Schuyler County, Illinois

Schuyler County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 7,189. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,143 (441 ). 1,133 km² (437 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.92%) is water.

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History
Schuyler County was formed in 1825 out of and. It is named in honor of, member of the and Senator from.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,189 people, 2,975 households, and 2,070 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (16/sq mi). There were 3,304 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.80%, 0.22% or , 0.15% , 0.11% , 0.01% , 0.21% from , and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,975 households out of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 19.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,233, and the median income for a family was $41,489. Males had a median income of $29,253 versus $21,235 for females. The for the county was $17,158. About 6.80% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the, including 11.70% of those under age 18 and 13.40% of those age 65 or over.