Tazewell County, Illinois

Tazewell County, Illinois
Tazewell County Courthouse in Pekin
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Location in the state of Illinois
Illinois's location in the U.S.
Founded	1827
Seat	Pekin
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	657.94 sq mi (1,704 km²) 648.97 sq mi (1,681 km²) 8.96 sq mi (23 km²), 1.36%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	135,394 197/sq mi (76/km²)
Website	www.tazewell.com

Tazewell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 135,394, which is an increase of 5.4% from 128,485 in 2000. Its county seat and largest city is Pekin. The majority of the population live in the suburbs and bedroom communities of Peoria along the western border of the county.^{[citation needed]} It is part of the Peoria, Illinois, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is pronounced with a short "a", to rhyme with "razz" rather than "raze".

History

Tazewell County was formed out of Peoria County in 1827. The consensus appears to be that it was named in honor of Littleton Tazewell, who was serving in the U.S. Senate, and who became Governor of Virginia in 1834. It is, however, possible that it was named for Littleton's father, prominent Virginia politician Henry Tazewell, for whom Tazewell County, Virginia, was named.

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  Tazewell from the time of its creation to 1829, including a large tract of unorganized territory temporarily attached to it, whose precise border was not defined.

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  Tazewell County between 1829 and 1830: the creation of Macon County established a southern border for Tazewell's additional territory.

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  Tazewell County between 1830 and 1831: the additional territory to the east became McLean County.

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  Tazewell County between 1831 and 1841: the last of the county's additional territory became part of LaSalle County.

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  Tazewell County in 1841, reduced to its present borders.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 657.94 square miles (1,704.1 km²), of which 648.97 square miles (1,680.8 km²) (or 98.64%) is land and 8.96 square miles (23.2 km²) (or 1.36%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Woodford County (north)
• McLean County (east)
• Logan County (south)
• Mason County (southwest)
• Fulton County (west)
• Peoria County (northwest)

Transportation

Major highways

Interstate 74 Interstate 155 Interstate 474 U.S. Highway 24 U.S. Highway 150

Illinois Route 8 Illinois Route 9 Illinois Route 29 Illinois Route 98 Illinois Route 116 Illinois Route 122

Airports

The following public-use airports are located in Tazewell County:

• Pekin Municipal Airport (C15) - serves Pekin
• Manito Mitchell Airport (C45) - serves Manito, a village in Mason County

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	33,221		—
1910	34,027		2.4%
1920	38,540		13.3%
1930	46,082		19.6%
1940	58,362		26.6%
1950	76,165		30.5%
1960	99,789		31.0%
1970	118,649		18.9%
1980	132,078		11.3%
1990	123,692		−6.3%
2000	128,485		3.9%
2010	135,394		5.4%
IL Counties 1900-1990

As of the census of 2000, there were 128,485 people, 50,327 households, and 35,883 families residing in the county. The population density was 198 people per square mile (76/km²). There were 52,973 housing units at an average density of 82 per square mile (32/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.40% White, 0.88% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 37.0% were of German, 14.0% American, 11.1% English and 10.3% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 50,327 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,250, and the median income for a family was $53,412. Males had a median income of $41,148 versus $24,781 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,511. About 4.40% of families and 6.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.40% of those under age 18 and 5.20% of those age 65 or over.

Political subdivisions

Cities

• Delavan
• East Peoria
• Marquette Heights
• Pekin
• Washington

Villages

Armington Creve Coeur Deer Creek Goodfield Green Valley

Hopedale Mackinaw Minier Morton

North Pekin South Pekin Tremont

Unincorporated communities

• Groveland

Townships

Tazewell County is divided into these townships:

Boynton Cincinnati Deer Creek Delavan Dillon Elm Grove Fondulac

Groveland Hittle Hopedale Little Mackinaw Mackinaw Malone

Morton Pekin Sand Prairie Spring Lake Tremont Washington

Climate and weather

Pekin, Illinois
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     1.5   31 14     1.7   37 20     2.8   49 30     3.6   62 40     4.2   73 51     3.8   82 60     4   86 65     3.2   84 63     3.1   77 54     2.8   64 42     3   49 31     2.4   35 20 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches Source: The Weather Channel
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     38   -1 -10     42   3 -7     72   9 -1     90   17 4     106   23 11     98   28 16     102   30 18     80   29 17     79   25 12     70   18 6     76   9 -1     61   2 -7 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Pekin have ranged from a low of 14 °F (−10 °C) in January to a high of 86 °F (30 °C) in July, although a record low of −27 °F (−33 °C) was recorded in January 1884 and a record high of 113 °F (45 °C) was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.50 inches (38 mm) in January to 4.17 inches (106 mm) in May.

See also

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