Grundy County, Illinois

Information about Grundy County, Illinois

Grundy County, Illinois
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Map of Illinois highlighting Grundy County Location in the state of Illinois
Map of the USA highlighting Illinois Illinois's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1841
Seat	Morris
Largest City	Morris
Area - Total - Land - Water	430 sq mi (1,115 km) 420 sq mi (1,088 km) 11 sq mi (27 km), 2.44%
Population - (2000) - Density	37,535 89/sq mi (35/km)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: \| www.grundyco.org \|

Grundy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 37,535. Its county seat is Morris ⁶. The center of population of Illinois is located in Grundy County, in the village of Mazon [1]. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Illinois' State Fossil, the unique and bizarre Tully Monster was first found in Mazon Creek.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,115 km² (430 mi²). 1,088 km² (420 mi²) of it is land and 27 km² (11 mi²) of it (2.44%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

History

Grundy County was formed in 1841 out of LaSalle County. It was named for Felix Grundy, who held many political offices. He was United States Senator for Tennessee and Attorney General of the United States in the years leading up to his death in 1840.

Demographics

Grundy County Population by year
2000 - 37,535 1990 - 32,337 1980 - 30,582 1970 - 26,535 1960 - 22,350 1950 - 19,217 1940 - 18,398 1930 - 18,678 1920 - 18,580 1910 - 24,162 1900 - 24,136 1890 - 21,024 1880 - 16,732 1870 - 14,938 1860 - 10,379 1850 - 3,023

2000 census age pyramid for Grundy County.

As of the census² of 2000, there were 37,535 people, 14,293 households, and 10,276 families residing in the county. The population density was 35/km² (89/mi²). There were 15,040 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.09% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 4.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 14,293 households out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.

The median income for a home in the county is $51,719, and the median income for a family was $60,862. Males had a median income of $46,392 versus $26,487 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,591. About 3.20% of families and 4.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.00% of those under age 18 and 6.00% of those age 65 or over.

Townships

Aux Sable Township
Braceville Township
Erienna Township
Felix Township
Garfield Township
Goodfarm Township
Goose Lake Township
Greenfield Township
Highland Township
Maine Township
Mazon Township
Morris Township
Nettle Creek Township
Norman Township
Saratoga Township
Vienna Township
Wauponsee Township

Cities and towns

References

Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8.

	• • [ e] Municipalities and communities of Grundy County, Illinois County seat: Morris
Cities	Morris
Villages	Braceville \| Carbon Hill \| Coal City \| Diamond \| Dwight \| East Brooklyn \| Gardner \| Godley \| Kinsman \| Mazon \| Minooka \| Seneca \| South Wilmington \| Verona
Townships	Aux Sable \| Braceville \| Erienna \| Felix \| Garfield \| Goodfarm \| Goose Lake \| Greefield \| Highland \| Maine \| Mazon \| Morris \| Nettle Creek \| Norman \| Saratoga \| Vienna \| Wauponsee

• • [ e] Chicago Metropolitan Area
Central City	Chicago
Largest cities (over 30,000 in 2000)	Aurora • Berwyn • Bolingbrook •Calumet City • Chicago Heights • Crystal Lake • DeKalb • Des Plaines • East Chicago • Elgin • Elmhurst • Evanston • Gary • Hammond • Harvey • Highland Park • Joliet • Kenosha • Naperville • North Chicago • Park Ridge • Portage • Waukegan • Wheaton
Largest towns and villages (over 30,000 in 2000)	Addison • Arlington Heights • Bartlett • Bolingbrook • Buffalo Grove • Carol Stream • Carpentersville • Cicero • Downers Grove • Elk Grove Village • Glendale Heights • Glenview • Hanover Park • Hoffman Estates • Lombard • Merrillville • Mount Prospect • Mundelein • Niles • Northbrook • Oak Lawn • Oak Park • Orland Park • Palatine • Schaumburg • Skokie • Streamwood • Tinley Park • Wheeling • Woodridge
Counties	Cook • DeKalb • DuPage • Grundy • Jasper • Kane • Kendall • Kenosha • Lake (Illinois) • Lake (Indiana) • LaPorte • McHenry • Newton • Porter • Will

	• • [ e] State of Illinois Springfield (capital)
Topics	History
Regions	American Bottom
Major cities	Aurora
Counties	Adams

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State of Illinois

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Nickname(s): Land of Lincoln; The Prairie State
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Official language(s) English^[1]

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A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there.
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Morris is a city in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,928 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 12,939 in 2005. It is the county seat of Grundy County.
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Mazon is a village in Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 904 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Illinois is located in Mazon [1] .
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Chicago–Naperville–Joliet

Common name: Chicago Metropolitan Area

Largest city
Other cities Chicago
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Population Ranked 3
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State Fossil.

State fossils tend to be quite dramatic. California has chosen the Pleistocene saber-toothed cat, Smilodon fatalis familiar from the La Brea Tar Pits, and Alaska has the Woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius.
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Tullimonstrum
Eugene S. Richardson, Jr., 1966

Species

T. gregarium (type)

The Tully Monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium
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The Mazon River, or "Mazon Creek", is a tributary of the Illinois River, which it joins near Morris, Illinois.

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Grundy County, Illinois

Information about Grundy County, Illinois

Geography

Adjacent Counties

History

Demographics

Townships

Cities and towns

References

Units

Biological population densities