Scott County, Illinois

Scott County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 5,537. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 655 (253 ). 650 km² (251 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.73%) is water.

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History
Scott County was formed in out of. It was named for a local pioneer family named Scott.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,537 people, 2,222 households, and 1,562 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (22/sq mi). There were 2,464 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 99.46%, 0.04% or , 0.14% , 0.13% , 0.04% from , and 0.20% from two or more races. 0.18% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,222 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,566, and the median income for a family was $42,924. Males had a median income of $30,099 versus $21,385 for females. The for the county was $16,998. About 6.50% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the, including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 6.30% of those age 65 or over.