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JERSEY COUNTY, Is., c. h. at Jerseyville. Bounded N. by Greene and E. by Macoupin co., S. by Madison co. and the Mississippi River, separating it from Missouri, and W. by the Illinois River, separating it from Calhoun co. Watered on the N. by a branch of the Illinois River. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)

JERSEY COUNTY  Is situated in the west-south-west part of the state, bordering on Missouri, and has an area of about 350 square miles; it is situated at the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, the former of which forms the western boundary, and the latter the southern; Macoupin creek washes the northern border, the county consists of prairie and woodland, the soil is good. The St. Louis, Alton and Chicago railroad passes near the south-east corner, and the Jacksonville and Carrolton railroad intersects it. Corn, wheat, oats and pork, are the staples; it contains about 20 churches, 1 newspaper office, and has over 1,200 pupils attending public schools; capital, Jerseyville. Population, 9,700. County Judge, O.P. Powell; Sheriff, Benj. Wedding.  (Hawkes' Illinois State Gazetteer, 1859)

Total Population 1840
4535
Total Population 1850
7354
Total Population 1860
12051
Free Black Population 1860
109
Free Black Population 1850
54
Free Black Population 1840
9
Enslaved Population 1840
2
Presidential Election Result 1844
Whig
Presidential Election Result 1848
Whig
Presidential Election Result 1852
Whig
Presidential Election Result 1856
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1860
Douglas Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1864
Democrat
Latitude
39.080192
Longitude
-90.361365
Waterways
Yes
Railroads
Yes
Type
County
County
Jersey
State
Illinois