Pike County, Illinois

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Pike County, Illinois
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Location in the state of Illinois
Illinois's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1821
Seat	Pittsfield
Largest City	Pittsfield
Area - Total - Land - Water	849 sq mi (2,199 km²) 830 sq mi (2,150 km²) 19 sq mi (48 km²), 2.19%
Population - (2000) - Density	17,384 21/sq mi (8/km²)
Time zone	Central : UTC-6/-5

Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population is 17,384. Its county seat is Pittsfield, Illinois ⁶.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent Counties
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
5 Census designated places
6 Ghost towns
7 Trivia
8 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,199 km² (849 mi²). 2,150 km² (830 mi²) of it is land and 48 km² (19 mi²) of it (2.19%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent Counties

Brown County - north
Scott County - east
Morgan County - east
Greene County - southeast
Calhoun County - southeast
Pike County, Missouri - south
Ralls County, Missouri - west
Adams County - northwest
Marion County, Missouri - northwest

Pike County, Illinois, is one of the few counties in the United States to border as many as 9 counties. Illinois has two such counties--Pike and LaSalle.

[edit] History

Pike County was formed in 1821 out of Madison County. It was named in honor of Zebulon Pike, leader of the Pike expedition in 1806 to map out the south and west portions of the Louisiana Purchase. Pike served at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and was killed in 1813 in the War of 1812.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	31,595	–
1910	28,622	-9.4%
1920	26,866	-6.1%
1930	24,357	-9.3%
1940	25,340	4.0%
1950	22,155	-12.6%
1960	20,552	-7.2%
1970	19,185	-6.7%
1980	18,896	-1.5%
1990	17,577	-7.0%
2000	17,384	-1.1%
IL Counties 1900-1990

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 17,384 people, 6,876 households, and 4,778 families residing in the county. The population density was 8/km² (21/mi²). There were 8,011 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.38% White, 1.50% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 0.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,876 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 19.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,127, and the median income for a family was $38,583. Males had a median income of $27,687 versus $18,440 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,946. About 9.80% of families and 12.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.70% of those under age 18 and 11.40% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Census designated places

East Hannibal
Pike Station
Rockport
Summer Hill

[edit] Ghost towns

Straut

[edit] Trivia

Pike County, Illinois, is one of the few counties in the United States to border its namesake in another state--in this case, Pike County, Missouri. Illinois has another such county--Vermilion County, Illinois, which borders Vermillion County, Indiana (note that they are spelled differently).^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

Pike County Chamber of Commerce

	Municipalities and Communities of Pike County, Illinois (County Seat: Pittsfield)
Cities, Towns and Villages	Atlas \| Barry \| Baylis \| Chambersburg \| Detroit \| East Hannibal \| El Dara \| Fishhook \| Florence \| Griggsville \| Hull \| Kinderhook \| Milton \| Nebo \| New Canton \| New Salem \| Pearl \| Perry \| Pike Station \| Pittsfield \| Pleasant Hill \| Rockport \| Seehorn \| Straut \| Summer Hill \| Time \| Valley City
Townships	Atlas \| Barry \| Chambersburg \| Cincinnati \| Derry \| Detroit \| Fairmount \| Flint \| Griggsville \| Hadley \| Hardin \| Kinderhook \| Levee \| Martinsburg \| Montezuma \| New Salem \| Newburg \| Pearl \| Perry \| Pittsfield \| Pleasant Hill \| Pleasant Vale \| Ross \| Spring Creek

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