Johnson County | |
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Coordinates: 37°28′N88°52′W / 37.46°N 88.87°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
Founded | 1812 |
Named for | Richard Mentor Johnson |
Seat | Vienna |
Largest city | Vienna |
Area | |
• Total | 349 sq mi (900 km2) |
• Land | 344 sq mi (890 km2) |
• Water | 4.9 sq mi (13 km2) 1.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,308 |
• Density | 38/sq mi (15/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 12th |
Johnson County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,308. [1] Its county seat is Vienna. [2] It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".
Johnson County was organized in 1812 out of Randolph County. It was named for Richard Mentor Johnson, who was then a U.S. Congressman from Kentucky. [3] In 1813, Johnson commanded a Kentucky regiment at the Battle of the Thames, after which he claimed to have killed Tecumseh in hand-to-hand combat. Johnson went on to become Vice President of the United States.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 349 square miles (900 km2), of which 344 square miles (890 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (1.4%) is water. [4]
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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Vienna have ranged from a low of 25 °F (−4 °C) in January to a high of 90 °F (32 °C) in July, although a record low of −20 °F (−29 °C) was recorded in January 1977 and a record high of 103 °F (39 °C) was recorded in August 2007. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 3.16 inches (80 mm) in October to 5.16 inches (131 mm) in May. [5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1820 | 843 | — | |
1830 | 1,596 | 89.3% | |
1840 | 3,626 | 127.2% | |
1850 | 4,114 | 13.5% | |
1860 | 9,342 | 127.1% | |
1870 | 11,248 | 20.4% | |
1880 | 13,078 | 16.3% | |
1890 | 15,013 | 14.8% | |
1900 | 15,667 | 4.4% | |
1910 | 14,331 | −8.5% | |
1920 | 12,022 | −16.1% | |
1930 | 10,203 | −15.1% | |
1940 | 10,727 | 5.1% | |
1950 | 8,729 | −18.6% | |
1960 | 6,928 | −20.6% | |
1970 | 7,550 | 9.0% | |
1980 | 9,624 | 27.5% | |
1990 | 11,347 | 17.9% | |
2000 | 12,878 | 13.5% | |
2010 | 12,582 | −2.3% | |
2020 | 13,308 | 5.8% | |
2023 (est.) | 13,326 | [6] | 0.1% |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] 1790-1960 [8] 1900-1990 [9] 1990-2000 [10] 2010 [11] |
Whereas, according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 12,582 people, 4,584 households, and 3,270 families residing in the county. [13] The population density was 36.6 inhabitants per square mile (14.1/km2). There were 5,598 housing units at an average density of 16.3 per square mile (6.3/km2). [4] The racial makeup of the county was 89.0% white, 8.0% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 1.6% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.0% of the population. [13] In terms of ancestry, 17.6% were German, 11.5% were Irish, 10.9% were English, and 6.5% were American. [14]
Of the 4,584 households, 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.7% were non-families, and 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age was 42.2 years. [13]
The median income for a household in the county was $41,619 and the median income for a family was $47,423. Males had a median income of $48,047 versus $30,904 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,402, the lowest of all 102 counties in Illinois and 57th in the U.S. About 11.1% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over. [15]
In its early days Johnson County, being strongly Southern in its culture, was fiercely Democratic. In fact, in the 1860 presidential election, the county gave Illinois native and Northern Democrat Stephen A. Douglas a higher proportion of its votes than any other county in the United States.[ citation needed ]
However, during the Civil War, under the influence of Congressman John Logan, this region of dubious initial loyalty was to provide a number of Union soldiers rivaled on a per capita basis only by a few fiercely Unionist counties in Appalachia. [16] [17] This level of Union service has meant that despite its historic hostility towards Yankee culture, Johnson County has been powerfully Republican ever since the Civil War. Douglas in 1860 remains the last Democrat to win a majority of the county's vote: the solitary Democratic victory since was by Bill Clinton in 1992, when Ross Perot's presence on the ballot likely had a spoiler effect against Republican incumbent George H. W. Bush.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 5,059 | 78.43% | 1,281 | 19.86% | 110 | 1.71% |
2016 | 4,649 | 76.35% | 1,142 | 18.76% | 298 | 4.89% |
2012 | 3,963 | 69.60% | 1,572 | 27.61% | 159 | 2.79% |
2008 | 3,912 | 66.15% | 1,871 | 31.64% | 131 | 2.22% |
2004 | 3,997 | 68.15% | 1,813 | 30.91% | 55 | 0.94% |
2000 | 3,285 | 61.26% | 1,928 | 35.96% | 149 | 2.78% |
1996 | 2,241 | 45.46% | 2,009 | 40.75% | 680 | 13.79% |
1992 | 2,124 | 39.40% | 2,299 | 42.65% | 968 | 17.96% |
1988 | 2,797 | 59.61% | 1,872 | 39.90% | 23 | 0.49% |
1984 | 3,424 | 67.36% | 1,647 | 32.40% | 12 | 0.24% |
1980 | 3,201 | 65.49% | 1,586 | 32.45% | 101 | 2.07% |
1976 | 2,417 | 52.23% | 2,182 | 47.15% | 29 | 0.63% |
1972 | 2,826 | 68.54% | 1,293 | 31.36% | 4 | 0.10% |
1968 | 2,406 | 60.53% | 1,143 | 28.75% | 426 | 10.72% |
1964 | 2,217 | 55.61% | 1,770 | 44.39% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 2,778 | 66.19% | 1,413 | 33.67% | 6 | 0.14% |
1956 | 2,973 | 65.72% | 1,549 | 34.24% | 2 | 0.04% |
1952 | 3,327 | 67.25% | 1,614 | 32.63% | 6 | 0.12% |
1948 | 2,778 | 64.47% | 1,510 | 35.04% | 21 | 0.49% |
1944 | 3,298 | 68.24% | 1,522 | 31.49% | 13 | 0.27% |
1940 | 3,827 | 62.80% | 2,254 | 36.99% | 13 | 0.21% |
1936 | 3,537 | 58.46% | 2,497 | 41.27% | 16 | 0.26% |
1932 | 2,424 | 49.87% | 2,387 | 49.11% | 50 | 1.03% |
1928 | 2,892 | 70.69% | 1,163 | 28.43% | 36 | 0.88% |
1924 | 2,468 | 60.59% | 1,408 | 34.57% | 197 | 4.84% |
1920 | 2,972 | 70.91% | 1,137 | 27.13% | 82 | 1.96% |
1916 | 3,273 | 62.58% | 1,822 | 34.84% | 135 | 2.58% |
1912 | 1,025 | 35.07% | 952 | 32.57% | 946 | 32.36% |
1908 | 1,913 | 62.27% | 1,055 | 34.34% | 104 | 3.39% |
1904 | 2,164 | 65.16% | 980 | 29.51% | 177 | 5.33% |
1900 | 1,940 | 59.02% | 1,271 | 38.67% | 76 | 2.31% |
1896 | 2,027 | 58.18% | 1,429 | 41.02% | 28 | 0.80% |
1892 | 1,716 | 55.41% | 854 | 27.58% | 527 | 17.02% |
School districts include: [19]
K-12:
Secondary:
Elementary:
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