Place:Calhoun, Illinois, United States

NameCalhoun
Alt namesCalhounsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates39.167°N 90.65°W
Located inIllinois, United States     (1825 - )
See alsoMadison, Illinois, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)


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Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,089, making it Illinois’ third-least populous county. Its county seat and biggest community is Hardin, with a population of 801. Its smallest incorporated community is Hamburg, with a population of 99. Calhoun County is at the tip of the peninsula formed by the courses of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers above their confluence and is almost completely surrounded by water. Calhoun County is sparsely populated; it has just five municipalities, all of them villages.

Calhoun County is part of the Metro-East portion of the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1825 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1825 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1825 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1825 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1830 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1833 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1878 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1830 1,090
1840 1,741
1850 3,231
1860 5,144
1870 6,562
1880 7,467
1890 7,652
1900 8,917
1910 8,610
1920 8,245
1930 8,034
1940 8,207
1950 6,898
1960 5,933
1970 5,675
1980 5,867
1990 5,322

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Calhoun County, Illinois, United States

Research Tips

Resources

  • Outstanding guide to Calhoun County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • Calhoun County ILGenWeb
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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