- Source: Wabash County, Illinois
Wabash County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 11,361. Its county seat is Mount Carmel. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".
History
Wabash County was formed in 1824 out of Edwards County. This averted to an armed confrontation between the militias of Albion and Mt. Carmel after the county seat was moved from a town near the current city of Mount Carmel to Albion.
The county is named for the Wabash River, which forms its eastern and southern borders. The name "Wabash" is an English spelling of the French name for the river, "Ouabache."' French traders named the river after the Miami Indian word for the river, "Wabashike," (pronounced "Wah-bah-she-keh"), the word for "pure white." Much of the river bottom is white limestone, now obscured by mud.
A 329 acres (1.33 km2) remnant of the county's original Eastern Woodlands ecosystem can be found in the Forest of the Wabash, located within the county's Beall Woods State Park.
In the 1920s a notable hotel and resort operated in Wabash County nearby the Grand Rapids Dam on the Wabash River. Named the Grand Rapids Hotel, it was owned by Frederick Hinde Zimmerman. During the hotel's nine-year existence, it catered to individuals from all over the United States. In July 2011, John Matthew Nolan published a detailed history of the Grand Rapids Hotel.
= Earthquake
=On the morning of April 18, 2008, at 4:37am local time, one of the largest earthquakes in Illinois history hit the area. The epicenter of this tremor was in Lick Prairie Township, near the middle of the county. The tremor was felt for a wide radius, more than 400 miles away in Nebraska.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 228 square miles (590 km2), of which 223 square miles (580 km2) is land and 4.3 square miles (11 km2) (1.9%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Illinois by area.
Two rivers, the Wabash River to the east and the Little Wabash River to the west join at the southern tip of the county; the Little Wabash separating the two counties, Wabash County from the Edwards County.
= Climate and weather
=In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Mount Carmel have ranged from a low of 21 °F (−6 °C) in January to a high of 89 °F (32 °C) in July, although a record low of −19 °F (−28 °C) was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 102 °F (39 °C) was recorded in July 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.73 inches (69 mm) in February to 5.12 inches (130 mm) in May.
= Transit
=Rides Mass Transit District
= Major highways
=Illinois Route 1
Illinois Route 15
= Adjacent counties
=Lawrence County - north
Knox County, Indiana - northeast
Gibson County, Indiana - south and mostly east
Edwards County - west
Richland County - northwest
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 11,947 people, 5,012 households, and 3,310 families residing in the county. The population density was 53.5 inhabitants per square mile (20.7/km2). There were 5,585 housing units at an average density of 25.0 per square mile (9.7/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.9% white, 0.6% black or African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 25.6% were German, 12.3% were English, 11.7% were American, and 8.4% were Irish.
Of the 5,012 households, 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.0% were non-families, and 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age was 42.0 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $46,026 and the median income for a family was $55,611. Males had a median income of $44,932 versus $28,292 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,350. About 7.2% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
= Cities
=Mount Carmel (seat)
= Villages
=Allendale
Bellmont
Keensburg
= Unincorporated communities
=Adams Corner
Cowling
Friendsville
Lancaster
Maud
Odgen
Rochester
= Precincts
=Wabash County is one of 17 Illinois counties that use the term precinct instead of township.
Bellmont (Bellmont)
Coffee (Keensburg)
Compton (East Grayville)
Friendsville (Friendsville)
Lancaster (Lancaster)
Lick Prairie (Lick Prairie)
Mount Carmel (Mount Carmel)
Wabash (Allendale)
Wabash County precincts and their boundaries
Politics
Education
School districts include:
Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17
Edwards County Community Unit School District 1
Grayville Community Unit School District 1
Wabash Community Unit School District 348
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Wabash County
Grand Rapids Hotel
Grand Rapids Dam
Hanging Rock (Wabash River)
Charles T. Hinde
Thomas S. Hinde
Frederick Hinde Zimmerman
References
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