Lee County, Illinois

Lee County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 36,062. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,889 (729 ). 1,879 km² (725 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.54%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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History
Lee County was formed in out of. The County is named in honor of, officer in the , or , member of the. The was adopted pursuant to.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 36,062 people, 13,253 households, and 9,144 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (50/sq mi). There were 14,310 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.68%, 4.91% or , 0.11% , 0.56% , 0.02% , 0.77% from , and 0.94% from two or more races. 3.18% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 13,253 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 105.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,967, and the median income for a family was $48,730. Males had a median income of $35,754 versus $22,305 for females. The for the county was $18,650. About 4.90% of families and 7.70% of the population were below the, including 8.40% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over.

External references

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 * Alternate version of County Name
 * Illinois State Archives

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