Christian County, Illinois

Christian County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 35,372. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,854 (716 ). 1,836 km² (709 sq mi) of it is land and 17 km² (7 sq mi) of it (0.93%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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History
Christian County was formed in out of,  and.

The County was originally called "Dane County", but the name was changed in, when it was renamed for , and for Col. , a native of , and a veteran of the , killed by in southern  in.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 35,372 people, 13,921 households, and 9,480 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (50/sq mi). There were 14,992 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (21/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.34%, 2.14% or , 0.16% , 0.37% , 0.03% , 0.47% from , and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 13,921 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.90% were non-families. 28.40% 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 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,561, and the median income for a family was $43,342. Males had a median income of $32,344 versus $22,522 for females. The for the county was $17,937. About 6.50% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the, including 13.40% of those under age 18 and 10.20% of those age 65 or over.