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McDONOUGH COUNTY, situated on the west part of Illinois. Are, 576 square miles. Seat of justice, Macomb. Pop. in 1840, 5,308; in 1850, 7,615. (Fanning's, 1853)

McDONOUGH COUNTY   Is situated in the west part of the state, and has an area of 575 square miles. It is intersected by Crooked creek, an affluent of the Illinois river, and drained by Downing's Fork, Turkey, and Grindstone creeks. The surface is moderately uneven; the soil is highly productive. The greater part of the county is prairie land. Corn, wheat, oats, hay, pork, and potatoes are the staples. It contains about twenty churches and has over twenty-five hundred pupils attending public schools. It is traversed by the Chicago and Quincy railroad. Along many of the streams fine groves of timber are found. Capital, Macomb. Population, about 14,500.  (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859) 

Total Population 1840
5308
Total Population 1850
7616
Total Population 1860
20069
Free Black Population 1860
8
Free Black Population 1850
5
Presidential Election Result 1840
Whig
Presidential Election Result 1844
Democrat
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
40.455808
Longitude
-90.678954
Railroads
Yes
Type
County
County
McDonough
State
Illinois