Jasper County, Illinois

Jasper County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 10,117. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,290 (498 ). 1,280 km² (494 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.73%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - south
 * - southwest
 * - west

History
Jasper County was formed in out of  and. It was named for Sgt., hero from. In the defense of in, when the staff of the  was shot away, Sgt. Jasper erected a temporary staff, and waved the flag at the British until a new staff was erected.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,117 people, 3,930 households, and 2,849 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (20/sq mi). There were 4,294 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 99.15%, 0.08% or , 0.07% , 0.19% , 0.02% , 0.19% from , and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,930 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.30% were living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,721, and the median income for a family was $43,547. Males had a median income of $30,131 versus $17,646 for females. The for the county was $16,649. About 8.50% of families and 9.90% of the population were below the, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
Many of the communities of Jasper County are s and are not included here.



Notable residents

 * , an acclaimed American folk music singer, author, and actor.