Illinois Census Returns by County, 1810-2000

Table 1: 1810-1820

County	1810	% of Total	1818	% of Total	1820	% of Total
Adams	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Alexander	-----	-----	-----	-----	626	1.13%
Bond	-----	-----	1,398	3.47%	2,931	5.31%
Calhoun	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Clark	-----	-----	-----	-----	931	1.69%
Clay	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Clinton	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Crawford	-----	-----	2,839	7.05%	3,022	5.47%
Edgar	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Edwards	-----	-----	2,243	5.57%	3,444	6.24%
Fayette	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Franklin	-----	-----	1,281	3.18%	1,763	3.19%
Fulton	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Gallatin	-----	-----	3,849	9.56%	3,155	5.71%
Greene	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Hamilton	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Hancock	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Henry	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Jackson	-----	-----	1,619	4.02%	1,542	2.79%
Jefferson	-----	-----	-----	-----	691	1.25%
Jo Daviess	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Johnson	-----	-----	767	1.91%	843	1.53%
Knox	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Lawrence	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Macon	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Macoupin	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Madison	-----	-----	6,303	15.66%	13,550	24.54%
Marion	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Mercer	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Monroe	-----	-----	1,517	3.77%	1,537	2.78%
Montgomery	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Morgan	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Perry	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Pike	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Pope	-----	-----	2,069	5.14%	2,610	4.73%
Putnam-Peoria	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Randolph	7,275	59%	2,974	7.39%	3,492	6.32%
Saint Clair	5,007	41%	5,039	12.52%	5,253	9.51%
Sangamon	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Schuyler	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Shelby	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Tazewell	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Union	-----	-----	2,709	6.73%	2,362	4.28%
Vermilion	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Wabash	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Warren	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Washington	-----	-----	1,819	4.52%	1,517	2.75%
Wayne	-----	-----	-----	-----	1,114	2.02%
White	-----	-----	3,832	9.52%	4,828	8.74%
Total	12,282		40,258		55,211

Table 2: 1830-1850

County	1830	% of Total	1840	% of Total	1850	% of Total
Adams	2,186	1.39%	14,476	3.04%	26,508	3.11%
Alexander	1,390	0.88%	3,313	0.70%	2,484	0.29%
Bond	3,124	1.98%	5,060	1.06%	6,144	0.72%
Boone	-----	-----	1,705	0.36%	7,624	0.90%
Brown	-----	-----	4,183	0.88%	7,198	0.85%
Bureau	-----	-----	3,067	0.64%	8,841	1.04%
Calhoun	1,090	0.69%	1,741	0.37%	3,231	0.38%
Carroll	-----	-----	1,023	0.21%	4,586	0.54%
Cass	-----	-----	2,981	0.63%	7,253	0.85%
Champaign	-----	-----	1,475	0.31%	2,649	0.31%
Christian	-----	-----	1,897	0.40%	3,203	0.38%
Clark	3,940	2.50%	7,453	1.57%	9,532	1.12%
Clay	755	0.48%	3,228	0.68%	4,289	0.50%
Clinton	2,330	1.48%	3,718	0.78%	5,139	0.60%
Coles	-----	-----	9,616	2.02%	9,335	1.10%
Cook	-----	-----	10,201	2.14%	43,385	5.10%
Crawford	3,117	1.98%	4,422	0.93%	7,135	0.84%
Cumberland	-----	-----	-----	-----	3,718	0.44%
De Kalb	-----	-----	1,697	0.36%	7,540	0.89%
De Witt	-----	-----	3,247	0.68%	5,002	0.59%
Du Page	-----	-----	3,535	0.74%	9,290	1.09%
Edgar	4,071	2.59%	8,225	1.73%	10,692	1.26%
Edwards	1,649	1.05%	3,070	0.64%	3,524	0.41%
Effingham	-----	-----	1,675	0.35%	3,799	0.45%
Fayette	2,704	1.72%	6,328	1.33%	8,075	0.95%
Franklin	4,083	2.59%	3,682	0.77%	5,681	0.67%
Fulton	1,841	1.17%	13,142	2.76%	22,508	2.64%
Gallatin	7,405	4.70%	10,760	2.26%	5,448	0.64%
Greene	7,674	4.87%	11,951	2.51%	12,429	1.46%
Grundy	-----	-----	-----	-----	3,023	0.36%
Hamilton	2,616	1.66%	3,945	0.83%	6,362	0.75%
Hancock	483	0.31%	9,946	2.09%	14,652	1.72%
Hardin	-----	-----	1,378	0.29%	2,887	0.34%
Henderson	-----	-----	-----	-----	4,612	0.54%
Henry	41	0.03%	1,260	0.26%	3,807	0.45%
Iroquois	-----	-----	1,695	0.36%	4,149	0.49%
Jackson	1,828	1.16%	3,566	0.75%	5,862	0.69%
Jasper	-----	-----	1,472	0.31%	3,220	0.38%
Jefferson	2,555	1.62%	5,762	1.21%	8,109	0.95%
Jersey	-----	-----	4,535	0.95%	7,354	0.86%
Jo Daviess	2,111	1.34%	6,180	1.30%	18,604	2.18%
Johnson	1,596	1.01%	3,626	0.76%	4,114	0.48%
Kane	-----	-----	6,501	1.37%	16,703	1.96%
Kendall	-----	-----	-----	-----	7,730	0.91%
Knox	274	0.17%	7,060	1.48%	13,279	1.56%
La Salle	-----	-----	9,348	1.96%	17,815	2.09%
Lake	-----	-----	2,634	0.55%	14,226	1.67%
Lawrence	3,668	2.33%	7,092	1.49%	6,121	0.72%
Lee	-----	-----	2,035	0.43%	5,292	0.62%
Livingston	-----	-----	759	0.16%	1,552	0.18%
Logan	-----	-----	2,333	0.49%	5,128	0.60%
Macon	1,122	0.71%	3,039	0.64%	3,988	0.47%
Macoupin	1,990	1.26%	7,826	1.64%	12,355	1.45%
Madison	6,221	3.95%	14,433	3.03%	20,441	2.40%
Marion	2,125	1.35%	4,742	1.00%	6,720	0.79%
Marshall	-----	-----	1,849	0.39%	5,180	0.61%
Mason	-----	-----	-----	-----	5,921	0.70%
Massac	-----	-----	-----	-----	4,092	0.48%
McDonough	-----	-----	5,308	1.11%	7,616	0.89%
McHenry	-----	-----	2,578	0.54%	14,978	1.76%
McLean	-----	-----	6,565	1.38%	10,163	1.19%
Menard	-----	-----	4,431	0.93%	6,349	0.75%
Mercer	26	0.02%	2,352	0.49%	5,246	0.62%
Monroe	2,000	1.27%	4,481	0.94%	7,679	0.90%
Montgomery	2,953	1.88%	4,490	0.94%	6,277	0.74%
Morgan	12,714	8.08%	19,547	4.10%	16,064	1.89%
Moultrie	-----	-----	-----	-----	3,234	0.38%
Ogle	-----	-----	3,479	0.73%	10,020	1.18%
Peoria	-----	-----	6,153	1.29%	17,547	2.06%
Perry	1,215	0.77%	3,222	0.68%	5,278	0.62%
Piatt	-----	-----	-----	-----	1,606	0.19%
Pike	2,396	1.52%	11,728	2.46%	18,819	2.21%
Pope	3,316	2.11%	4,094	0.86%	3,975	0.47%
Pulaski	-----	-----	-----	-----	2,265	0.27%
Putnam	1,310	0.83%	2,131	0.45%	3,924	0.46%
Randolph	4,429	2.81%	7,944	1.67%	11,079	1.30%
Richland	-----	-----	-----	-----	4,012	0.47%
Rock Island	-----	-----	2,610	0.55%	6,937	0.81%
Saint Clair	7,078	4.50%	13,631	2.86%	20,180	2.37%
Saline	-----	-----	-----	-----	5,588	0.66%
Sangamon	12,960	8.23%	14,716	3.09%	19,228	2.26%
Schuyler	2,959	1.88%	6,972	1.46%	10,573	1.24%
Scott	-----	-----	6,215	1.31%	7,914	0.93%
Shelby	2,972	1.89%	6,659	1.40%	7,807	0.92%
Stark	-----	-----	1,573	0.33%	3,710	0.44%
Stephenson	-----	-----	2,800	0.59%	11,666	1.37%
Tazewell	4,716	3.00%	7,221	1.52%	12,052	1.42%
Union	3,239	2.06%	5,524	1.16%	7,615	0.89%
Vermilion	5,836	3.71%	9,303	1.95%	11,492	1.35%
Wabash	2,710	1.72%	4,240	0.89%	4,690	0.55%
Warren	308	0.20%	6,739	1.42%	8,176	0.96%
Washington	1,675	1.06%	4,810	1.01%	6,953	0.82%
Wayne	2,553	1.62%	5,133	1.08%	6,825	0.80%
White	6,091	3.87%	7,919	1.66%	8,925	1.05%
Whiteside	-----	-----	2,514	0.53%	5,361	0.63%
Will	-----	-----	10,167	2.14%	16,703	1.96%
Williamson	-----	-----	4,457	0.94%	7,216	0.85%
Winnebago	-----	-----	4,609	0.97%	11,773	1.38%
Woodford	-----	-----	-----	-----	4,415	0.52%
Total	157,445		476,202		851,470

Table 3: 1860-1880

County	1860	% of Total	1870	% of Total	1880	% of Total
Adams	41,323	2.41%	56,362	2.22%	59,135	1.92%
Alexander	4,707	0.27%	10,564	0.42%	14,808	0.48%
Bond	9,815	0.57%	13,152	0.52%	14,866	0.48%
Boone	11,678	0.68%	12,942	0.51%	11,508	0.37%
Brown	9,938	0.58%	12,205	0.48%	13,041	0.42%
Bureau	26,426	1.54%	32,415	1.28%	33,172	1.08%
Calhoun	5,144	0.30%	6,562	0.26%	7,467	0.24%
Carroll	11,733	0.69%	16,705	0.66%	16,976	0.55%
Cass	11,235	0.66%	11,580	0.46%	14,493	0.47%
Champaign	14,629	0.85%	32,737	1.29%	40,863	1.33%
Christian	10,492	0.61%	20,363	0.80%	28,227	0.92%
Clark	14,987	0.88%	18,719	0.74%	21,894	0.71%
Clay	9,336	0.55%	15,875	0.63%	16,192	0.53%
Clinton	10,941	0.64%	16,285	0.64%	18,714	0.61%
Coles	14,203	0.83%	25,235	0.99%	27,042	0.88%
Cook	144,954	8.47%	349,966	13.78%	607,524	19.74%
Crawford	11,551	0.67%	13,889	0.55%	16,197	0.53%
Cumberland	8,311	0.49%	12,223	0.48%	13,759	0.45%
De Kalb	19,086	1.11%	23,265	0.92%	26,768	0.87%
De Witt	10,820	0.63%	14,768	0.58%	17,010	0.55%
Douglas	7,140	0.42%	13,484	0.53%	15,853	0.52%
Du Page	14,701	0.86%	16,685	0.66%	19,161	0.62%
Edgar	16,925	0.99%	21,450	0.84%	25,499	0.83%
Edwards	5,454	0.32%	7,565	0.30%	8,597	0.28%
Effingham	7,816	0.46%	15,653	0.62%	18,920	0.61%
Fayette	11,189	0.65%	19,638	0.77%	23,241	0.76%
Ford	1,979	0.12%	9,103	0.36%	15,099	0.49%
Franklin	9,393	0.55%	12,652	0.50%	16,129	0.52%
Fulton	33,338	1.95%	38,291	1.51%	41,240	1.34%
Gallatin	8,055	0.47%	11,134	0.44%	12,861	0.42%
Greene	16,093	0.94%	20,277	0.80%	23,010	0.75%
Grundy	10,379	0.61%	14,938	0.59%	16,732	0.54%
Hamilton	9,915	0.58%	13,014	0.51%	16,712	0.54%
Hancock	29,061	1.70%	35,935	1.41%	35,337	1.15%
Hardin	3,759	0.22%	5,113	0.20%	6,024	0.20%
Henderson	9,501	0.56%	12,582	0.50%	10,722	0.35%
Henry	20,660	1.21%	35,506	1.40%	36,597	1.19%
Iroquois	12,325	0.72%	25,782	1.02%	35,451	1.15%
Jackson	9,589	0.56%	19,634	0.77%	22,505	0.73%
Jasper	8,364	0.49%	11,234	0.44%	14,515	0.47%
Jefferson	12,965	0.76%	17,864	0.70%	20,686	0.67%
Jersey	12,051	0.70%	15,054	0.59%	15,542	0.50%
Jo Daviess	27,325	1.60%	27,820	1.10%	27,528	0.89%
Johnson	9,342	0.55%	11,248	0.44%	13,078	0.42%
Kane	30,062	1.76%	39,091	1.54%	44,939	1.46%
Kankakee	15,412	0.90%	24,352	0.96%	25,047	0.81%
Kendall	13,074	0.76%	12,399	0.49%	13,083	0.43%
Knox	28,663	1.67%	39,522	1.56%	38,344	1.25%
La Salle	48,332	2.82%	60,792	2.39%	70,403	2.29%
Lake	18,257	1.07%	21,014	0.83%	21,296	0.69%
Lawrence	9,214	0.54%	12,533	0.49%	13,663	0.44%
Lee	17,651	1.03%	27,171	1.07%	27,491	0.89%
Livingston	11,637	0.68%	31,471	1.24%	38,450	1.25%
Logan	14,272	0.83%	23,053	0.91%	25,037	0.81%
Macon	13,738	0.80%	26,481	1.04%	30,665	1.00%
Macoupin	24,602	1.44%	32,726	1.29%	37,692	1.22%
Madison	31,251	1.83%	44,131	1.74%	50,126	1.63%
Marion	12,739	0.74%	20,622	0.81%	23,686	0.77%
Marshall	13,437	0.78%	16,956	0.67%	15,055	0.49%
Mason	10,931	0.64%	16,184	0.64%	16,242	0.53%
Massac	6,213	0.36%	9,581	0.38%	10,443	0.34%
McDonough	20,069	1.17%	26,509	1.04%	27,970	0.91%
McHenry	22,089	1.29%	23,762	0.94%	24,908	0.81%
McLean	28,772	1.68%	53,988	2.13%	60,100	1.95%
Menard	9,584	0.56%	11,735	0.46%	13,024	0.42%
Mercer	15,042	0.88%	18,769	0.74%	19,502	0.63%
Monroe	12,832	0.75%	12,982	0.51%	13,682	0.44%
Montgomery	13,979	0.82%	25,314	1.00%	28,078	0.91%
Morgan	22,122	1.29%	28,463	1.12%	31,514	1.02%
Moultrie	6,385	0.37%	10,385	0.41%	13,699	0.45%
Ogle	22,888	1.34%	27,492	1.08%	29,937	0.97%
Peoria	36,601	2.14%	47,540	1.87%	55,355	1.80%
Perry	9,552	0.56%	13,723	0.54%	16,007	0.52%
Piatt	6,127	0.36%	10,953	0.43%	15,583	0.51%
Pike	27,249	1.59%	30,768	1.21%	33,751	1.10%
Pope	6,742	0.39%	11,437	0.45%	13,256	0.43%
Pulaski	3,943	0.23%	8,752	0.34%	9,507	0.31%
Putnam	5,587	0.33%	6,280	0.25%	5,554	0.18%
Randolph	17,205	1.01%	20,859	0.82%	25,690	0.83%
Richland	9,711	0.57%	12,803	0.50%	15,545	0.51%
Rock Island	21,005	1.23%	29,783	1.17%	38,302	1.24%
Saint Clair	37,694	2.20%	51,068	2.01%	61,806	2.01%
Saline	9,331	0.55%	12,714	0.50%	15,940	0.52%
Sangamon	32,274	1.89%	46,352	1.82%	52,894	1.72%
Schuyler	14,684	0.86%	17,419	0.69%	16,249	0.53%
Scott	9,069	0.53%	10,530	0.41%	10,741	0.35%
Shelby	14,613	0.85%	25,476	1.00%	30,270	0.98%
Stark	9,004	0.53%	10,751	0.42%	11,207	0.36%
Stephenson	25,112	1.47%	30,608	1.21%	31,963	1.04%
Tazewell	21,470	1.25%	27,903	1.10%	29,666	0.96%
Union	11,181	0.65%	16,518	0.65%	18,102	0.59%
Vermilion	19,800	1.16%	30,388	1.20%	41,588	1.35%
Wabash	7,313	0.43%	8,841	0.35%	9,945	0.32%
Warren	18,336	1.07%	23,174	0.91%	22,933	0.75%
Washington	13,731	0.80%	17,599	0.69%	21,112	0.69%
Wayne	12,223	0.71%	19,758	0.78%	21,291	0.69%
White	12,403	0.72%	16,846	0.66%	23,087	0.75%
Whiteside	18,737	1.09%	27,503	1.08%	30,885	1.00%
Will	29,321	1.71%	43,013	1.69%	53,422	1.74%
Williamson	12,205	0.71%	17,329	0.68%	19,324	0.63%
Winnebago	24,491	1.43%	29,301	1.15%	30,505	0.99%
Woodford	13,282	0.78%	18,956	0.75%	21,620	0.70%
Total	1,711,871		2,539,891		3,077,871

Table 4: 1890-1910

County	1890	% of Total	1900	% of Total	1910	% of Total
Adams	61,888	1.62%	67,058	1.39%	64,588	1.15%
Alexander	16,563	0.43%	19,384	0.40%	22,741	0.40%
Bond	14,550	0.38%	16,078	0.33%	17,075	0.30%
Boone	12,203	0.32%	15,791	0.33%	15,481	0.27%
Brown	11,951	0.31%	11,557	0.24%	10,397	0.18%
Bureau	35,014	0.92%	41,112	0.85%	43,975	0.78%
Calhoun	7,652	0.20%	8,917	0.18%	8,610	0.15%
Carroll	18,320	0.48%	18,963	0.39%	18,035	0.32%
Cass	15,963	0.42%	17,222	0.36%	17,372	0.31%
Champaign	43,159	1.13%	47,622	0.99%	51,829	0.92%
Christian	30,531	0.80%	32,790	0.68%	34,594	0.61%
Clark	21,899	0.57%	24,033	0.50%	23,517	0.42%
Clay	16,662	0.44%	19,553