Macon County, Illinois

Macon County is a located in the  of  and is included in the. As of 2000, the population was 114,706. Its is Decatur, Illinois.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,516 (585 ). 1,504 km² (581 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.83%) is water.

Because of its location, is often referred to as "The  of Illinois". However, it's not actually in the center of the State.

Adjacent Counties

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History
Macon County was formed in out of. It was named for, who served in the. Macon later served as from  until his resignation in.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 114,706 people, 46,561 households, and 30,963 families residing in the county. The was 76/km² (198/sq mi). There were 50,241 housing units at an average density of 33/km² (86/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 83.48%, 14.06% or , 0.17% , 0.57% , 0.02% , 0.33% from , and 1.36% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 46,561 households out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.70% were living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 28.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,859, and the median income for a family was $47,493. Males had a median income of $39,107 versus $22,737 for females. The for the county was $20,067. About 9.30% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the, including 19.00% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.