Menard County, Illinois

Menard County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 12,486. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 817 (315 ). 814 km² (314 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.36%) is water.

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History
Menard County was formed in out of. The County was named for, the first lieutenant governor of Illinois.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 12,486 people, 4,873 households, and 3,552 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (40/sq mi). There were 5,285 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.59%, 0.38% or , 0.22% , 0.17% , 0.25% from , and 0.39% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,873 households out of which 36.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,596, and the median income for a family was $52,995. Males had a median income of $36,870 versus $27,010 for females. The for the county was $21,584. About 6.10% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the, including 12.50% of those under age 18 and 6.00% of those age 65 or over.