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Trois Island County is the second county to get established by Morseville in 1797, after Vista County. The largest city and county seat of Trois Island County is Sander City.


History[]

Trois Island dates back to when Alexandria was first founded in the 11th century. The British arrived in the county by 1709, when Sander City as originally established.

Demographics[]

Historical Population
Census Population Change in Percentage
1800 4,836 --
1810 5,986 +23.8%
1820 8,934 +49.2%
1830 12,453 +39.4%
1840 19,435 +56.1%
1850 39,563 +103.6%
1860 51,354 +29.8%
1870 79,453 +54.7%
1880 105,345 +32.6%
1890 203,557 +93.2%
1900 304,533 +49.6%
1910 406,595 +33.5%
1920 506,583 +24.6%
1930 520,432 +2.7%
1940 535,348 +2.9%
1950 984,587 +83.9%
1960 1,108,632 +12.6%
1970 1,148,643 +3.6%
1980 1,425,243 +24.1%
1990 1,747,643 +22.6%
2000 1,904,332 +9.0%
2010 2,085,567 +9.5%
2020 2,266,491 +8.68%

Geography[]

Bodies of Water[]

  • Thorn River
  • Snyder River - Tributary of Thorn River

Adjacent Counties[]

Transportation[]

Current Freeways[]

  • Interstate 2: Runs east-west until where it ends with Interstate 10 east of Martin
  • Interstate 10: Runs east-west through Sander City, ABRio Island, and Sander City's western suburbs. This connects Jacksonville and Sander City with Los Angeles.
  • Interstate 97: Travels through the southern and western parts of the county
  • Interstate 99: Runs north-south through Trois Island County including Sander City for half of its duration.
  • Interstate 199: A brief downtown freeway going from I-99 to MV A1A in ABRio.
  • MV 699: Partially comeplete from US 90 to I-99. Intended as a loop around Sander city.
  • MV 918 (Southern Trois Island Parkway): A tolled freeway planned to link Read's Corner to southern Trois Island County. Currently, a 3.3 mile portion of the tollway is open.

Other Major Highways[]

  • US 13: Runs north-south from Aemilianopolis down towards Morseville Beach
  • US 90: Runs east-west in the northern part of Sander City, Valley and Davidson Townships.
  • US 421: Runs northwest-southeast from Northside, Sander City to Tazewell County where it's under construction.
  • MV 1: Goes through Sander City and Novorossiya, bypassing Winchester
  • MV A1A: Goes through the Morseville Banks including ABRio.
  • MV 2: Goes through Webster, then Alexandria and Sander City
  • MV 3: Goes through Sander City near the airport and Alexandria.
  • MV 4: Goes through Sander City and Alexandria
  • MV 5: Goes through Martin and between Webster and Blue Sulphur Springs, connecting Jackson County to the southwest.
  • MV 6: Goes through Alexandria and heads on Southwest Blvd into King City, Calhoun and into Jackson County towards Read's Corner. Interstate 199 is proposed to be signed along this route as a freeway.
  • MV 710: Also known as the Mecklenburg Turnpike, it's eastern terminus at MV-2 at the east coast.
  • MV 761: Runs north-south through the Pfalzburg Neighborhood in Sander City and Shamblewick.

County Roads[]

  • CR 754: Conncting King City to Martinville

Former Major Highways[]

  • Interstate 199: Looped Sander City to the west, now mostly taken over by US 13.
  • Interstate 799: Linked I-99/I-10 to Sander Beach Access Road until I-99 took over with the Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway
  • MV 12: Replaced with MV A1A.

Airports[]

Government[]

Elected Officials[]

  • County Executive: ???
  • Prosecuting Attorney: ???
  • Sheriff: ???
  • County Clerk: ???
  • County Treasurer: ???
  • Register of Deeds: ???
  • Trois Island County Commission: ???
  • Circuit Court: ???
  • Probate Court: ???

Corrections[]

The Sander City Maximum Security Prison is located in Davidson Township, around 6 miles west of downtown Sander City, on U.S. 90 (Fort Harris Blvd).

District[]

Trois Island County is located in Morseville's 1st congressional district.

Communities[]

Cities[]

Towns[]

Villages[]

  • Blue Sulphur Springs
  • Davidson
  • Snyder
  • Watson
  • Winchester

Townships[]

  • Davidson Township
  • Webster Township
  • Nighcomead Township
  • Snyder Township
  • Sulphur Township
  • Watson Township (Major)
  • Winchester Township (Major)

Forts[]

Census-Designated Places[]

  • Webster

Historic Towns[]

Former Municipalities[]

  • Plainfield
  • Valona
  • Irene Township
  • Valley Township
  • Oceanview
  • Pfalzburg; now a neighborhood in Sander City
  • Jupiter Springs; annexed into Sander City's Northside neighborhood

Former Forts[]

  • Fort Harris
  • Fort Snyder
  • Fort Boris

See Also[]

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