Ogle County, Illinois

Ogle County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 51,032. Its is.

History
Ogle County was formed in out of  and, and named in honor of Captain , a veteran of the  who came to Illinois in. The county was divided three years later in, when was formed.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,977 (763 ). 1,965 km² (759 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.58%) is water.Ogle County is bordered, on all sides, by other Illinois counties. To the north is, to the northeast , and to the northwest. lies east of Ogle County, and to the west. South of Ogle County is, and , which is to the southwest.

Economy
By 2000, 65% of the county was employed as s with an increase of 20 points in comparaison with 1990 statistics. remains the leading employment sector absorbing more than 21.7% of the labor force though there was a decrease from 30,4% in 1995. However it is expected that services would replace manufacturing starting 2015 as the leading activity.

Agriculture remains an important sector of the county. The main products are corn and soybeans. In 2003, according to the , Ogle County was ranked 17th in the State for crop cash receipts, and 14th in the state for livestock cash receipts. As for livestock production, hogs and pigs are still leading even though productions decreased from 57,000 units in 1998 to 48,900 in 2002.

The county also got some investment packages such as the building a $180 million truck-to-train cargo hub. In August 2006, it was announced that a new production facility would receive a package of $5.5 million Opportunity Returns grant from the State.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 51,032 people, 19,278 households, and 14,169 families residing in the county. The was 26/km² (67/sq mi). There were 20,420 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (27/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.35%, 0.44% or , 0.24% , 0.42% , 0.04% , 2.45% from , and 1.06% from two or more races. 6.01% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 19,278 households out of which 35.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.30% were living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,448, and the median income for a family was $53,028. Males had a median income of $39,862 versus $23,854 for females. The for the county was $20,515. About 5.30% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the, including 8.40% of those under age 18 and 5.30% of those age 65 or over.