Iroquois County, Illinois

Iroquois County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 31,334. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,896 (1,118 ). 2,892 km² (1,116 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.14%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)

History
Iroquois County was formed in 1833 out of. It was named for the people.

Notable people from Iroquois County include:
 * , architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC and other notable public buildings, born in Watseka in 1866
 * Fern Andre, movie actress and director from 1913 to 1930, born in Watseka in 1893
 * , Broadway actor who voiced the role of Maurice in the Disney Film "Beauty & The Beast," born in Watseka in 1920

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 31,334 people, 12,220 households, and 8,712 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (28/sq mi). There were 13,362 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.93%, 0.71% or , 0.17% , 0.30% , 0.02% , 2.07% from , and 0.79% from two or more races. 3.88% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 12,220 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 18.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,071, and the median income for a family was $45,417. Males had a median income of $31,799 versus $20,936 for females. The for the county was $18,435. About 6.80% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the, including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 6.70% of those age 65 or over.