Schuyler County, Illinois facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Schuyler County
U.S. county
Schuyler County Courthouse, Rushville
Location within the U.S. state of Illinois
Illinois's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Founded	1825
Named for	Philip Schuyler
Seat	Rushville
Largest city	Rushville
Area
• Total	441 sq mi (1,140 km2)
• Land	437 sq mi (1,130 km2)
• Water	4.1 sq mi (11 km2)  0.9%
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,902
• Density	15.651/sq mi (6.043/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	15th

Schuyler County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 6,902. Its county seat is Rushville.

History

Schuyler County was formed in 1825 out of Pike and Fulton counties. It is named for Philip Schuyler, member of the Continental Congress and Senator from New York. In 1826, the county seat was moved from Beardstown (now in Cass County) to Rushville.

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  Schuyler County (1825), with unorganized territory, Warren County, and Mercer County assigned to it.

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  Schuyler County (1826–1830), with McDonough County assigned to it.

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  Schuyler (1830–1839), with McDonough County becoming organized.

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  Schuyler in 1839, when the creation of Brown County reduced Schuyler to its present borders.

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 441 square miles (1,140 km²), of which 437 square miles (1,130 km²) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km²) (0.9%) is water.

Climate and weather

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Rushville have ranged from a low of 15 °F (−9 °C) in January to a high of 87 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −26 °F (−32 °C) was recorded in February 1905 and a record high of 113 °F (45 °C) was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.55 inches (39 mm) in January to 5.14 inches (131 mm) in May.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 7,544 people, 3,040 households, and 2,014 families residing in the county. The population density was 17.3 inhabitants per square mile (6.7/km²). There were 3,459 housing units at an average density of 7.9 per square mile (3.1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.5% white, 3.2% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 26.8% were American, 20.2% were German, 13.1% were English, and 12.0% were Irish.

Of the 3,040 households, 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.8% were non-families, and 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age was 43.6 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,686 and the median income for a family was $51,654. Males had a median income of $40,998 versus $28,810 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,649. About 8.6% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

• Rushville (seat)

Villages

• Browning
• Camden
• Littleton

Unincorporated communities

Townships

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Schuyler (Illinois) para niños