Thursday, November 21, 2019

Population loss in Illinois: Pike County/Pittsfield


It all started here.

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.

Source:  Wikipedia  (Pike County, Pittsfield)


Pittsfield is the county seat of Pike County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-90%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.


Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 16.1% - Pike County
  • 33.4% - Illinois
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 21.0% - Pike County
  • 15.6% - Illinois
  • 16.0% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  • 15.9% - Pike County
  • 12.1% - Illinois
  • 11.8% - U.S.

Greetings from Trump's America.  

Source:  Wikipedia 
3rd-party candidates received 18.6% of vote in 1992, 14.1% of vote in 1996, 4.8% in 2016
(George Wallace received 7.2% of the vote in 1968)

Pittsfield Public Library
Other Illinois population loss posts:
Alexander County/Cairo.  (11/15/2019)
Pulaski County/Mound City.  (11/15/2019)
Pope County/Golconda.  (11/15/2019)
Hardin County/Elizabethtown.  (11/15/2019)
Gallatin County/Shawneetown.  (11/16/2019)
Hamilton County/McLeansboro.  (11/17/2019)
White County/Carmi.  (11/18/2019)
Jasper County/Newton.  (11/18/2019)
Calhoun County/Hardin.  (11/19/2019)

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