Crawford County, Illinois

Crawford County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 20,452. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,154 (446 ). 1,149 km² (444 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.49%) is water.

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History
Crawford County was formed in out of. At the time of its formation, it encompassed about one fourth of the State, but it was reduced to its present borders by as it spawned new counties. It was named in honor of, from , who was serving as and  at the time. Crawford County was home to several battles between the settlers and Indians, and also the location of the only woman ever hanged in Illinois.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,452 people, 7,842 households, and 5,450 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (46/sq mi). There were 8,785 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.58%, 4.53% or , 0.27% , 0.35% , 0.01% , 0.55% from , and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.72% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,842 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.80% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,531, and the median income for a family was $40,418. Males had a median income of $30,339 versus $21,604 for females. The for the county was $16,869. About 8.50% of families and 11.20% of the population were below the, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.