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Pulaski County, Illinois | |
Pulaski County Courthouse in Mound City
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Location in the state of Illinois | |
Illinois's location in the U.S. | |
Founded | 1843 |
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Named for | Casimir Pulaski |
Seat | Mound City |
Largest city | Mounds |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
203 sq mi (526 km²) 199 sq mi (515 km²) 4.0 sq mi (10 km²), 2.0 |
Population - (2020) - Density |
5,193 |
Congressional district | 12th |
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Website | https://www.pulaskicountyil.net |
Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,193.[1] Its county seat is Mound City.[2] It is located along the Ohio River in the southwestern portion of the state, known locally as "Little Egypt".
History[]
Pulaski County was formed on March 3, 1843, out of parts of Alexander and Johnson counties. It was named in honor of Casimir Pułaski who was killed at the Siege of Savannah in the Revolutionary War.[3]
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 203 square miles (530 km2), of which 199 square miles (520 km2) is land and 4.0 square miles (10 km2) (2.0%) is water.[4] It is the third-smallest county in Illinois by area.
Climate and weather[]
Climate chart for Mound City, Illinois | |||||||||||
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J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
3.21
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3.55
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30
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4.39
58
39
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4.74
69
50
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4.76
78
59
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4.15
86
67
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4.38
90
71
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3.63
87
69
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3.04
81
61
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3.43
71
49
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4.40
57
39
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4.16
46
30
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temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm source: The Weather Channel[5] |
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Mound City have ranged from a low of 26 °F (−3 °C) in January to a high of 90 °F (32 °C) in July, although a record low of −12 °F (−24.4 °C) was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 104 °F (40 °C) was recorded in June 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 3.04 inches (77 mm) in September to 4.76 inches (121 mm) in May.[5]
Major highways[]
- Interstate 57, which has been listed as a speed trap.[6]
- U.S. Highway 51
- Illinois Route 37
- Illinois Route 169
Adjacent counties[]
- Union County (north)
- Johnson County (northeast)
- Massac County (east)
- Ballard County, Kentucky (southeast)
- Alexander County (west)
National protected area[]
- Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Demographics[]
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1850 | 2,265 | ||
1860 | 3,943 | 74.1% | |
1870 | 8,752 | 122.0% | |
1880 | 9,507 | 8.6% | |
1890 | 11,355 | 19.4% | |
1900 | 14,554 | 28.2% | |
1910 | 15,650 | 7.5% | |
1920 | 14,629 | −6.5% | |
1930 | 14,834 | 1.4% | |
1940 | 15,875 | 7.0% | |
1950 | 13,639 | −14.1% | |
1960 | 10,490 | −23.1% | |
1970 | 8,741 | −16.7% | |
1980 | 8,840 | 1.1% | |
1990 | 7,523 | −14.9% | |
2000 | 7,348 | −2.3% | |
2010 | 6,161 | −16.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[11] |
As of the 2010 census, there were 6,161 people, 2,642 households, and 1,658 families living in the county.[12] The population density was 30.9 inhabitants per square mile (11.9 /km2). There were 3,155 housing units at an average density of 15.8 per square mile (6.1 /km2).[4] The racial makeup of the county was 64.4% white, 32.4% black or African American, 0.4% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.6% of the population.[12] In terms of ancestry, 15.1% were German, 6.8% were Irish, 6.6% were English, and 6.6% were American.[13]
Of the 2,642 households, 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.2% were non-families, and 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age was 43.2 years.[12]
The median income for a household in the county was $31,173 and the median income for a family was $39,699. Males had a median income of $36,915 versus $29,007 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,444. About 16.7% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.0% of those under age 18 and 18.0% of those age 65 or over.[14]
Communities[]
Cities[]
- Mound City
- Mounds
Villages[]
- Karnak
- New Grand Chain (usually referred to as "Grand Chain")
- Olmsted
- Pulaski
- Ullin
Unincorporated communities[]
- America
- Perks
- Spencer Heights
- Villa Ridge
- Wetaug
Politics[]
Pulaski County was often a swing county at the presidential level, but has shifted toward the Republican Party in the Donald Trump era and amid rapid depopulation in the county. Trump won 64.8% of the vote in 2020, the highest share for a Republican in the county since 1928.
This trend in Pulaski County has begun to affect down-ballot races as well. In the 2020 Senate election, longtime Democratic Senator Dick Durbin lost the county for the first time in his career, after winning it in his four prior elections.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,699 | 64.58% | 891 | 33.87% | 41 | 1.56% |
2016 | 1,675 | 61.24% | 962 | 35.17% | 98 | 3.58% |
2012 | 1,564 | 51.93% | 1,389 | 46.12% | 59 | 1.96% |
2008 | 1,593 | 48.72% | 1,638 | 50.09% | 39 | 1.19% |
2004 | 1,720 | 55.34% | 1,372 | 44.14% | 16 | 0.51% |
2000 | 1,430 | 47.41% | 1,518 | 50.33% | 68 | 2.25% |
1996 | 1,036 | 36.82% | 1,524 | 54.16% | 254 | 9.03% |
1992 | 1,169 | 32.94% | 1,987 | 55.99% | 393 | 11.07% |
1988 | 1,666 | 47.90% | 1,793 | 51.55% | 19 | 0.55% |
1984 | 1,923 | 52.48% | 1,724 | 47.05% | 17 | 0.46% |
1980 | 2,083 | 50.82% | 1,955 | 47.69% | 61 | 1.49% |
1976 | 1,836 | 42.26% | 2,489 | 57.28% | 20 | 0.46% |
1972 | 2,485 | 59.27% | 1,683 | 40.14% | 25 | 0.60% |
1968 | 1,741 | 37.59% | 2,076 | 44.82% | 815 | 17.59% |
1964 | 1,716 | 33.99% | 3,332 | 66.01% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 2,621 | 52.83% | 2,322 | 46.81% | 18 | 0.36% |
1956 | 2,966 | 56.74% | 2,246 | 42.97% | 15 | 0.29% |
1952 | 3,447 | 58.88% | 2,397 | 40.95% | 10 | 0.17% |
1948 | 2,658 | 52.81% | 2,344 | 46.57% | 31 | 0.62% |
1944 | 3,248 | 58.02% | 2,311 | 41.28% | 39 | 0.70% |
1940 | 4,589 | 56.76% | 3,456 | 42.75% | 40 | 0.49% |
1936 | 3,774 | 49.37% | 3,804 | 49.76% | 67 | 0.88% |
1932 | 3,225 | 47.95% | 3,446 | 51.23% | 55 | 0.82% |
1928 | 3,319 | 65.18% | 1,726 | 33.90% | 47 | 0.92% |
1924 | 3,355 | 61.57% | 1,700 | 31.20% | 394 | 7.23% |
1920 | 4,002 | 62.85% | 2,276 | 35.74% | 90 | 1.41% |
1916 | 3,863 | 62.72% | 2,159 | 35.05% | 137 | 2.22% |
1912 | 1,632 | 51.27% | 978 | 30.73% | 573 | 18.00% |
1908 | 2,185 | 65.24% | 1,080 | 32.25% | 84 | 2.51% |
1904 | 2,180 | 70.71% | 792 | 25.69% | 111 | 3.60% |
1900 | 2,039 | 64.79% | 1,077 | 34.22% | 31 | 0.99% |
1896 | 2,081 | 63.97% | 1,152 | 35.41% | 20 | 0.61% |
1892 | 1,662 | 63.22% | 897 | 34.12% | 70 | 2.66% |
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Pulaski County
Notes[]
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ Callary, Edward (2009). Place Names of Illinois. Urbana and Chicago, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. p. 287.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17153.
- ^ a b "Monthly Averages for Mound City, Illinois". The Weather Channel. http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0804.
- ^ "I-57 Pulaski County Illinois Speed Traps | The National Speed Trap Exchange". http://www.speedtrap.org/view/illinois/125376.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
- ^ {{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17153.html%7Cpublisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222140321/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17153.html%7Carchive-date=February 22, 2016|url-status=dead}
- ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17153.
- ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17153.
- ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17153.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.
References[]
- Perrin, William Henry, ed (1883). History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois. Chicago: O. L. Baskin and Company, Historical Publishers. https://archive.org/stream/historyofalexand00perr#page/n5/mode/2up.
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