Cumberland County, Illinois

Cumberland County
County
Cumberland County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Illinois
Illinois's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°16′N88°14′W / 39.27°N 88.24°W / 39.27; -88.24
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Founded	1823
Named for	Cumberland Road
Seat	Toledo
Largest city	Neoga
Area
• Total	347 sq mi (900 km2)
• Land	346 sq mi (900 km2)
• Water	1.0 sq mi (3 km2)  0.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,450
• Density	30/sq mi (12/km2)
Congressional district	12th
Website	cumberlandcoil.gov

Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,450. ^[1] Its county seat is Toledo. ^[2]

Cumberland County is part of the Charleston–Mattoon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Cumberland County was created on March 2, 1823, from parts of Coles County. It is named for the National Road (Cumberland Road), which was projected to run through it. ^[3]

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  Cumberland County at the time of its creation in 1823

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 347 square miles (900 km²), of which 346 square miles (900 km²) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²) (0.3%) is water. ^[4]

Climate and weather

Toledo, Illinois
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     2     33 17     2.1     39 21     3.1     50 32     3.8     62 42     4     73 53     4.2     83 63     4.2     86 66     3.3     84 64     3.1     78 56     3     66 45     3.7     51 33     2.8     38 22 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches Source: The Weather Channel [5]
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     52     1 −8     53     4 −6     78     10 0     98     17 6     100     23 12     107     28 17     106     30 19     83     29 18     78     26 13     77     19 7     94     11 1     72     3 −6 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Toledo have ranged from a low of 17 °F (−8 °C) in January to a high of 86 °F (30 °C) in July, although a record low of −23 °F (−31 °C) was recorded in January 1985 (jobs) and a record high of 111 °F (44 °C) was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.03 inches (52 mm) in January to 4.21 inches (107 mm) in June. ^[5]

Adjacent counties

• Coles County - north
• Clark County - east
• Jasper County - south
• Effingham County - southwest
• Shelby County - west

Transit

• Rides Mass Transit District

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• Interstate 70
• U.S. Route 40
• U.S. Route 45
• Illinois Route 49
• Illinois Route 121
• Illinois Route 130

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	3,718		—
1860	8,311		123.5%
1870	12,223		47.1%
1880	13,759		12.6%
1890	15,443		12.2%
1900	16,124		4.4%
1910	14,281		−11.4%
1920	12,858		−10.0%
1930	10,419		−19.0%
1940	11,698		12.3%
1950	10,496		−10.3%
1960	9,936		−5.3%
1970	9,772		−1.7%
1980	11,062		13.2%
1990	10,670		−3.5%
2000	11,253		5.5%
2010	11,048		−1.8%
2020	10,450		−5.4%
2023 (est.)	10,261	[6]	−1.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [7] 1790-1960 [8] 1900-1990 [9] 1990-2000 [10] 2010 [11]

2000 census age pyramid for Cumberland County

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 11,048 people, 4,377 households, and 3,121 families living in the county. ^[12] The population density was 31.9 inhabitants per square mile (12.3/km²). There were 4,874 housing units at an average density of 14.1 per square mile (5.4/km²). ^[4] The racial makeup of the county was 98.3% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.7% of the population. ^[12] In terms of ancestry, 30.6% were German, 17.4% were American, 11.7% were Irish, and 11.4% were English. ^[13]

Of the 4,377 households, 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.7% were non-families, and 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age was 40.9 years. ^[12]

The median income for a household in the county was $42,101 and the median income for a family was $51,729. Males had a median income of $42,157 versus $29,142 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,262. About 8.1% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over. ^[14]

Communities

Cities

• Neoga
• Casey (mostly in Clark County)

Villages

• Greenup
• Jewett
• Montrose (mostly in Effingham County)
• Toledo (seat)

Townships

Cumberland County is divided into eight townships:

• Cottonwood
• Crooked Creek
• Greenup
• Neoga
• Spring Point
• Sumpter
• Union
• Woodbury

Unincorporated Communities

• Bradbury
• Dees
• Hazel Dell
• Janesville
• Johnstown
• Liberty Hill
• Lillyville
• Maple Point
• Neal
• Roslyn
• Timothy
• Union Center
• Vevay Park
• Walla Walla
• Woodbury

Education

Cumberland County is served by two school districts.

• Neoga Community Unit School District 3
• Cumberland Community Unit School District 77

Politics

Although predominantly Democratic in the years before World War I, in the aftermath of which Woodrow Wilson’s policies towards Germany were locally deplored, Cumberland County has since become powerfully Republican. Even in Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1932 and 1936 landslides, he won only small victories, and since then only three Democrats have carried the county. Bill Clinton, who won a plurality in 1992, is the last Democrat to reach forty percent of the county's vote, and in 2016, the rapid Upland South trend towards overwhelmingly Republican voting caused his wife Hillary to win less than twenty percent of the county's ballots.

United States presidential election results for Cumberland County, Illinois ^[15]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	4,627	80.20%	1,059	18.36%	83	1.44%
2020	4,601	78.66%	1,142	19.52%	106	1.81%
2016	4,206	75.50%	1,031	18.51%	334	6.00%
2012	3,509	66.27%	1,641	30.99%	145	2.74%
2008	3,156	59.11%	2,055	38.49%	128	2.40%
2004	3,497	64.57%	1,862	34.38%	57	1.05%
2000	2,964	59.58%	1,870	37.59%	141	2.83%
1996	2,002	44.80%	1,776	39.74%	691	15.46%
1992	1,860	35.76%	2,111	40.58%	1,231	23.66%
1988	2,667	57.98%	1,904	41.39%	29	0.63%
1984	3,002	63.04%	1,733	36.39%	27	0.57%
1980	3,159	59.73%	1,892	35.77%	238	4.50%
1976	2,518	47.12%	2,752	51.50%	74	1.38%
1972	3,257	60.79%	2,083	38.88%	18	0.34%
1968	2,671	53.12%	1,828	36.36%	529	10.52%
1964	2,251	42.42%	3,056	57.58%	0	0.00%
1960	3,020	54.91%	2,475	45.00%	5	0.09%
1956	3,235	58.69%	2,272	41.22%	5	0.09%
1952	3,302	59.88%	2,200	39.90%	12	0.22%
1948	2,451	50.72%	2,353	48.70%	28	0.58%
1944	2,700	52.88%	2,391	46.83%	15	0.29%
1940	3,330	51.62%	3,091	47.92%	30	0.47%
1936	3,016	47.45%	3,290	51.76%	50	0.79%
1932	2,166	40.68%	3,128	58.75%	30	0.56%
1928	3,242	63.04%	1,873	36.42%	28	0.54%
1924	2,698	51.09%	2,384	45.14%	199	3.77%
1920	3,095	58.18%	2,162	40.64%	63	1.18%
1916	2,879	48.20%	2,960	49.56%	134	2.24%
1912	990	28.78%	1,673	48.63%	777	22.59%
1908	1,739	47.66%	1,810	49.60%	100	2.74%
1904	1,857	50.39%	1,644	44.61%	184	4.99%
1900	1,870	47.61%	1,993	50.74%	65	1.65%
1896	1,856	46.52%	2,098	52.58%	36	0.90%
1892	1,470	41.18%	1,785	50.00%	315	8.82%

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Illinois

References

• History of Southern Illinois, George Washington Smith, 1912.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

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