Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 7,348. Its county seat is Mound City, Illinois.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 203 square miles (527 km²), of which 201 square miles (520 km²) is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) (1.25%) is water.
Pulaski County was formed in 1843 out of Alexander and Johnson Counties. It was named in honor of Kazimierz Pułaski who ...
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Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 7,348. Its county seat is Mound City, Illinois.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 203 square miles (527 km²), of which 201 square miles (520 km²) is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) (1.25%) is water.
Pulaski County was formed in 1843 out of Alexander and Johnson Counties. It was named in honor of Kazimierz Pułaski who was killed at the Siege of Savannah in the Revolutionary War.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,348 people, 2,893 households, and 1,941 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 3,353 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 66.52% White, 31.00% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. 1.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of...
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