Woodford County, Illinois

Woodford County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 35,469. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,406 (543 ). 1,367 km² (528 sq mi) of it is land and 38 km² (15 sq mi) of it (2.73%) is water.

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History
Woodford County was formed in out of  and. The County was named for, which was named for General , who was with General at.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 35,469 people, 12,797 households, and 9,802 families residing in the county. The was 26/km² (67/sq mi). There were 13,487 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.47%, 0.25% or , 0.17% , 0.31% , 0.01% , 0.14% from , and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 12,797 households out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.50% were living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.40% were non-families. 20.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $51,394, and the median income for a family was $58,305. Males had a median income of $42,150 versus $25,251 for females. The for the county was $21,956. About 2.90% of families and 4.30% of the population were below the, including 5.80% of those under age 18 and 4.20% of those age 65 or over.