Montgomery County, Illinois

Montgomery County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 30,652. Its is.

History
Montgomery County was formed in out of  and. It was named in honor of, an general killed in  while attempting to capture ,. Perrin's 1882 History of Montgomery County relates that the County was named in honor of Gen. Montgomery, but goes on to say that "others are dubious as to whence it received its name."

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,838 (710 ). 1,823 km² (704 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.84%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 30,652 people, 11,507 households, and 7,928 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (44/sq mi). There were 12,525 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.88%, 3.73% or , 0.21% , 0.23% , 0.03% , 0.47% from , and 0.46% from two or more races. 1.06% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 11,507 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 106.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,123, and the median income for a family was $39,923. Males had a median income of $30,657 versus $20,563 for females. The for the county was $16,272. About 10.60% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the, including 18.40% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.

External references

 * History of Montgomery County, Illinois, Perrin, 1882