Livingston County, Illinois

Livingston County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 39,678. Its is.

History
Livingston County was founded on,. It was formed from parts of McLean, LaSalle, and Iroquois counties, and named after, a prominent politician. He was the mayor of, represented New York in the , then represented in both houses of Congress. He was, and the United States Minister to. Although he had no connections to Illinois, the General Assembly found him accomplished enough to name a county after him.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,708 (1,045 ). 2,703 km² (1,044 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.16%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 39,678 people, 14,374 households, and 9,946 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (38/sq mi). There were 15,297 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.32%, 5.17% or , 0.17% , 0.31% , 0.01% , 1.22% from , and 0.80% from two or more races. 2.66% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,374 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% 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 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,342, and the median income for a family was $47,958. Males had a median income of $36,414 versus $23,479 for females. The for the county was $18,347. About 5.80% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

The Halloween Movie County
The county is well known for the horror movie franchise and where  resides in the fictional town of.