# Schuyler County, Illinois

Schuyler County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 6,902. Its county seat is Rushville.

## History

Schuyler County was formed in 1825 out of Pike and Fulton counties. It is named for Philip Schuyler, member of the Continental Congress and Senator from New York. In 1826, the county seat was moved from Beardstown (now in Cass County) to Rushville.
* Schuyler County (1825), with unorganized territory, Warren County, and Mercer County assigned to it.
* Schuyler County (1826–1830), with McDonough County assigned to it.
* Schuyler (1830–1839), with McDonough County becoming organized.
* Schuyler in 1839, when the creation of Brown County reduced Schuyler to its present borders.

## Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 441 square miles (1,140 km$^2$), of which 437 square miles (1,130 km$^2$) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km$^2$) (0.9%) is water.

### Climate and weather

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Rushville have ranged from a low of 15 °F (−9 °C) in January to a high of 87 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −26 °F (−32 °C) was recorded in February 1905 and a record high of 113 °F (45 °C) was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.55 inches (39 mm) in January to 5.14 inches (131 mm) in May.

### Major highways

* U.S. Highway 24
* U.S. Highway 67
* Illinois Route 99
* Illinois Route 100
* Illinois Route 101
* Illinois Route 103

### Adjacent counties

* Hancock County (northwest)
* McDonough County (north)
* Fulton County (northeast)
* Mason County (east)
* Cass County (southeast)
* Brown County (south)
* Adams County (southwest)

## Demographics

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 7,544 people, 3,040 households, and 2,014 families residing in the county. The population density was 17.3 inhabitants per square mile (6.7/km$^2$). There were 3,459 housing units at an average density of 7.9 per square mile (3.1/km$^2$). The racial makeup of the county was 95.5% white, 3.2% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 26.8% were American, 20.2% were German, 13.1% were English, and 12.0% were Irish.
Of the 3,040 households, 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.8% were non-families, and 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age was 43.6 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $43,686 and the median income for a family was $51,654. Males had a median income of $40,998 versus $28,810 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,649. About 8.6% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

## Government and politics

In 1853, Schyler County adopted the township form of county government. Since November 22, 2013, Schuyler County is located in Regional Office of Education #26 alongside Hancock, Fulton, and McDonough counties.
The county is located in Illinois's 15th Congressional District and is currently represented by Republican Mary Miller. In the Illinois General Assembly, the county is split between multiple legislative districts. The northern portion of the county is located in the 47th legislative district and the 94th house district represented by Senator Neil Anderson and Representative Norine Hammond respectively. The southern portion of the county is located in the 50th legislative district and the 99th house district represented by Senator Jil Tracy and Representative Randy Frese respectively.
In presidential elections, Schuyler County usually favors Republican candidates, having voted for Democratic presidential candidates in only four elections during the period of 1944–2020. Since 1944, the Democratic candidate has won a majority of the vote in Schuyler County only once (in 1964).
United States presidential election results for Schuyler County, Illinois :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 2,720 | 72.21% | 961 | 25.51% | 86 | 2.28% |
| 2020 | 2,773 | 70.78% | 1,068 | 27.26% | 77 | 1.97% |
| 2016 | 2,524 | 65.83% | 1,075 | 28.04% | 235 | 6.13% |
| 2012 | 2,069 | 53.02% | 1,727 | 44.26% | 106 | 2.72% |
| 2008 | 1,833 | 47.75% | 1,900 | 49.49% | 106 | 2.76% |
| 2004 | 2,403 | 59.61% | 1,594 | 39.54% | 34 | 0.84% |
| 2000 | 2,077 | 55.06% | 1,587 | 42.07% | 108 | 2.86% |
| 1996 | 1,597 | 42.60% | 1,636 | 43.64% | 516 | 13.76% |
| 1992 | 1,512 | 37.85% | 1,650 | 41.30% | 833 | 20.85% |
| 1988 | 2,178 | 53.57% | 1,866 | 45.89% | 22 | 0.54% |
| 1984 | 2,515 | 61.93% | 1,533 | 37.75% | 13 | 0.32% |
| 1980 | 2,799 | 62.76% | 1,445 | 32.40% | 216 | 4.84% |
| 1976 | 2,635 | 56.44% | 2,014 | 43.14% | 20 | 0.43% |
| 1972 | 2,994 | 66.03% | 1,534 | 33.83% | 6 | 0.13% |
| 1968 | 2,760 | 60.00% | 1,475 | 32.07% | 365 | 7.93% |
| 1964 | 2,417 | 49.12% | 2,504 | 50.88% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 3,047 | 59.00% | 2,115 | 40.96% | 2 | 0.04% |
| 1956 | 3,068 | 58.22% | 2,189 | 41.54% | 13 | 0.25% |
| 1952 | 3,295 | 61.30% | 2,076 | 38.62% | 4 | 0.07% |
| 1948 | 2,519 | 49.65% | 2,464 | 48.56% | 91 | 1.79% |
| 1944 | 2,801 | 51.82% | 2,555 | 47.27% | 49 | 0.91% |
| 1940 | 3,318 | 48.77% | 3,404 | 50.04% | 81 | 1.19% |
| 1936 | 3,029 | 43.54% | 3,885 | 55.84% | 43 | 0.62% |
| 1932 | 2,075 | 34.99% | 3,782 | 63.78% | 73 | 1.23% |
| 1928 | 3,011 | 54.00% | 2,542 | 45.59% | 23 | 0.41% |
| 1924 | 2,729 | 46.21% | 2,860 | 48.43% | 317 | 5.37% |
| 1920 | 2,800 | 53.86% | 2,258 | 43.43% | 141 | 2.71% |
| 1916 | 2,595 | 41.57% | 3,392 | 54.34% | 255 | 4.09% |
| 1912 | 694 | 20.25% | 1,714 | 50.00% | 1,020 | 29.75% |
| 1908 | 1,622 | 43.31% | 1,876 | 50.09% | 247 | 6.60% |
| 1904 | 1,636 | 45.28% | 1,682 | 46.55% | 295 | 8.16% |
| 1900 | 1,791 | 44.22% | 2,167 | 53.51% | 92 | 2.27% |
| 1896 | 1,848 | 43.37% | 2,334 | 54.78% | 79 | 1.85% |
| 1892 | 1,563 | 41.20% | 1,880 | 49.55% | 351 | 9.25% |

## Communities
### City

* Rushville (seat)

### Villages

* Browning
* Camden
* Littleton

### Unincorporated communities

* Bader
* Bluff City
* Brooklyn
* Frederick
* Huntsville
* Sheldons Grove
* Sugar Grove

### Townships

* Bainbridge
* Birmingham
* Brooklyn
* Browning
* Buena Vista
* Camden
* Frederick
* Hickory
* Huntsville
* Littleton
* Oakland
* Rushville
* Woodstock

## Notable people

* Mark Mitchell Bassett (1837–1910), attorney and politician