Iroquois County, Illinois

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Iroquois County, Illinois
Map
Location in the state of Illinois
Illinois's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1833
Seat	Watseka
Largest City	Watseka
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,118 sq mi (2,896 km²) 1,116 sq mi (2,892 km²) 2 sq mi (4 km²), 0.14%
Population - (2000) - Density	31,334 28/sq mi (11/km²)
Time zone	Central : UTC-6/-5
Website: www.iroquois-co.com

Iroquois County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 31,334. Its county seat is Watseka, Illinois ⁶.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 History
3 Demographics
4 External links
5 Cities and towns
6 References

[edit] Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,896 km² (1,118 mi²). 2,892 km² (1,116 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.14%) is water.

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[edit] History

Iroquois County was formed in 1833 out of Vermilion County. It was named for the Iroquois people.

Notable Iroquois Countians include:

Henry Bacon, architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC and other notable public buildings, born in Watseka in 1866

Fern Andre, movie actress and director from 1913 to 1930, born in Watseka in 1893

Rex Everhart, Broadway actor who voiced the role of Maurice in the Disney Film "Beauty & The Beast," born in Watseka in 1920.

[edit] Demographics

Iroquois County Population by year
2000 - 31,334 1990 - 30,787 1980 - 32,976 1970 - 33,532 1960 - 33,562 1950 - 32,348 1940 - 32,496 1930 - 32,913 1920 - 34,841 1910 - 35,543 1900 - 38,014 1890 - 35,167 1880 - 35,451 1870 - 25,782 1860 - 12,325 1850 - 4,149 1840 - 1,695

2000 census age pyramid for Iroquois County.

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 31,334 people, 12,220 households, and 8,712 families residing in the county. The population density was 11/km² (28/mi²). There were 13,362 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.93% White, 0.71% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.07% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 3.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,220 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 18.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,071, and the median income for a family was $45,417. Males had a median income of $31,799 versus $20,936 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,435. About 6.80% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 6.70% of those age 65 or over.

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[edit] Cities and towns

Map of Iroquois County, Illinois.

[edit] References

Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8.

	Municipalities and Communities of Iroquois County, Illinois (County Seat: Watseka)
Cities, Towns and Villages	Ashkum \| Beaverville \| Buckley \| Chebanse \| Cissna Park \| Clifton \| Crescent City \| Danforth \| Donovan \| Gilman \| Iroquois \| Loda \| Martinton \| Milford \| Onarga \| Otto \| Papineau \| Sheldon \| Stockland \| Thawville \| Watseka \| Wellington \| Woodland
Townships	Artesia \| Ash Grove \| Ashkum \| Beaver \| Beaverville \| Belmont \| Chebanse \| Concord \| Crescent \| Danforth \| Douglas \| Fountain Creek \| Iroquois \| Loda \| Lovejoy \| Martinton \| Middleport \| Milford \| Milks Grove \| Onarga \| Papineau \| Pigeon Grove \| Prairie Green \| Ridgeland \| Sheldon \| Stockland

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