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
[edit]Edgar County was formed out of Clark County in 1823. It was named for John Edgar,<ref>Template:Citation</ref> an Irish-born officer in the Royal Navy who resigned rather than fight against the Americans in the Revolutionary War. Edgar moved to Kaskaskia, Illinois, in 1784, becoming a miller and merchant in that town.
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Edgar County (1823), with unorganized territory attached to it.<ref>White, Jesse. Origin and Evolution of Illinois Counties. State of Illinois, March 2010. [1]</ref>
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Edgar County (1825–1826)
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Edgar County (1826–1830)
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Edgar County (1830–present), with the additional territory incorporated into Coles County
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Geography
[edit]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
[edit]Template:Climate chart In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Paris 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=WX/>
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Vermilion County – north
- Vermillion County, Indiana – northeast
- Vigo County, Indiana – southeast
- Clark County – south
- Coles County – southwest
- Douglas County – west
- Champaign County – northwest
Transportation
[edit]Major highways
[edit]- File:US 36.svg US Route 36
- File:US 150.svg US Route 150
- File:Illinois 1.svg Illinois Route 1
- File:Illinois 16.svg Illinois Route 16
- File:Illinois 49.svg Illinois Route 49
- File:Illinois 133.svg Illinois Route 133
Rail
[edit]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>
Transit
[edit]Airport
[edit]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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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
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Cities
[edit]Villages
[edit]Unincorporated communities
[edit]Former communities
[edit]- Bell Ridge<ref>Bell Ridge, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Bloomfield<ref>Bloomfield, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Catfish
- Cherry Point<ref>Cherry Point, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Clays Prairie<ref>Clays Prairie, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Conlogue<ref>Conlogue, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Dudley<ref>Dudley, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Ferrel<ref>Ferrel, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Garland<ref>Garland, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Grandview
- Harris<ref>Harris, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Hildreth<ref>Hildreth, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Horace<ref>Horace, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Huffmanville<ref>Huffmanville, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Hughes<ref>Hughes, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Illiana
- Kentucky<ref>Kentucky, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Kidley<ref>Kidley, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Logan<ref>Logan, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Mabel<ref>Mabel, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Marley<ref>Marley, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Mays<ref>Mays, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- McCown<ref>McCown, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Melwood<ref>Melwood, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Mortimer<ref>Mortimer, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- New Athens
- Palermo<ref>Palermo, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- Quaker
- Scotts<ref>Scotts, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018</ref>
- Warrington<ref>Warrington, Edgar County IL Google Maps (accessed 30 December 2018)</ref>
- West Sandford
- Wetzel
Townships
[edit]- Brouilletts Creek
- Buck
- Edgar
- Elbridge
- Embarrass
- Grandview
- Hunter
- Kansas
- Paris
- Prairie
- Ross
- Shiloh
- Stratton
- Symmes
- Young America
Notable people
[edit]- Basil Bennett, Bronze Medalist in the Hammer Throw at the 1920 Olympics
- Offa Neal, professional baseball player with the New York Giants
- Edward Adelbert Doisy, biochemist and Nobel Prize winner
- Frank Fletcher (baseball), professional baseball player with the Philadelphia Phillies
Politics
[edit]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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