Boone County, Illinois

Boone County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 41,786. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 730 (282 ). 728 km² (281 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.24%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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History
Boone County was formed in out of. It was named for frontiersman.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 41,786 people, 14,597 households, and 11,254 families residing in the county. The was 57/km² (149/sq mi). There were 15,414 housing units at an average density of 21/km² (55/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.09%, 0.90% or , 0.29% , 0.50% , 0.01% , 6.67% from , and 1.54% from two or more races. 12.49% of the population were or  of any race. The  stands at roughly 5000, with 3000 of them being in a  designed for 1800 students.

There were 14,597 households out of which 40.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.20% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.90% were non-families. 19.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.80% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,397, and the median income for a family was $59,305. Males had a median income of $41,992 versus $25,695 for females. The for the county was $21,590. About 5.10% of families and 7.00% of the population were below the, including 8.70% of those under age 18 and 5.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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