Henry County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state
of Illinois
. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 50,486, which is a decrease of 1.0% from 51,020 in 2000. Its county seat
is Cambridge
. It is one of the four counties that make up the Davenport
-Moline
-Rock Island
Metropolitan Statistical Area
.
s ranging from 650 feet above sea level
in the northwest to 850 in the southeast. The land is mostly used for agriculture, about 456596 acre or 86.7% of the county's land area. http://www.henrycty.com/hcedp/pdf/hc2003fs.pdf.
, Illinois
. It is named in honor of Patrick Henry
, Revolutionary War firebrand and champion of individual rights, to whom the slogan "give me liberty, or give me death" is attributed.
As of the census
of 2000, there were 51,020 people, 20,056 households, and 14,299 families residing in the county. The population density
was 62 people per square mile (24/km²). There were 21,270 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.19% White
, 1.14% Black
or African American
, 0.10% Native American
, 0.25% Asian
, 0.01% Pacific Islander
, 1.31% from other races
, and 0.99% from two or more races. 2.88% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race. 24.6% were of German
, 12.4% Swedish, 11.6% American
, 9.7% English
, 9.0% Irish
and 8.2% Belgian
ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.7% spoke English
and 2.5% Spanish
as their first language.
There were 20,056 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples
living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,854, and the median income for a family was $48,413. Males had a median income of $34,436 versus $21,757 for females. The per capita income
for the county was $18,716. About 5.60% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.
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U.S. state
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of Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 50,486, which is a decrease of 1.0% from 51,020 in 2000. Its county seat
County seat
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is Cambridge
Cambridge, Illinois
Cambridge is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,160 at the 2010 census, down from 2,180 at the 2000 census...
. It is one of the four counties that make up the Davenport
Davenport, Iowa
Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...
-Moline
Moline, Illinois
Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, with a population of 45,792 in 2010. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The Quad Cities has a population of...
-Rock Island
Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island is the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 40,884 at the 2010 census. Located on the Mississippi River, it is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Moline, East Moline, and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf. The Quad Cities...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Quad Cities
The Quad Cities is a group of five cities straddling the Mississippi River on the Iowa–Illinois boundary. These cities, Davenport and Bettendorf and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline , are the center of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area, which, as of 2010, had an estimated population of...
.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 825.64 square miles (2,138.4 km²), of which 822.98 square miles (2,131.5 km²) (or 99.68%) is land and 2.66 square miles (6.9 km²) (or 0.32%) is water. It is the 29th largest of Illinois' 102 counties. The area is fairly flat, with elevationElevation
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s ranging from 650 feet above sea level
Sea level
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in the northwest to 850 in the southeast. The land is mostly used for agriculture, about 456596 acre or 86.7% of the county's land area. http://www.henrycty.com/hcedp/pdf/hc2003fs.pdf.
Major highways
U.S. Highway 6
U.S. Highway 34
Adjacent counties
- Whiteside County - northeast
- Bureau CountyBureau County, IllinoisBureau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 34,978, which is a decrease of 1.5% from 35,503 in 2000. Its county seat is Princeton. Bureau County is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area...
- east - Stark CountyStark County, IllinoisStark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 5,994, which is a decrease of 5.3% from 6,332 in 2000...
- southeast - Knox CountyKnox County, IllinoisKnox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 52,919, which is a decrease of 5.2% from 55,836 in 2000...
- south - Mercer CountyMercer County, IllinoisMercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 16,434, which is a decrease of 3.1% from 16,957 in 2000. Its county seat is Aledo...
- west - Rock Island CountyRock Island County, IllinoisRock Island County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 147,546, which is a decrease of 1.2% from 149,374 in 2000. Its county seat is Rock Island...
- northwest
History
Henry County was formed in 1826 out of Fulton CountyFulton County, Illinois
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 37,069, which is a decrease of 3.1% from 38,250 in 2000. Its county seat is Lewistown. Canton is the largest city. Both cities are southwest of Peoria, and the county is considered...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. It is named in honor of Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry was an orator and politician who led the movement for independence in Virginia in the 1770s. A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia from 1776 to 1779 and subsequently, from 1784 to 1786...
, Revolutionary War firebrand and champion of individual rights, to whom the slogan "give me liberty, or give me death" is attributed.
Demographics
As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 51,020 people, 20,056 households, and 14,299 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 62 people per square mile (24/km²). There were 21,270 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.19% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.14% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.10% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.25% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.01% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.31% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.99% from two or more races. 2.88% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race. 24.6% were of German
Germans
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, 12.4% Swedish, 11.6% American
United States
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, 9.7% English
English people
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, 9.0% Irish
Irish people
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and 8.2% Belgian
Belgium
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ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.7% spoke English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and 2.5% Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
as their first language.
There were 20,056 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,854, and the median income for a family was $48,413. Males had a median income of $34,436 versus $21,757 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the county was $18,716. About 5.60% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
- AlphaAlpha, IllinoisAlpha is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 671 at the 2010 census, down from 726 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- AndoverAndover, IllinoisAndover is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 578 at the 2010 census, down from 594 at the 2000 census. -Geography:Andover is located at ....
- Annawan
- AtkinsonAtkinson, IllinoisAtkinson is an incorporated town in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 972 at the 2010 census, down from 1,001 at the 2000 census....
- Bishop HillBishop Hill, IllinoisBishop Hill is a village in Henry County, Illinois, along the South Edwards River. The population was 128 at the 2010 census, up from 125 at the 2000 census...
- CambridgeCambridge, IllinoisCambridge is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,160 at the 2010 census, down from 2,180 at the 2000 census...
- ClevelandCleveland, IllinoisCleveland is a village outside the Quad Cities in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 188 at the 2010 census, down from 253 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cleveland is located at ....
- Coal ValleyCoal Valley, IllinoisThe Village of Coal Valley is in both Rock Island County and Henry County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 3,743 at the 2010 census, up from 3,606 at the 2000 census. It is mostly residential, housing families that work in or out of the greater Quad Cities Area...
(partial) - ColonaColona, IllinoisColona is a city in Henry County, Illinois, along the Green River. It is part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area. The population was 5,099 at the 2010 census, down from 5,173 at the 2000 census....
- GalvaGalva, IllinoisGalva is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,589 at the 2010 census, down from 2,758 at the 2000 census.-Information:...
- GeneseoGeneseo, IllinoisGeneseo is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,586 at the 2010 census, up from 6,571 at the 2000 census. Geneseo is located 20 miles east of The Quad Cities and Geneseo is part of the Quad Cities Metro Area....
- HooppoleHooppole, IllinoisHooppole is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 204 at the 2010 census, up 162 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hooppole is located at ....
- KewaneeKewanee, IllinoisKewanee is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. "Kewanee" is the Winnebago word for prairie chicken, which lekked there. The population was 12,916 at the 2010 census, down from 12,944 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- OrionOrion, IllinoisOrion is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,861 at the 2010 census. It is home of the Orion Chargers...
- WoodhullWoodhull, IllinoisWoodhull is a village in Henry County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the village had a population of 811, up from 809 at the 2000 census. AlWood Middle-High School is located in Woodhull, with students coming from nearby Alpha after the merger in the early 1950's, and also with students coming...
Census-designated places
- Fairbank
- Green RockGreen Rock, IllinoisGreen Rock is a neighborhood of the city of Colona in Henry County, Illinois, United States. Once a separate community, Green Rock was named so because it is the place where the Green River meets up with the Rock River....
- Lynn CenterLynn Center, IllinoisLynn Center is an unincorporated town in Lynn Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA.-Geography:Lynn Center is located at at an elevation of 758 feet....
- NekomaNekoma, IllinoisNekoma is an unincorporated town in Weller Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA....
- Opheim
- Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill Estates
- SwedonaSwedona, IllinoisSwedona is an unincorporated community in Richland Grove Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. Swedona is north of Windsor....
- Ulah
- Warner
Townships
Henry County is divided into twenty-four townshipsCivil township
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Clover Township, Henry County, Illinois Clover Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 975. Clover Township was originally known as Ashnelet Township, but was changed on an unknown date.-Geography:... Colona Township, Henry County, Illinois Colona Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,699. Colona Township changed its name from Green River Township on April 13, 1857.-Geography:... Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois Cornwall Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 315.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Cornwall Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Adjacent townships:* Atkinson Township *... Edford Township, Henry County, Illinois Edford Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 670.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Edford Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Green River at Edford... Galva Township, Henry County, Illinois Galva Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,076.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Galva Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Adjacent townships:* Burns Township *... Geneseo Township, Henry County, Illinois Geneseo Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,255.-Geography:... |
Hanna Township, Henry County, Illinois Hanna Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,427.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Hanna Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Hickory Hills at *... Kewanee Township, Henry County, Illinois Kewanee Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,364.-Geography:... Loraine Township, Henry County, Illinois Loraine Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 315.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Loraine Township covers an area of .-Adjacent townships:... Lynn Township, Henry County, Illinois Lynn Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 755. Lynn changed its name originally from Linn Grove Township to Lynnville Township on April 13, 1857, and then again from Lynnville to Lynn on an unknown... Munson Township, Henry County, Illinois Munson Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 488. Munson changed its name from Centre township on April 13, 1857.-Geography:... Osco Township, Henry County, Illinois Osco Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 504. Osco changed its name from Essex Township on April 13, 1857.-Geography:... |
Oxford Township, Henry County, Illinois Oxford Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,236.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Oxford Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Alpha* Woodhull... Phenix Township, Henry County, Illinois Phenix Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,710.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Phenix Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Shady Beach at... Weller Township, Henry County, Illinois Weller Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 474.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Weller Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Nekoma at Weller... Western Township, Henry County, Illinois Western Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,920. Western changed its name from Orion Township on April 13, 1857.-Geography:... Wethersfield Township, Henry County, Illinois Wethersfield Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,845.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Wethersfield Township covers an area of .-Extinct towns:... Yorktown Township, Henry County, Illinois Yorktown Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 429.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Yorktown Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:... |