Despite not going Democratic again until 1988, the party would always remain competitive in the county, and between 19 every Democratic presidential candidate gained a majority in Fulton County. However, the 1964 election saw the county trend Democratic – so much so that Hubert Humphrey gained a narrow plurality in his 1968 election loss. Roosevelt in 19 was the solitary Democratic presidential candidate to gain a majority of the county’s vote. It was never won by a Republican until the Democratic Party moved towards the Populist Party’s policies under William Jennings Bryan, a change which resulted in the county voting Republican except in landslide victories between 18. In its early years, Fulton County favored the Democratic Party, being one of the northernmost Democratic counties and the nearest to Yankee, then solidly Republican Northern Illinois. About 9.9% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for the county was $20,309. Males had a median income of $41,376 versus $28,596 for females. The median income for a household in the county was $41,268 and the median income for a family was $50,596. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.86. Of the 14,536 households, 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.0% were non-families, and 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals. In terms of ancestry, 23.7% were German, 19.1% were American, 14.0% were English, and 13.2% were Irish. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.4% of the population. The racial makeup of the county was 93.4% white, 3.4% black or African American, 0.4% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 1.6% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. There were 16,195 housing units at an average density of 18.7 per square mile (7.2/km 2). The population density was 42.8 inhabitants per square mile (16.5/km 2). It is the largest collection of Woodland Mounds in Illinois, with 35 Mounds, dating from 400 BCE, arranged in a crescent.Ģ000 census age pyramid for Fulton CountyĪs of the 2010 United States Census, there were 37,069 people, 14,536 households, and 9,744 families residing in the county. This has been a tradition since 1968 and attracts thousands of participants from all over the country.įulton County is home to the Ogden-Fettie Site, a significant site for Havana Hopewell Native culture. The county is known for the annual Spoon River Scenic Drive which occurs the first 2 weekends in October. Fulton County was home to Camp Ellis during World War II. American poet and writer Edgar Lee Masters lived in Fulton County during the 1890s he later became famous for the Spoon River Anthology, written in 1915. It is named for Robert Fulton, developer of the first commercially successful steamboat. "After that, if you can avoid travel, it would probably be a good idea to do that.Fulton County was organized in 1823 from Pike County. "If you have any errands you need to do today or during the day tomorrow, it shouldn't be an issue," Geelhart said Monday. Should the groundhog see its shadow Wednesday, six more weeks of winter won't be the immediate concern. Peoria school closings: Heavy snow forecast prompts Peoria Public Schools to go to remote learning Wednesday But according to weather service meteorologist Chris Geelhart, there's a decent chance that total will be higher. It's expected to continue into Wednesday, which is Groundhog Day, and taper Thursday afternoon.Īs of Monday morning, the National Weather Service office in Lincoln was forecasting at least 8 inches from this storm. More than 1 foot of snow is possible this week in Peoria because of a storm set to begin Tuesday afternoon. Or a lot like it, if snow accumulation is a gauge. Groundhog Day 2022 in the Peoria area probably will be a bit like Groundhog Day was 11 years ago.
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