Shelby County, Illinois

Shelby County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,893. Its is.

Shelby County was formed in out of. It was named in honor of, Governor of and hero of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,989 (768 ). 1,965 km² (759 sq mi) of it is land and 25 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.24%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,893 people, 9,056 households, and 6,502 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (30/sq mi). There were 10,060 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.94%, 0.15% or , 0.14% , 0.21% , 0.14% from , and 0.41% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,056 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,313, and the median income for a family was $44,372. Males had a median income of $31,904 versus $21,075 for females. The for the county was $17,313. About 6.50% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the, including 11.90% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.