Whiteside County, Illinois

Infobox U.S. County
county = Whiteside County
state = Illinois


seallink =


map size = 150
founded = 1836
seat = Morrison
largest city = Sterling
area_total_sq_mi = 697
area_total_km2 = 1805
area_land_sq_mi = 685
area_land_km2 = 1774
area_water_sq_mi = 12
area_water_km2 = 32
area percentage = 1.76%
census yr = 2000
pop = 60653
density_sq_mi = 89
density_km2 = 34
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
footnotes =
web = www.whiteside.org|

Whiteside County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 60,653. Its county seat is MorrisonGR|6.

The Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Whiteside County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 697 square miles (1,805 km²), of which, 685 square miles (1,774 km²) of it is land and 12 square miles (32 km²) of it (1.76%) is water.

Townships

Albany, Clyde, Erie, Fenton, Fulton, Garden Plain, Genesee, Hahnaman, Hopkins, Hume, Jordan, Lyndon, Montmorency, Mount Pleasant, Newton, Portland, Prophetstown, Sterling, Tampico, Union Grove, Ustick

Adjacent counties

*Carroll County (north)
*Ogle County (northeast)
*Lee County (east)
*Bureau County (southeast)
*Henry County (south)
*Rock Island County (southwest)
*Clinton County, Iowa (west) across the Mississippi River

National protected area

* Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (part)

History

Whiteside County was formed in 1836 out of Jo Daviess and Henry Counties. It was named for General Samuel Whiteside, an Illinois officer in the War of 1812 and Black Hawk War.

Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan was born in the Whiteside County community of Tampico.

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Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 34710
1910= 34507
1920= 36174
1930= 39019
1940= 43338
1950= 49336
1960= 59887
1970= 62877
1980= 65970
1990= 60186
2000= 60653
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt IL Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 60,653 people, 23,684 households, and 16,768 families residing in the county. The population density was 89 people per square mile (34/km²). There were 25,025 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.81% White, 1.02% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 4.07% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. 8.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.5% were of German, 10.8% Irish, 9.9% Dutch, 9.6% American and 7.7% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 23,684 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% 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 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,354, and the median income for a family was $46,653. Males had a median income of $35,314 versus $21,828 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,296. About 6.20% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 4.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Townships

Whiteside County is divided into these townships:

External references

* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwhites/history.htm County History]
* [http://genealogytrails.com/ill/whiteside/ History of Whiteside]
* [http://www.whiteside.org County website]