Alexander County, Illinois

Alexander County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population is 9,590. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 654 (253 ). 612 km² (236 sq mi) of it is land and 42 km² (16 sq mi) of it (6.40%) is water.

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History
Alexander County was organized out of in. It was named for William M. Alexander, who became Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives in.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,590 people, 3,808 households, and 2,475 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (41/sq mi). There were 4,591 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 62.98%, 34.90% or , 0.28% , 0.36% , 0.02% , 0.54% from , and 0.91% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,808 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.10% were living together, 17.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.00% were non-families. 32.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,042, and the median income for a family was $31,824. Males had a median income of $29,133 versus $18,966 for females. The for the county was $16,084. About 21.20% of families and 26.10% of the population were below the, including 38.60% of those under age 18 and 14.80% of those age 65 or over.