Pike County, Illinois

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Pike County

| state = Illinois

| type = County

| seal =

| founded = January 31, 1821

| seat wl = Pittsfield

| largest city wl = Pittsfield

| area_total_sq_mi = 849

| area_land_sq_mi = 831

| area_water_sq_mi = 18

| area percentage = 2.1

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_total = 14739

| pop_est_as_of =

| population_est =

| population_density_sq_mi = auto

| time zone = Central

| web = http://www.pikecountyil.org/

| ex image = Courthouse, Pike County, Illinois.jpg

| ex image cap = Pike County Courthouse, Pittsfield

| district = 15th

| named for = Zebulon Pike

}}

Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located between the Mississippi River and the Illinois River in western Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 14,739.{{cite web|title=Pike County, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Pike_County,_Illinois?g=050XX00US17149|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 10, 2023}} Its county seat is Pittsfield.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}

History

Pike County was formed in January 1821 out of Edwards and Madison Counties. It was named in honor of Zebulon Pike, leader of the Pike Expedition in 1806 to map out the south and west portions of the Louisiana Purchase. Pike served at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and was killed in 1813 in the War of 1812.

Prior to the coming of the first European settler to the future Pike County, French traders, hunters, and travelers passed through the native forests and prairies. Originally Pike County began on the south junction of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. The east boundary was the Illinois River north to the Kankakee River to the Indiana State line on north to Wisconsin territorial line and then west to the Mississippi River to the original point at the south end. The first county seat was Cole's Grove, a post town, in what later became Calhoun County. The Gazetteer of Illinois and Missouri, published in 1822, mentioned Chicago as "a village of Pike County" containing 12 or 15 houses and about 60 or 70 inhabitants.

The New Philadelphia Town Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, designated a National Historic Landmark in 2009, and established as a National Park in 2022. Founded by Frank McWorter, an early free black settler in Pike County, it was the first town founded by a black man in the United States. McWorter had invested in land there sight unseen after purchasing the first few members of his family out of slavery. In 1836 he founded the town of New Philadelphia, near Barry. He was elected mayor and lived there the rest of his life. With the sale of land, he made enough money to purchase the freedom of his children. After the railroad bypassed the town, its growth slowed and it was eventually abandoned in the 20th century. The town site is now an archaeological site.

In the early 21st century, Pike County acquired notability as a whitetail deer hunting center, especially for bowhunting.

File:Pike County Illinois 1821.png|Pike County from the time of its creation to 1823

File:Pike County Illinois 1823.png|Pike County between 1823 and 1825, including unorganized territory temporarily attached to itWhite, Jesse. Origin and Evolution of Illinois Counties. State of Illinois, March 2010. {{cite web|url=http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ipub15.pdf|title=Archived copy|access-date=September 26, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806214135/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ipub15.pdf|archive-date=August 6, 2012}}

File:Pike County Illinois 1825.png|Pike County in 1825, reduced to its present borders

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|849|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|831|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|18|sqmi}} (2.1%) is water.

Pike County is located on the highlands between the Illinois River, which forms its eastern border, and the Mississippi River, which borders Missouri. It has two interstate highways, I-72, with bridges spanning both rivers to enter the county, and I-172 which extends about {{convert|300|ft|m}} into the county to its intersection with I-72.

=Climate and weather=

{{climate chart

|Pittsfield, Illinois

|15|33|1.74

|20|40|1.76

|30|51|3.18

|42|64|3.91

|52|74|4.11

|62|82|3.30

|66|86|4.07

|63|85|3.03

|54|78|3.22

|43|66|2.85

|31|51|3.40

|21|38|2.60

|float=right

|units=imperial

|clear=both

|source=The Weather Channel{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0949|title=Monthly Averages for Pittsfield IL|access-date=January 27, 2011|publisher=The Weather Channel|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023161249/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0949|archive-date=October 23, 2012}}}}

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Pittsfield have ranged from a low of {{convert|15|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|86|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-25|°F}} was recorded in February 1905 and a record high of {{convert|115|°F}} was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|1.74|in}} in January to {{convert|4.11|in}} in May.

=Major highways=

=Adjacent counties=

Adams County – north
Brown County – northeast
Scott County – east
Morgan County – east
Greene County – southeast
Calhoun County – south
Pike County, Missouri – southwest
Ralls County, Missouri – west
Marion County, Missouri – northwest

Pike County is one of the few US counties to border as many as nine counties. Illinois has two – Pike and LaSalle.

=National protected area=

Great River National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1830= 2396

|1840= 11728

|1850= 18819

|1860= 27249

|1870= 30768

|1880= 33751

|1890= 31000

|1900= 31595

|1910= 28622

|1920= 26866

|1930= 24357

|1940= 25340

|1950= 22155

|1960= 20552

|1970= 19185

|1980= 18896

|1990= 17577

|2000= 17384

|2010= 16430

|2020= 14739

|estyear=2023

|estimate=14342

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}

|align-fn=center

|footnote=US Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 8, 2014}}
1790-1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 8, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012}} 1900-1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 8, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424084443/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|archive-date=April 24, 2014}}
1990-2000{{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=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 8, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014}} 2010{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17149.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 8, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607104505/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17149.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}

}}

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 16,430 people, 6,639 households, and 4,527 families residing in the county.{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17149|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|access-date=July 12, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213034021/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17149|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}} The population density was {{convert|19.8|PD/sqmi}}. There were 7,951 housing units at an average density of {{convert|9.6|/sqmi}}.{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17149|access-date=July 12, 2015|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202949/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17149|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}} The racial makeup of the county was 96.9% white, 1.7% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 26.3% were German, 16.8% were American, 15.1% were English, and 13.4% were Irish.{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17149|title=Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=July 12, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022108/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17149|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}

Of the 6,639 households, 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.8% were non-families, and 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age was 42.5 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,205 and the median income for a family was $50,426. Males had a median income of $39,071 versus $26,835 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,996. About 11.3% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17149|title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=July 12, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213020802/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17149|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}

Politics

Pike County was reliably Democratic from 1892 through 1948; only 2 Republican Party nominees carried the county vote during that period. However, it was a national bellwether in every presidential election from 1912 to 2004 aside from 1924 & 1988. Since 2000, the county has become a Republican stronghold, with Donald Trump winning it in the 2016 presidential election by a margin of 57.6 points.

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 located in the 50th legislative district and the 100th house district represented by Senator Steve McClure and Representative C. D. Davidsmeyer.{{cite web|title=Maps of Districts of the Illinois House of Representatives (2023-2033)|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|date=July 16, 2022|url=https://archive.org/details/2022-house-map-series-layout-reduce|access-date=November 14, 2022}}

{{PresHead|place=Pike County, Illinois|source={{cite web |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip |website=uselectionatlas.org |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323225526/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|archive-date=March 23, 2018}}}}

Communities

=Settlements=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Settlement

!Population

!Type

!Townships

Barry

|1,318

|City

|Barry

Baylis

|200

|Village

|New Salem

Detroit

|83

|Village

|Detroit

El Dara

|78

|Village

|Derry

Florence

|17

|Village

|Detroit

Griggsville

|1,226

|City

|Griggsville

Hull

|461

|Village

|Kinderhook

Kinderhook

|216

|Village

|Barry, Kinderhook

Milton

|271

|Village

|Montezuma

Nebo

|340

|Village

|Spring Creek

New Canton

|359

|Town

|Pleasant Vale

New Salem

|136

|Village

|New Salem

Pearl

|138

|Village

|Pearl

Perry

|397

|Village

|Perry

Pittsfield†

|4,576

|City

|Newburg, Pittsfield

Pleasant Hill

|966

|Village

|Pleasant Hill

Rockport

|67

|CDP

|Atlas

Time

|29

|Village

|Hardin

Valley City

|13

|Village

|Flint

† – County seat

=Townships=

{{wikitable| class="wikitable sortable" width="auto" style="text-align: center"

|- style{{=}}"background:#efefef;"

! Township

! Population{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17149

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202949/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17149

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=February 12, 2020

|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1

|publisher=United States Census

|accessdate=May 28, 2013

}}

! Housing Units

! Total Area

! Land Area

! Water Area

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Atlas

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |563

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |321

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|67.88|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|63.71|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|4.17|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Barry

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |1,675

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |791

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|38.51|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|38.50|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.01|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Chambersburg

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |241

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |89

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|29.63|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|29.09|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.54|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Cincinnati

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |31

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |54

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|26.73|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|23.82|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|2.91|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Derry

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |247

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |115

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.40|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.00|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Detroit

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |312

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |163

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|26.98|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|26.24|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.74|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Fairmount

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |188

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |109

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.62|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.00|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Flint

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |96

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |47

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|16.17|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|15.31|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.86|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Griggsville

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |1,430

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |671

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.64|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.00|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Hadley

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |262

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |130

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|36.86|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|36.84|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.02|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Hardin

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |212

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |105

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.41|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.39|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.02|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Kinderhook

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |840

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |422

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.91|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.86|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.05|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Levee

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |47

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |39

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|25.03|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|22.02|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|3.01|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Martinsburg

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |419

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |186

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.74|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.00|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Montezuma

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |540

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |254

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|34.45|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|33.75|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.70|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Newburg

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |949

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |428

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.55|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.21|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.35|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |New Salem

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |573

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |276

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|38.21|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.00|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Pearl

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |282

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |193

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|25.26|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|24.63|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.63|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Perry

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |594

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |310

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.22|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.21|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.01|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Pittsfield

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |4,477

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |1,982

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.86|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.81|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.06|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Pleasant Hill

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |1,259

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |631

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.60|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.56|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.04|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Pleasant Vale

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |563

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |321

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|67.88|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|63.71|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|4.17|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Ross

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |573

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |286

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|38.98|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|38.97|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.01|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:left;" |Spring Creek

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |591

| style{{=}}"text-align:right;" |295

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.41|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|37.40|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

| style{{=}}"text-align:center;" |{{convert|0.01|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}

}}

=Unincorporated communities=

=Ghost towns=

Dutton
Griggsville Landing
New Philadelphia{{cite web|url=http://faculty.las.illinois.edu/cfennell/NP/|title=New Philadelphia, Illinois, Historical Landscapes|website=faculty.las.illinois.edu}}

References

External links

[http://www.pikeil.org/ Pike County Chamber of Commerce]
[http://genealogytrails.com/ill/pike/ Pike County books and primary sources]
[http://www.newphiladelphiail.org/ New Philadelphia Association]
[http://www.newphiladelphiaillinois.org/ Free Frank New Philadelphia Historic Preservation Foundation]
[http://www.anthro.uiuc.edu/faculty/cfennell/NP/updates.html Christopher C. Fennell, "Updates on New Philadelphia Archaeology Project"], University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
[http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/130newphila/ New Philadelphia: A Multiracial Town on the Illinois Frontier, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan]
[http://genealogytrails.com/ill/pike/townshipsummary.html Pike County Township Histories summation]
[http://www.pikecoilgenweb.org Pike County Illinois History]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Pike County, Illinois

|North = Adams County

|Northeast = Brown County

|East = Scott County and Morgan County

|Southeast = Greene County

|South = Calhoun County

|Southwest = Pike County, Missouri

|West = Ralls County, Missouri

|Northwest = Marion County, Missouri

}}

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