Moultrie County, Illinois

Moultrie County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 14,287. Its is. The name is pronounced as in "mole tree", unlike the pronunciation of its namesake.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 892 (344 ). 869 km² (336 sq mi) of it is land and 23 km² (9 sq mi) of it (2.57%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - east
 * - east
 * - south
 * - northwest

History
Moultrie County was formed in out of  and. It is named for General, and later Governor,. General Moultrie defended, South Carolina from British attack in. The site was later renamed. Nearby was named for Sgt., another hero of the defense of Sullivan's Island.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,287 people, 5,405 households, and 3,978 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (43/sq mi). There were 5,743 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.91%, 0.20% or , 0.17% , 0.10% , 0.05% , 0.11% from , and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,405 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.30% were living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,084, and the median income for a family was $46,655. Males had a median income of $35,470 versus $21,168 for females. The for the county was $18,562. About 5.30% of families and 7.80% of the population were below the, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.