Ford County, Illinois

Ford County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 14,241. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,260 (486 ). 1,258 km² (486 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.11%) is water.

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History
Ford County was formed ,. It was the last of Illinois' 102 counties to be formed. The County was named in honor of, who served as Governor of Illinois from to.

The has performed well enough in recent elections to gain "established party" status, making it easier for Libertarian candidates to appear on the ballot. This is the only county in Illinois where this is the case.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,241 people, 5,639 households, and 3,902 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (29/sq mi). There were 6,060 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.18%, 0.25% or , 0.10% , 0.32% , 0.40% from , and 0.75% from two or more races. 1.24% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,639 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,073, and the median income for a family was $44,947. Males had a median income of $32,085 versus $22,320 for females. The for the county was $18,860. About 5.70% of families and 7.00% of the population were below the, including 8.60% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.