 0.66% 2.69%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 105 52 154 187 225 0.48% 0.27% 0.78% 1.01% 1.33%
Total 21,725 19,595 19,704 18,576 16,866 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 18,576 people, 7,839 households, and 5,148 families residing in the county.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 8,803 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.<ref name=CD>Template:Cite web</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 98.3% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population.<ref name=DP1/> In terms of ancestry, 23.6% were German, 15.3% were Irish, 13.0% were English, and 12.3% were American.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Of the 7,839 households, 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.3% were non-families, and 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age was 43.2 years.<ref name=DP1/>

The median income for a household in the county was $39,904 and the median income for a family was $51,588. Males had a median income of $38,945 versus $29,951 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,175. About 9.7% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Communities

Map of Edgar County
Map of Edgar County

Cities

Villages

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Unincorporated communities

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Townships

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Notable people

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Politics

A swing county in the first eight decades after the Civil War, Edgar County has since become powerfully Republican. It has been carried by only two Democrats since 1940 – Lyndon Johnson in 1964 by just 139 votes, and Bill Clinton in 1992 by a 41.1 percent plurality. Hillary Clinton’s 22.7 percent vote share in 2016 was by 9.3 percent the worst ever by a Democrat in the county.

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See also

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