Effingham County, Illinois Basics:


Effingham County Illinois - Government Site

Population: 34,335
Area: 479 square miles
County seat: Effingham
Area code(s) in use: 618 217
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Median household income: $51,009
Persons in poverty: 9.7%
Home ownership rate: 78.9%
Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes


Adjacent counties:
Clay  Cumberland  Fayette  Jasper  Shelby  

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Our detail map of Effingham County shows the Effingham County, Illinois boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Effingham County, Illinois

  Airports     show all on map

Effingham County Memorial Airport, Percival Springs Airport, Saint Anthony Memorial Hospital Heliport

  Buildings     show all on map

Air Evac Lifeteam, Altamont Ambulance Service, Altamont Fire Protection District, Altamont Municipal Building, Altamont Public Library, Arch Air Medical Services, Dieterich Fire Protection District, Edgewood Bi - County Fire Department, Effingham City - County Ambulance Service, Effingham City Hall, Effingham County Courthouse, Effingham County Jail, Effingham Fire Department Station 1, Effingham Fire Department Station 3, Effingham Veterinary Clinic, Gieseking Ambulance Service, Healthone Paramedics, Helen Matthes Library, Lutheran Care Center, Montrose Fire Protection District, Saint Francis Town Hall, Shumway Fire Protection District, Teutopolis Fire Protection District, Teutopolis Village Hall, Tri - County Fire Station of Beecher City, Union Town Hall, Watson Fire Protection District

  Cemeteries     show all on map

Afr-American Man Cemetery, Agney Cemetery, Allen Cemetery, Arborcrest Cemetery, Armstrong Cemetery, Bailey Cemetery, Bartscht Cemetery, Beck William Cemetery, Beecher Cemetery, Bell Cemetery, Besing Cemetery, Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethsaida Cemetery, Blue Point Baptist Cemetery, Brockett Cemetery, Broomsbury Cemetery, Brown Cemetery, Brown Cemetery, Brumback Cemetery, Bryant Cemetery, Bunker Hill Cemetery, Burk Chapel Cemetery, Cochea Cemetery, Covert Cemetery, Craver Cemetery, Davidson Cemetery, Davis Cemetery, Diehl Cemetery, Diekman Cemetery, Dieterich Cemetery, Dowell Cemetery, Dowty Cemetery, Drysdale Cemetery, Edgewood Cemetery, Effingham City Cemetery, Effingham Poor Farm Cemetery, Ewington Cemetery, Faulk Cemetery, Flensburg Cemetery, Ford Cemetery, Fremington Cemetery, Funk Cemetery, Funkhouser Cemetery, German Methodist Cemetery, Green Creek Cemetery, Grubb Cemetery, Gypsy Cemetery, Hickman Cemetery, Higgs Cemetery, Hollis Cemetery, Horse Thief Cemetery, Hull Cemetery, Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Indian Cemetery, Indian Cemetery, Indian Cemetery, Indian Cemetery, Kavanaugh Cemetery, King Cemetery, Leith Cemetery, Little Prairie Cemetery, Long Point Cemetery, Loy Chapel Cemetery, Mahon Cemetery, Martin Cemetery, Martin Cemetery, Mason Cemetery, McCoy Cemetery, Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Merry Cemetery, Miller Cemetery, Miller Chapel Cemetery, Moccasin Cemetery, Montrose Cemetery, Morris Cemetery, Mount Zion Cemetery, Myers Cemetery, Negro Hill Cemetery, New Hope Cemetery, New Salem Cemetery, Newman Cemetery, Norris Cemetery, Old Loy Cemetery, Old Mason Cemetery, Old Salem Cemetery, Parker Cemetery, Parks Cemetery, Parks Cemetery, Parks Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Poe Cemetery, Porter Cemetery, Ramsey Cemetery, Rentfrow Cemetery, Richardson Cemetery, Ridge Cemetery, Rinehart Cemetery, Robinson Cemetery, Robinson Cemetery, Robinson Cemetery, Ruffner Cemetery, Saint Aloysius Cemetery, Saint Anns Catholic Cemetery, Saint Anthony Catholic Cemetery, Saint Clare Catholic Cemetery, Saint Clare Cemetery (historical), Saint Francis Cemetery, Saint Francis Mausoleum, Saint John Cemetery, Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Marys Cemetery, Saint Matthew Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Scott Cemetery, Shelley Cemetery, Shirley Cemetery, Shumway Cemetery, Sipes Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, Stroud Cemetery, Tipsword Cemetery, Toothaker Cemetery, Trexler Cemetery, Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Turner Cemetery, Union Cemetery, Wabash Cemetery, Wallace Cemetery, Warren Cemetery, Watson Cemetery, Weber Cemetery, Wood Lawn Cemetery, Wright Cemetery, Young Cemetery, Zion Lutheran Cemetery

  Churches     show all on map

Altamont Christian Church, Bethsaida Church, Church of the Nazarene, Ebenezer Church, First Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, First Christian Church, First Pentacostal Church, First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church, Free Methodist Church, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Little Prairie Church, Loy Church, Miller Chapel, Mount Zion Church, Ramsey Chapel (historical), Saint Anthonys Roman Catholic Church, Saint Clares Roman Catholic Church, Saint Johns Church, Saint Johns Lutheran Church, Saint Matthews Church, Saint Pauls Church, Saint Pauls Church, Saint Pauls Church, Salem Church, Salt Creek Church, Union Church, Van Treese Church, White Chapel (historical)

  Crossings     show all on map

Interchange 105, Interchange 145, Interchange 151, Interchange 157, Interchange 159, Interchange 160, Interchange 160, Interchange 162, Interchange 163, Interchange 82

  Dams     show all on map

Altamont Reservoir Dam, Central Illinois Public Service Dam, Lake Sara Dam, Little Wabash River Dam, Old Altamont Reservoir Dam, Pauline Lake Dam, Roberts Lake Dam, Shoemakers Pond Dam, Walter Scott Lake Dam

  Hospitals     show all on map

Saint Anthonys Memorial Hospital

  Locales     show all on map

Altamont Water Treatment Plant, Bannick Farm, Beckman Farms, Behrns Farms, Bierman Grain Farm, Bourgeois Farms, Burrow Farms, Cohorst Dairy Farm, D and V Farms, Diamond A Farms, Feldhake Dairy, Goeckner Farms, Green Farms, Greuel Dairy Farm, Hamland Acres, Hartke Swine Center, Henry Farms, Hetzer Farms, Holste Brothers Farm, Joergens Farm, Landfill 33, Latch Farms, Laue Farms, Lidy Dairy and Hog Farm, Looman Farms, Maple Lawn Herford Farm, Moll Farms, Moundside Farm, Niemerg Dairy Farm, Niemeyer Farm, Nosbisch Farms, Probst Family Farms, Probstland Dairy, Pruemer Farms, Schottman Farms, Slate Point Farms, Sporleder Farms, T and R Hog Farm, Tebbe Farms, Triple P Farms, Wachtel Farms, Wendte Farms, Zimdars Farm

  Parks     show all on map

Bliss Park, Effingham County Fairgrounds, Gilbert Park, Heritage Park, Rock Cave Nature Preserve, Schmidt Park

  Populated Places     show all on map

Altamont, Beecher City, Blue Point, Bristol (historical), Dexter, Dieterich, East Meadows, Eberle, Edgewood, Effingham, Elliottstown, Evers, Ewington, Flemingsburg (historical), Freenanton (historical), Funkhouser, Gilmore, Green Creek, Heartville, Hill, Holland, Keptown, Mason, Moccasin, Montrose, Shumway, Southmore Heights, Teutopolis, Watson, Winterrowd

  Post Offices     show all on map

Altamont Post Office, Blue Point Post Office (historical), Dieterich Post Office, Eberle Post Office (historical), Edgewood Post Office, Effingham Post Office, Montrose Post Office, Teutopolis Post Office, Veni Post Office (historical), Watson Post Office

  Reservoirs     show all on map

Altamont Reservoir, Central Illinois Public Service Reservoir, Cips Lake, Lake Pauline, Lake Sara, Lake Walter Scott, Little Wabash River Reservoir, Old Altamont Reservoir, Roberts Lake, Shoemakers Pond

  Schools     show all on map

Altamont Grade School, Altamont High School, Altamont Lutheran Interparish School, Banner School (historical), Banner School (historical), Beecher City Grade School, Beecher City Junior-Senior High School, Bethlehem School, Bishop Creek Elementary School, Blue Point School (historical), Bryant School (historical), Carpenter School (historical), Central Grade School, Defiance School (historical), Devore School (historical), Dieterich Elementary School, Dieterich Junior-Senior High School, East Side Grade School, Eberle School (historical), Edgewood Grade School, Effingham High School, Eureka School (historical), Ewington School (historical), Flat School (historical), Frog Pond Nursery School, Funkhouser School, Funkhouser School (historical), Green Creek Grade School, Grieder School (historical), Highland School (historical), Hill School (historical), Kyle School (historical), Loy School (historical), Maple Grove School (historical), McCoy School (historical), Mound School (historical), Nirider School (historical), North Fairview School (historical), North School (historical), Osteen School (historical), Parks School (historical), Plain Tree School (historical), Pleasant Hill School (historical), Prairie Cottage School (historical), Sacred Hearth School, Saint Anthonys School, Saint Johns School (historical), Saint Johns School (historical), Salt Creek School (historical), Shumway Grade School, South School (historical), South Side Grade School, Teutopolis Grade School, Teutopolis High School, Voelker School (historical), West Side Grade School, White School (historical), Zion School (historical)

  Streams     show all on map

Big Creek, Bishop Creek, Blue Point Creek, Brockett Creek, Brush Creek, Coon Creek, Coon Creek, Corwin Branch, Dieterich Creek, East Branch Green Creek, First Salt Creek, Fulfer Creek, Gossage Branch, Lily Creek, Limestone Creek, Little Bishop Creek, Little Salt Creek, Milton Branch, Morris Creek, Ramsey Creek, Salt Creek, Second Creek, Second Salt Creek, Shoal Creek, Sugar Creek, Sugar Fork, Webster Branch

  Towers     show all on map

WBFG-FM (Effingham), WCRA-AM (Effingham), WCRC-FM (Effingham),

Effingham County, Illinois Population By Race (2012 estimate)

RacePopulation
WhiteEffingham County White population 33,71733,716  
MixedEffingham County Mixed population 240240
AsianEffingham County Asian population 137137
BlackEffingham County Black population 103103
American IndianEffingham County American Indian population 6968
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderEffingham County Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 00

Additional population tables :
State population table
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