Edgar County, Illinois

Edgar County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 19,704. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,617 (624 ). 1,615 km² (624 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.10%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * to the north
 * to the northeast
 * to the southeast
 * to the south
 * to the southwest
 * to the northwest
 * to the northwest

History
Edgar County was formed in 1823 out of. It was named for, an Irish officer in the Royal Navy who shifted his allegiance during the. Edgar moved to in 1784, becoming a miller and merchant in that town.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 19,704 people, 7,874 households, and 5,322 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (32/sq mi). There were 8,611 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.12%, 1.84% or , 0.19% , 0.19% , 0.01% , 0.25% from , and 0.40% from two or more races. 0.78% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,874 households out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% 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 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,203, and the median income for a family was $41,245. Males had a median income of $30,214 versus $21,097 for females. The for the county was $17,857. About 7.60% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.

Townships
Fifteen townships make up Edgar County. They are:

Major highways


Three railroad lines run through the county. Two are operated by and the third by the.

is located about six miles north of Paris.