Livingston County, Illinois

Livingston County
Livingston County Courthouse
Map of Illinois highlighting Livingston County
Location within the U.S. state of Illinois
Map of the United States highlighting Illinois
Illinois's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°53′N 88°34′W / 40.89°N 88.56°W / 40.89; -88.56
Country United States
State Illinois
Founded1837
Named forEdward Livingston
SeatPontiac
Largest cityPontiac
Area
 • Total1,046 sq mi (2,710 km2)
 • Land1,044 sq mi (2,700 km2)
 • Water1.6 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population
 • Total35,815
 • Estimate 
(2021)
35,664
 • Density34/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district16th
Websitewww.livingstoncounty-il.org/wordpress/

Livingston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,815. Its county seat is Pontiac. Livingston County comprises the Pontiac, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is combined with the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan statistical area as the Bloomington-Pontiac, IL Combined Statistical Area.

History

Livingston was established on February 27, 1837. It was formed from parts of McLean, LaSalle, and Iroquois counties, and named after Edward Livingston, a prominent politician who was mayor of New York City and represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and Louisiana in both houses of Congress. He later served as Andrew Jackson's Secretary of State and as Minister to France. Although he had no connections to Illinois, the General Assembly found him accomplished enough to name a county after him.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,046 square miles (2,710 km2), of which 1,044 square miles (2,700 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) (0.2%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Illinois by land area.

Climate and weather

Pontiac, Illinois
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Precipitation totals in inches
Source:The Weather Channel
Metric conversion
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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Pontiac have ranged from a low of 14 °F (−10.0 °C) in January to a high of 85 °F (29.4 °C) in July, although a record low of −24 °F (−31.1 °C) was recorded in January 1927 and a record high of 108 °F (42.2 °C) was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.44 inches (36.6 mm) in February to 4.11 inches (104.4 mm) in June.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1840759
18501,552104.5%
186011,637649.8%
187031,471170.4%
188038,45022.2%
189038,4550.0%
190042,0359.3%
191040,465−3.7%
192039,070−3.4%
193039,0920.1%
194038,838−0.6%
195037,809−2.6%
196040,3416.7%
197040,6900.9%
198041,3811.7%
199039,301−5.0%
200039,6781.0%
201038,950−1.8%
202035,815−8.0%
2021 (est.)35,664−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2013

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 38,950 people, 14,613 households, and 9,741 families residing in the county. The population density was 37.3 inhabitants per square mile (14.4/km2). There were 15,895 housing units at an average density of 15.2 per square mile (5.9/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 91.8% white, 4.9% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 1.3% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.9% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 36.6% were German, 17.2% were Irish, 11.2% were American, 10.7% were English, and 5.1% were Italian.

Of the 14,613 households, 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.3% were non-families, and 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age was 40.8 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,500 and the median income for a family was $60,933. Males had a median income of $44,639 versus $32,234 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,259. About 9.1% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Town

Villages

Townships

Livingston County is divided into thirty townships:

Unincorporated communities

Government and infrastructure

The Illinois Department of Corrections operates two prisons in the county.

Pontiac Correctional Center is located in Pontiac. Pontiac houses the male death row. Prior to the January 11, 2003 commutation of death row sentences, male death row inmates were housed in Pontiac, Menard, and Tamms correctional centers. Dwight Correctional Center is within Nevada Township in an unincorporated area in the county.

The Dwight Correctional Center is currently unoccupied and was closed in 2013.

Politics

Although it was solidly Democratic before 1856, Livingston has since always been a powerfully Republican county. The solitary Democrat to win a majority of the county's vote since the Civil War has been Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1932 landslide triumph over Herbert Hoover. Apart from that and the 1912 election when Woodrow Wilson won against a mortally divided Republican Party, Livingston has always voted Republican since that party was founded in 1856. Since 1940, only Lyndon Johnson in his 1964 landslide victory over the conservative Barry Goldwater has won more than forty percent of the county's vote.

United States presidential election results for Livingston County, Illinois
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 12,208 70.92% 4,615 26.81% 391 2.27%
2016 10,208 66.54% 4,023 26.22% 1,111 7.24%
2012 9,753 64.69% 5,020 33.30% 304 2.02%
2008 9,191 58.66% 6,189 39.50% 289 1.84%
2004 10,316 64.32% 5,632 35.11% 91 0.57%
2000 9,187 59.57% 5,829 37.80% 405 2.63%
1996 7,653 51.75% 5,641 38.15% 1,494 10.10%
1992 8,004 46.81% 6,007 35.13% 3,087 18.05%
1988 10,324 67.02% 5,009 32.52% 72 0.47%
1984 12,291 72.65% 4,567 26.99% 61 0.36%
1980 11,544 68.62% 4,111 24.44% 1,168 6.94%
1976 10,097 64.56% 5,174 33.08% 369 2.36%
1972 13,217 72.07% 5,110 27.86% 12 0.07%
1968 11,963 65.88% 5,234 28.82% 963 5.30%
1964 10,239 54.71% 8,476 45.29% 0 0.00%
1960 13,139 66.42% 6,642 33.57% 2 0.01%
1956 13,939 72.82% 5,197 27.15% 7 0.04%
1952 14,095 71.45% 5,612 28.45% 20 0.10%
1948 11,184 66.27% 5,618 33.29% 74 0.44%
1944 12,436 66.44% 6,231 33.29% 52 0.28%
1940 13,909 64.14% 7,722 35.61% 55 0.25%
1936 10,801 53.12% 9,190 45.20% 343 1.69%
1932 8,403 45.20% 10,024 53.92% 162 0.87%
1928 11,161 65.68% 5,737 33.76% 94 0.55%
1924 9,695 64.53% 2,911 19.37% 2,419 16.10%
1920 10,382 74.83% 3,101 22.35% 391 2.82%
1916 9,801 58.64% 6,462 38.66% 451 2.70%
1912 2,444 26.40% 3,334 36.01% 3,480 37.59%
1908 5,358 55.84% 3,778 39.37% 460 4.79%
1904 6,018 63.58% 2,785 29.42% 662 6.99%
1900 5,805 56.87% 4,024 39.42% 378 3.70%
1896 5,436 55.97% 4,068 41.89% 208 2.14%
1892 3,980 46.58% 3,960 46.34% 605 7.08%

Notable residents

See also

Coordinates: 40°53′N 88°34′W / 40.89°N 88.56°W / 40.89; -88.56


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