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Douglas County, Illinois | |
Douglas County Courthouse and veterans' memorial
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Location in the state of Illinois | |
Illinois's location in the U.S. | |
Founded | 1859 |
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Named for | Stephen A. Douglas |
Seat | Tuscola |
Largest city | Tuscola |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
417 sq mi (1,080 km²) 416 sq mi (1,077 km²) 0.6 sq mi (2 km²), 0.1 |
Population - (2020) - Density |
19,740 |
Congressional district | 15th |
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Website | http://www.douglascountyil.com/ |
Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 19,740.[1] The county seat is Tuscola.[2]
History[]
Douglas County was formed in 1859 out of Coles County. It was named for Stephen A. Douglas,[3] who was elected to the United States Senate in 1858, following the Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
Geography[]

The west face of the Douglas County courthouse
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 417 square miles (1,080 km2), of which 417 square miles (1,080 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (0.1%) is water.[4]
Climate and weather[]
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temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm source: The Weather Channel[5] |
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Tuscola have ranged from a low of 18 °F (−8 °C) in January to a high of 88 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −26 °F (−32.2 °C) was recorded in December 1989 and a record high of 113 °F (45 °C) was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.12 inches (54 mm) in February to 4.64 inches (118 mm) in July.[5]
Adjacent counties[]
- Champaign County - north
- Vermilion County - northeast
- Edgar County - east
- Coles County - south
- Moultrie County - west
- Piatt County - northwest
Major highways[]
Demographics[]
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1860 | 7,140 | ||
1870 | 13,484 | 88.9% | |
1880 | 15,853 | 17.6% | |
1890 | 17,669 | 11.5% | |
1900 | 19,097 | 8.1% | |
1910 | 19,591 | 2.6% | |
1920 | 19,604 | 0.1% | |
1930 | 17,914 | −8.6% | |
1940 | 17,590 | −1.8% | |
1950 | 16,706 | −5.0% | |
1960 | 19,243 | 15.2% | |
1970 | 18,997 | −1.3% | |
1980 | 19,774 | 4.1% | |
1990 | 19,464 | −1.6% | |
2000 | 19,922 | 2.4% | |
2010 | 19,980 | 0.3% | |
Est. 2021 | 19,722 | −1.0% | |
US Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[10] |
2000 census age pyramid for Douglas County |
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 19,980 people, 7,720 households, and 5,377 families living in the county.[11] The population density was 48.0 inhabitants per square mile (18.5 /km2). There were 8,390 housing units at an average density of 20.1 per square mile (7.8 /km2).[4] The racial makeup of the county was 95.7% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 2.3% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.1% of the population.[11] In terms of ancestry, 29.6% were German, 12.6% were American, 12.1% were English, and 10.7% were Irish.[12]
Of the 7,720 households, 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.3% were non-families, and 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.11. The median age was 38.7 years.[11]
The median income for a household in the county was $46,941 and the median income for a family was $60,352. Males had a median income of $41,318 versus $28,731 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,438. About 7.1% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.[13]
Communities[]

Map of Douglas County, Illinois
Cities[]
- Arcola
- Newman
- Tuscola (seat)
- Villa Grove
Villages[]
- Arthur (partial)
- Atwood (partial)
- Camargo
- Garrett
- Hindsboro
Unincorporated communities[]
- Bourbon
- Chesterville
- Chicken Bristle
- Fairland
- Ficklin
- Filson
- Galton
- Hugo
- Hayes
- Hillcrest
- Kemp
- Murdock
- North Prairie Acres
- Patterson Springs
- West Ridge
Townships[]
- Arcola
- Bourbon
- Bowdre
- Camargo
- Garrett
- Murdock
- Newman
- Sargent
- Tuscola
Politics[]
Douglas is a strongly Republican county. Apart from a narrow plurality of thirty-two votes to Bill Clinton in 1992, it has voted Republican in every Presidential election since 1968, and in all but five overall since 1880. Despite its long-time Republican leanings, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 performance of gaining a mere 23.8 percent of the county’s vote stands over six percent worse than any Democrat since the Civil War.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 6,227 | 71.08% | 2,335 | 26.66% | 198 | 2.26% |
2016 | 5,698 | 69.53% | 1,949 | 23.78% | 548 | 6.69% |
2012 | 5,334 | 67.34% | 2,430 | 30.68% | 157 | 1.98% |
2008 | 5,005 | 59.73% | 3,228 | 38.52% | 146 | 1.74% |
2004 | 5,702 | 66.77% | 2,767 | 32.40% | 71 | 0.83% |
2000 | 4,734 | 58.07% | 3,215 | 39.44% | 203 | 2.49% |
1996 | 3,272 | 46.66% | 2,955 | 42.14% | 786 | 11.21% |
1992 | 3,309 | 39.98% | 3,341 | 40.37% | 1,626 | 19.65% |
1988 | 4,378 | 57.62% | 3,184 | 41.91% | 36 | 0.47% |
1984 | 5,691 | 66.14% | 2,886 | 33.54% | 27 | 0.31% |
1980 | 5,330 | 64.26% | 2,564 | 30.91% | 400 | 4.82% |
1976 | 4,635 | 54.39% | 3,826 | 44.90% | 61 | 0.72% |
1972 | 5,840 | 68.66% | 2,656 | 31.23% | 10 | 0.12% |
1968 | 5,058 | 59.25% | 2,824 | 33.08% | 655 | 7.67% |
1964 | 4,223 | 47.35% | 4,695 | 52.65% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 5,761 | 61.95% | 3,532 | 37.98% | 6 | 0.06% |
1956 | 5,559 | 66.66% | 2,774 | 33.27% | 6 | 0.07% |
1952 | 5,530 | 67.10% | 2,706 | 32.84% | 5 | 0.06% |
1948 | 4,181 | 58.65% | 2,893 | 40.58% | 55 | 0.77% |
1944 | 4,684 | 58.29% | 3,323 | 41.36% | 28 | 0.35% |
1940 | 5,451 | 54.34% | 4,513 | 44.99% | 67 | 0.67% |
1936 | 4,606 | 47.51% | 5,029 | 51.88% | 59 | 0.61% |
1932 | 3,108 | 37.74% | 4,954 | 60.15% | 174 | 2.11% |
1928 | 4,890 | 68.19% | 2,239 | 31.22% | 42 | 0.59% |
1924 | 4,046 | 55.65% | 2,315 | 31.84% | 909 | 12.50% |
1920 | 4,885 | 65.21% | 2,308 | 30.81% | 298 | 3.98% |
1916 | 4,564 | 52.17% | 3,768 | 43.07% | 416 | 4.76% |
1912 | 1,386 | 31.03% | 1,633 | 36.56% | 1,448 | 32.42% |
1908 | 2,656 | 55.33% | 1,917 | 39.94% | 227 | 4.73% |
1904 | 2,518 | 54.80% | 1,685 | 36.67% | 392 | 8.53% |
1900 | 2,733 | 55.46% | 2,106 | 42.74% | 89 | 1.81% |
1896 | 2,666 | 54.78% | 2,140 | 43.97% | 61 | 1.25% |
1892 | 2,246 | 50.48% | 1,999 | 44.93% | 204 | 4.59% |
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Douglas County, Illinois
References[]
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off.. p. 108. https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA108.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17041.
- ^ a b "Monthly Averages for Tuscola IL". The Weather Channel. http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL1186.
- ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt.
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- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17041.html.
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