Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Jo Daviess County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,289. Its is.

Jo Daviess County is part of the Tri-State Area and the, , , metropolitan area. Jo Daviess County's population holds 13-15% of the area's population.

Jo Daviess County is known for its scenic stretches of road and valley views.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,602 (619 ). 1,557 km² (601 sq mi) of it is land and 46 km² (18 sq mi) of it (2.85%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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History
Jo Daviess County was formed in 1827 out of and. It is named for Maj., for , who was killed in  at the. Maj. Daveiss' name is universally misspelled, as in the name of this and other counties. The local pronunciation is "Davis."

It is now the host of a proposed wind farm in Nora, which would make the county ahead of the curve in the "green" revolution of renewable and alternative energy sources!

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,289 people, 9,218 households, and 6,286 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 12,003 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.66%, 0.20% or , 0.10% , 0.16% , 0.34% from , and 0.53% from two or more races. 1.53% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,218 households out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.70% 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 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 26.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,411, and the median income for a family was $48,335. Males had a median income of $32,231 versus $22,096 for females. The for the county was $21,497. About 4.00% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the, including 7.60% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.