Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Population loss in Illinois: Henderson County/Oquawka


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

Source:  Wikipedia  (Henderson County, Oquawka)


Oquawka is the county seat of Henderson 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:
  • 14.2% - Henderson County
  • 33.4% - Illinois
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 25.1% - Henderson County
  • 15.6% - Illinois
  • 16.0% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  • 11.2% - Henderson County
  • 12.1% - Illinois
  • 11.8% - U.S.

Greetings from Trump's America.  

Source:  Wikipedia 
3rd-party candidates received 17.9% of vote in 1992, 12% of vote in 1996, 5.9% in 2016
(George Wallace received 7% of the vote in 1968)

Henderson County Public Library, Biggsville

Other Illinois population loss posts:
Alexander County/Cairo.  (11/15/2019)
Brown County/Mount Sterling.  (12/1/2019)
Calhoun County/Hardin.  (11/19/2019)
Gallatin County/Shawneetown.  (11/16/2019)
Hamilton County/McLeansboro.  (11/17/2019)
Hancock County/Carthage.  (12/2/2019)
Hardin County/Elizabethtown.  (11/15/2019)
Jasper County/Newton.  (11/18/2019)
Pike County/Pittsfield. (11/21/2019)
Pope County/Golconda.  (11/15/2019)
Pulaski County/Mound City.  (11/15/2019)
Schuyler County/Rushville.  (11/25/2019)
Scott County/Winchester.  (11/24/2019)
White County/Carmi.  (11/18/2019)

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