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'{{Infobox U.S. County | county = St. Louis | state = Illinois | ex image = Downtown Belleville Illinois Courthouse.jpg | ex image cap = [[St. Clair County Courthouse (Illinois)|St. Clair County Courthouse]], Belleville | flag = Flag of St. Clair County, Illinois.gif | flag size = 200px | founded year = 1790 | founded date = | seat wl = Belleville | largest city wl = Belleville | area_total_sq_mi = 674 | area_land_sq_mi = 658 | area_water_sq_mi = 16 | area percentage = 2.4% | census yr = 2010 | pop = 270056 | density_sq_mi = 411 | time zone = Central | footnotes = | web = www.co.st-clair.il.us | named for = [[Arthur St. Clair]] | district = 12th }} [[Image:Victorian home restored.JPG|thumb|right|House in Lebanon, Il historic district]] [[Image:Mermaid House Hotel.JPG|thumb|right|Mermaid House Hotel, Lebanon, Illinois]] '''St. Clair County''' is the oldest [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Illinois]]; its western border is formed by the [[Mississippi River]]. According to the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], it had a population of 270,056,<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17163.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 8, 2014}}</ref> making it the eighth-most populous county in Illinois and the most populous in the [[Southern Illinois|southern]] portion of the state. Its [[county seat]] is [[Belleville, Illinois|Belleville]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was founded in 1790, before the establishment of Illinois as a state. [[Cahokia, Illinois|Cahokia Village]] was founded in 1697 as a historic French settlement and former Jesuit mission. St. Clair County is part of the [[American Bottom]] or [[Metro-East]] area of the [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri|MO]]-IL [[Greater St. Louis|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. In 1970, the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] placed the [[mean center of U.S. population]] in St. Clair County.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/meanctr.pdf |title = Mean Center of Population for the United States: 1790 to 2000 |accessdate = 2011-09-17 |publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20011103033717/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/meanctr.pdf |archivedate = 2001-11-03 |df = }}</ref> ==History== This area was occupied for thousands of years by cultures of indigenous peoples. The first explorers and colonists of the area were French, founding a mission settlement in 1697 now known as [[Cahokia, Illinois|Cahokia Village]]. British colonists began to move into the area in the late 18th century, after Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years War and took over its territory in North America east of the Mississippi River. After the United States achieved independence in the late 18th century, St. Clair County was the first county it established in what is today Illinois. The county antedates Illinois' existence as a separate entity. It was established in 1790 by a proclamation of [[Arthur St. Clair]], first governor of the [[Northwest Territory]], who modestly named it after himself. In its original boundaries, St. Clair county covered a large area between the [[Mackinaw River|Mackinaw]] and [[Ohio River|Ohio]] rivers. In 1801, Governor [[William Henry Harrison]] re-established St. Clair County as part of the [[Indiana Territory]], extending its northern border to [[Lake Superior]] and the international border with [[Rupert's Land]].<ref>White, Jesse. ''Origin and Evolution of Illinois Counties.'' State of Illinois, March 2010. [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ipub15.pdf]</ref> In 1809, when the [[Illinois Territory]] was created, Territorial Secretary [[Nathaniel Pope]], in his capacity as acting governor, issued a proclamation establishing St. Clair and [[Randolph County, Illinois|Randolph County]] as the two original counties of Illinois. <gallery> File:St. Clair County Illinois 1809.png|St. Clair County as it was re-established in 1809. This diagonal border line had been drawn by the Indiana Territorial government in 1803.<ref>White, Jesse. ''Origin and Evolution of Illinois Counties.'' State of Illinois, March 2010. [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ipub15.pdf]</ref> File:St. Clair County Illinois 1812.png|St. Clair County between 1812 and 1813 File:St. Clair County Illinois 1813.png|St. Clair County between 1813 and 1816 File:St. Clair County Illinois 1816.png|St. Clair County between 1816 and 1818 File:St. Clair County Illinois 1818.png|St. Clair County between 1818 and 1825 File:St. Clair County Illnois 1825.png|St. Clair County between 1825 and 1827 File:St. Clair County Illinois 1827.png|St. Clair County in 1827, when an adjustment to its border brought it to its present size </gallery> Originally developed for agriculture, this area became industrialized and urbanized in the area of [[East St. Louis, Illinois]], a city that developed on the east side of the Mississippi River from [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. It was always strongly influenced by actions of businessmen from St. Louis, who were initially French Creole fur traders who had a large network of trading to the west. Beginning in the 19th century, industrialists from St. Louis put coal plants and other heavy industry on the east side of the river, developing [[East St. Louis, Illinois|East St. Louis]]. Coal was transported here from mines to the south in the county, and shipped across the river for use. After bridges were built between the cities, industry expanded. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the cities attracted thousands of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and migrants from the South seeking jobs. In 1910 there were 6,000 African Americans in the city. With the [[Great Migration (African American)|Great Migration]] underway from the rural South, to leave behind [[Jim Crow]] and [[Disfranchisement after Reconstruction era|disenfranchisement]], by 1917, the African-American population in East St. Louis had doubled. Whites were generally hired first and given higher paying jobs, but there were still opportunities for American blacks. If hired as strikebreakers, they were resented by white workers, and both groups competed for jobs and limited housing in East St. Louis. The city had not been able to keep up with the rapid growth of population. The United States was developing war industries to support its eventual entry into the Great War, now known as World War I. {{main|East St. Louis riots}} In February 1917 tensions in the city arose as white workers struck at the [[Aluminum Ore Company]]. Employers fiercely resisted union organizing, sometimes with violence. In this case they hired hundreds of blacks as strikebreakers. White workers complained to the city council about this practice in late May. Rumors circulated about an armed African American man robbing a white man, and whites began to attack blacks on the street. The governor ordered in the National Guard and peace seemed restored by early June. "On July 1, a white man in a Ford shot into black homes. Armed African-Americans gathered in the area and shot into another oncoming Ford, killing two men who turned out to be police officers investigating the shooting."<ref name="smith"/> Word spread and whites gathered at the Labor Temple; the next day they fanned out across the city, armed with guns, clubs, anything they could use against the blacks they encountered. From July 1 through July 3, 1917, the [[East St. Louis riots]] engulfed the city, with whites attacking blacks throughout the city, pulling them from streetcars, shooting and hanging them, burning their houses. During this period, some African Americans tried to swim or use boats to get to safety; thousands crossed the [[Eads Bridge]] to St. Louis, seeking refuge, until the police closed it off. The official death toll was 39 blacks and nine whites, but some historians believe more blacks were killed.<ref name="smith">[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/east-st-louis-race-riot-left-dozens-dead-devastating-community-on-the-rise-180963885/#kWLjUYlGxGqo7fTY.99 Alison Keyes, "The East St. Louis Race Riot Left Dozens Dead, Devastating a Community on the Rise"], ''Smithsonian Magazine'', 30 June 2017; accessed 26 May 2018</ref> Because the riots were racial terrorism, the Equal Justice Initiative has included these deaths among the lynchings of African Americans in the state of Illinois in its 2017 3rd edition of its report, ''Lynching in America''.<ref>[https://eji.org/sites/default/files/lynching-in-america-third-edition-summary.pdf ''Lynching in America/Supplement by County'', 3rd edition, 2017, p.4</ref> The riots had disrupted East St. Louis, which had seemed to be on the rise as a flourishing industrial city. In addition to the human toll, they cost approximately $400,000 in property damage<ref name="HarlemRennaissanceKY">{{cite web |url=https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai2/forward/text4/silentprotest.pdf |title=The NEGRO SILENT PROTEST PARADE organized by the NAACP Fifth Ave., New York City July 28, 1917 |date=2014 |website=National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, NC |publisher=National Humanities Center |access-date=July 28, 2017}} </ref> (over $8 million, in 2017 US Dollars <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/inflation.php?amount=400000&year=1917|title=Calculate the value of $400,000 in 1917|website=www.dollartimes.com}}</ref>). They have been described as among the worst labor and race-related riots in United States history, and devastated the African-American community. Rebuilding was difficult as workers were being drafted to fight in World War I. When the veterans returned, they struggled to find jobs and re-enter the economy, which had to shift down to peacetime. In the late 20th century, national restructuring of heavy industry cost many jobs, hollowing out the city, which had a marked decline in population. Residents who did not leave have suffered high rates of poverty and crime. In the early 21st century, East St. Louis is a site of [[urban decay]]. Swathes of deteriorated housing were demolished and parts of the city have become [[urban prairie]]. In 2017 the city marked the centennial of the riots that had so affected its residents. Other cities in St. Clair County border agricultural or vacant lands. Unlike the suburbs on the Missouri side of the metro area, those in [[Metro-East]] are typically separated by agriculture, or otherwise undeveloped land left after the decline of industry. The central portion of St. Clair county is located on a bluff along the Mississippi River. This area is being developed with suburban housing, particularly in [[Belleville, Illinois|Belleville]], and its [[satellite cities]]. The eastern and southern portion of the county is sparsely populated. The older small communities and small tracts of newer suburban villages are located between large areas of land devoted to [[maize|corn]] and [[soybean]] fields, the major commodity crops of the area. ==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|674|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|658|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|16|sqmi}} (2.4%) is water.<ref name="census-density"/> ===Climate and weather=== {{climate chart |[[Belleville, Illinois]] |22|40|2.02 |27|46|2.20 |35|57|3.54 |45|68|3.91 |54|77|4.18 |63|86|3.97 |67|90|3.51 |64|88|3.34 |56|82|2.98 |45|71|2.87 |36|56|3.88 |27|44|2.97 |float=right |units=imperial |clear=both |source=The Weather Channel<ref name="weather">{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0089 |title=Monthly Averages for Belleville, Illinois |accessdate=2011-01-27 |publisher=The Weather Channel }}</ref>}} In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Belleville have ranged from a low of {{convert|22|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|90|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-27|°F}} was recorded in January 1977 and a record high of {{convert|117|°F|°C}} at [[East St. Louis, Illinois]] was recorded in July 1954.<ref>{{cite journal |last = Westcott |first = Nancy E. |title = The Prolonged 1954 Midwestern U.S. Heat Wave: Impacts and Responses |journal = Wea. Climate Soc. |volume = 3 |issue = 3 |pages = 165–76 |date = July 2011 |url = http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/WCAS-D-10-05002.1 |doi = 10.1175/WCAS-D-10-05002.1 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title = Lessons Learned from 1950s' Heat Wave Show Planning Needed for Future Severe Events |publisher = Illinois State Water Survey |date = 2011-05-18 |url = http://www.isws.illinois.edu/hilites/press/110518heat.asp |accessdate = 2011-11-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite conference |first = Nancy |last = Westcott |title = Impacts of the 1954 Heat Wave |booktitle = 18th Conference on Applied Climatology |pages = |publisher = American Meteorological Society |date = 2010-01-19 |location = Atlanta, GA |url = http://ams.confex.com/ams/90annual/techprogram/paper_164354.htm |doi = }}</ref> Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.02|in}} in January to {{convert|4.18|in}} in May.<ref name="weather"/> ==Transportation== ===Major highways=== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} *[[Image:I-55.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 55 in Illinois|Interstate 55]] *[[Image:I-64.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 64 in Illinois|Interstate 64]] *[[Image:I-70.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 70 in Illinois|Interstate 70]] *[[Image:I-255.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 255 in Illinois|Interstate 255]] *[[Image:US 40.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 40 in Illinois|U.S. Highway 40]] *[[Image:US 50.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 50 in Illinois|U.S. Highway 50]] *[[Image:Illinois 3.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 3]] *[[Image:Illinois 4.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 4]] *[[Image:Illinois 13.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 13]] *[[Image:Illinois 15.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 15]] *[[Image:Illinois 111.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 111]] *[[Image:Illinois 156.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 156]] *[[Image:Illinois 157.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 157]] *[[Image:Illinois 158.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 158]] *[[Image:Illinois 159.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 159]] *[[Image:Illinois 161.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 161]] *[[Image:Illinois 163.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 163]] *[[Image:Illinois 177.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 177]] *[[Image:Illinois 203.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 203]] {{div col end}} ===Public transit=== St. Clair County is home to 11 [[St. Louis MetroLink]] stations on the [[Red Line (St. Louis MetroLink)|Red]] and [[Blue Line (St. Louis MetroLink)|Blue]] Lines. *[[East Riverfront (St. Louis MetroLink)|East Riverfront]] *[[5th & Missouri (St. Louis MetroLink)|5th & Missouri]] *[[Emerson Park (St. Louis MetroLink)|Emerson Park]] *[[Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center (St. Louis MetroLink)|Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center]] *[[Washington Park station (St. Louis)|Washington Park]] *[[Fairview Heights (St. Louis MetroLink)|Fairview Heights]] *[[Memorial Hospital (St. Louis MetroLink)|Memorial Hospital]] *[[Swansea (St. Louis MetroLink)|Swansea]] *[[Belleville (St. Louis MetroLink)|Belleville]] *[[College (St. Louis MetroLink)|College]] *[[Shiloh-Scott (St. Louis MetroLink)|Shiloh-Scott]] St. Clair County is also served by [[MetroBus (St. Louis)|Metrobus]] and [[Madison County Transit]]. ===Adjacent counties and city=== *[[Madison County, Illinois|Madison County]] (north) *[[Clinton County, Illinois|Clinton County]] (northeast) *[[Washington County, Illinois|Washington County]] (east) *[[Randolph County, Illinois|Randolph County]] (south) *[[Monroe County, Illinois|Monroe County]] (southwest) *[[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] (west) *[[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]], [[Missouri]] (west) ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1820= 5253 |1830= 7078 |1840= 13631 |1850= 20180 |1860= 37694 |1870= 51068 |1880= 61806 |1890= 66571 |1900= 86685 |1910= 119870 |1920= 136520 |1930= 157775 |1940= 166899 |1950= 205995 |1960= 262509 |1970= 285176 |1980= 267531 |1990= 262852 |2000= 256082 |2010= 270056 |estyear=2017 |estimate=262479 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2017.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=April 8, 2018}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 8, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=July 8, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 8, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 8, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF"/> }} As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 270,056&nbsp;people, 105,045&nbsp;households, and 70,689&nbsp;families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17163 |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |accessdate=2015-07-12 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|410.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 116,249 housing units at an average density of {{convert|176.7|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17163 |accessdate=2015-07-12 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 64.6% white, 30.5% black or African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.2% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.3% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 27.5% were [[Germans|German]], 11.1% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 7.4% were [[English people|English]], and 4.6% were [[Americans|American]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17163 |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |accessdate=2015-07-12 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Of the 105,045&nbsp;households, 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.7% were non-families, and 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age was 36.9 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/> The median income for a household in the county was $48,562 and the median income for a family was $61,042. Males had a median income of $47,958 versus $34,774 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,770. About 12.3% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.7% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17163 |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |accessdate=2015-07-12 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> ==Government and infrastructure== The [[Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center]], operated by the [[Illinois Department of Corrections]], is near [[East St. Louis, Illinois|East St. Louis]] in St. Clair County.<ref>"[http://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/facilities/information.asp?instchoice=swc Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center]." [[Illinois Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on July 10, 2010.</ref> Also located in St. Clair County is Scott Air Force Base, which is home to U.S. Transportation Command, the Air Force's Air Mobility Command, and the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command. {| align="center" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="float:right; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |+ '''Presidential Elections Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|date=|website=uselectionatlas.org|accessdate=27 March 2018}}</ref> |- bgcolor=lightgrey ! Year ! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]] |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 2016|2016]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.4% ''53,857'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.0%''' ''60,756'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.6% ''6,823'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 2012|2012]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.8% ''50,125'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.2%''' ''67,285'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% ''2,417'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 2008|2008]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.1% ''47,958'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.4%''' ''76,160'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''1,936'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 2004|2004]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.4% ''50,203'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.1%''' ''62,410'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''576'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 2000|2000]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.1% ''42,299'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.7%''' ''55,961'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% ''2,133'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1996|1996]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.0% ''33,066'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.6%''' ''53,405'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.4% ''7,958'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1992|1992]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.7% ''31,951'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.6%''' ''57,625'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.7% ''17,965'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1988|1988]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.6% ''41,439'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.0%''' ''55,465'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''409'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1984|1984]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|49.0% ''51,046'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.2%''' ''52,294'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''808'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1980|1980]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.8% ''46,063'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.7%''' ''50,046'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.5% ''4,564'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1976|1976]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.9% ''40,333'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.6%''' ''59,177'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''1,555'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1972|1972]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.5%''' ''50,519'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.5% ''46,636'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% ''942'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1968|1968]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.1% ''34,442'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.3%''' ''50,726'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|15.6% ''15,706'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1964|1964]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.6% ''28,226'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''72.4%''' ''74,005'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1960|1960]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.3% ''42,046'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.4%''' ''67,367'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''338'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1956|1956]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.8% ''41,528'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.9%''' ''55,295'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''283'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1952|1952]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.5% ''39,713'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.0%''' ''60,311'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''479'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1948|1948]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.1% ''30,883'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.4%''' ''54,260'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''474'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1944|1944]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.8% ''33,557'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.8%''' ''48,325'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''327'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1940|1940]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.1% ''35,998'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.5%''' ''53,482'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''411'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1936|1936]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.9% ''26,684'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.8%''' ''54,238'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.4% ''2,840'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1932|1932]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.3% ''22,744'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.2%''' ''47,305'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.5% ''2,522'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1928|1928]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.6% ''31,026'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.5%''' ''36,374'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% ''637'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1924|1924]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''45.9%''' ''23,380'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.3% ''14,921'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|24.9% ''12,693'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1920|1920]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.3%''' ''21,681'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.2% ''14,032'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|15.4% ''6,518'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1916|1916]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.7% ''22,134'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.8%''' ''22,622'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% ''1,650'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1912|1912]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.5% ''8,156'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''41.9%''' ''10,826'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|26.6% ''6,884'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1908|1908]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.7%''' ''12,619'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.7% ''11,342'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.6% ''1,973'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1904|1904]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.3%''' ''11,926'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.0% ''8,200'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.7% ''1,435'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1900|1900]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.7% ''9,764'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.0%''' ''9,827'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% ''472'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1896|1896]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.0%''' ''8,960'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.5% ''8,345'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% ''278'' |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1892|1892]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.7% ''6,276'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.4%''' ''7,207'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.9% ''551'' |} ==Communities== ===Cities=== {{div col}} * [[Belleville, Illinois|Belleville]] * [[Centreville, Illinois|Centreville]] * [[Collinsville, Illinois|Collinsville]] * [[Columbia, Illinois|Columbia]] * [[East St. Louis, Illinois|East St. Louis]] * [[Fairview Heights, Illinois|Fairview Heights]] * [[Lebanon, Illinois|Lebanon]] * [[Madison, Illinois|Madison]] * [[Mascoutah, Illinois|Mascoutah]] * [[O'Fallon, Illinois|O'Fallon]] {{div col end}} ===Villages=== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * [[Alorton, Illinois|Alorton]] * [[Brooklyn, Illinois|Brooklyn]] * [[Cahokia, Illinois|Cahokia]] * [[Caseyville, Illinois|Caseyville]] * [[Dupo, Illinois|Dupo]] * [[East Carondelet, Illinois|East Carondelet]] * [[Fairmont City, Illinois|Fairmont City]] * [[Fayetteville, Illinois|Fayetteville]] * [[Freeburg, Illinois|Freeburg]] * [[Hecker, Illinois|Hecker]] * [[Lenzburg, Illinois|Lenzburg]] * [[Marissa, Illinois|Marissa]] * [[Millstadt, Illinois|Millstadt]] * [[New Athens, Illinois|New Athens]] * [[New Baden, Illinois|New Baden]] * [[Sauget, Illinois|Sauget]] * [[Shiloh, Illinois|Shiloh]] * [[Smithton, Illinois|Smithton]] * [[St. Libory, Illinois|St. Libory]] * [[Summerfield, Illinois|Summerfield]] * [[Swansea, Illinois|Swansea]] * [[Washington Park, Illinois|Washington Park]] {{div col end}} ===Census-designated places=== * [[Darmstadt, Illinois|Darmstadt]] * [[Floraville, Illinois|Floraville]] * [[Paderborn, Illinois|Paderborn]] * [[Rentchler, Illinois|Rentchler]] * [[Scott Air Force Base|Scott AFB]] ===Unincorporated communities=== * [[Douglas, St. Clair County, Illinois|Douglas]] * [[Imbs, Illinois|Imbs]] * [[North Dupo, Illinois|North Dupo]] * [[State Park Place, Illinois|State Park Place]] * [[Westview, Illinois|Westview]] ===Townships=== St. Clair County is divided into these [[Civil township|townships]]: {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * [[Canteen Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Canteen]] * [[Caseyville Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Caseyville]] * [[Centreville Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Centreville]] * [[East St. Louis Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|East St. Louis]] * [[Engelmann Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Engelmann]] * [[Fayetteville Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Fayetteville]] * [[Freeburg Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Freeburg]] * [[Lebanon Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Lebanon]] * [[Lenzburg Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Lenzburg]] * [[Marissa Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Marissa]] * [[Mascoutah Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Mascoutah]] * [[Millstadt Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Millstadt]] * [[New Athens Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|New Athens]] * [[O’Fallon Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|O'Fallon]] * [[Prairie du Long Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Prairie du Long]] * [[St. Clair Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|St. Clair]] * [[Shiloh Valley Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Shiloh Valley]] * [[Smithton Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Smithton]] * [[Stites Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Stites]] * [[Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Stookey]] * [[Sugarloaf Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Sugarloaf]] Former Townships: * [[Belleville Township, St. Clair County, Illinois|Belleville]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/belleville/article150703982.html|title=Belleville officially takes over township’s duties|author=|date=|website=bnd.com|accessdate=27 March 2018}}</ref> {{div col end}} ==See also== {{Portal|Illinois}} *[[National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Clair County, Illinois]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilstclai/history.htm A Brief History of St. Clair County, Illinois] from [[rootsweb.com]] *[http://stcchs.org St. Clair County Historical Society & Research Library] {{Geographic Location |Centre = St. Clair County, Illinois |North = [[Madison County, Illinois|Madison County]] |Northeast = [[Clinton County, Illinois|Clinton County]] |East = [[Washington County, Illinois|Washington County]] |Southeast = |South = [[Randolph County, Illinois|Randolph County]] |Southwest = [[Monroe County, Illinois|Monroe County]] |West = [[St. Louis, Missouri|City of St. Louis, Missouri]] and [[St. Louis County, Missouri]] |Northwest = }} {{St. Louis MSA}} {{St. Clair County, Illinois}} {{Metro-East}} {{Southern-Illinois}} {{Illinois}} {{coord|38.47|-89.93|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-IL_source:UScensus1990}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Clair County, Illinois}} [[Category:St. Clair County, Illinois| ]] [[Category:1790 establishments in the Northwest Territory]] [[Category:Illinois counties]] [[Category:Illinois counties on the Mississippi River]] [[Category:Little Egypt]] [[Category:Metro East]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1790]]'