Cumberland County, Illinois



Cumberland County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 11,253. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 899 (347 ). 896 km² (346 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.28%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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 * - east
 * - south
 * - southwest
 * - west

History
Cumberland County was split off from in. It was named for the, or National Road, which passed through it. The road ran from to. The ultimate origin of the name is, a region in northwestern England.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,253 people, 4,368 households, and 3,083 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (32/sq mi). There were 4,876 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.84%, 0.11% or , 0.20% , 0.15% , 0.02% , 0.23% from , and 0.45% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,368 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 25.50% 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 2.55 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,149, and the median income for a family was $42,704. Males had a median income of $30,627 versus $20,007 for females. The for the county was $16,953. About 7.80% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the, including 12.70% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.

External references

 * History of Southern Illinois, George Washington Smith, 1912.