Fulton County, Illinois

Fulton County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 38,250. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,286 (883 ). 2,242 km² (866 sq mi) of it is land and 44 km² (17 sq mi) of it (1.92%) is water. The largest city in the county is Canton and the smallest is Marbletown which contains 1 house. (U.S.Census Bureau)

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - south
 * - southwest
 * - west
 * - northwest

History
Fulton County is the site of Museum, a state museum of  daily life in the  valley.

Fulton County was organized in from. It is named for, inventor of the steamboat.

Fulton County was the home of famous poet/writer in his early days. He wrote the famous (1915).

The county is known for the annual Scenic Drive which occurs the first 2 weekends in October. This has been a tradition since and attracts thousands of participants from all over the country.

Fulton County was home to during World War II.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 38,250 people, 14,877 households, and 10,250 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (44/sq mi). There were 16,240 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.12%, 3.60% or , 0.18% , 0.24% , 0.02% , 0.29% from , and 0.55% from two or more races. 1.25% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,877 households out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.00% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,952, and the median income for a family was $41,193. Males had a median income of $31,800 versus $21,223 for females. The for the county was $17,373. About 7.30% of families and 9.90% of the population were below the, including 13.30% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.