Shelby County, Illinois

Shelby County
	Shelby County, Illinois
	; Location in the state of Illinois
	; Illinois's location in the U.S.
Founded	1827
Seat	Shelbyville
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 768 sq mi (1,989 km²); 759 sq mi (1,966 km²); 10 sq mi (26 km²), 1.24%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 22,893 ; 31/sq mi (12/km²)
Website	www.shelbycounty-il.com

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Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 22,893. Its county seat is Shelbyville ⁶.

Shelby County was formed in 1827 out of Fayette County. It was named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky and hero of the Revolutionary War.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,989 km² (768 sq mi). 1,965 km² (759 sq mi) of it is land and 25 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.24%) is water.

Adjacent Counties[]

Macon County to the north
Moultrie County to the northeast
Coles County to the east
Cumberland County to the east
Effingham County to the south
Fayette County to the south
Montgomery County to the southwest
Christian County to the west

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	32,126	—
1910	31,693	−1.3%
1920	29,601	−6.6%
1930	25,471	−14.0%
1940	26,290	3.2%
1950	24,434	−7.1%
1960	23,404	−4.2%
1970	22,589	−3.5%
1980	23,923	5.9%
1990	22,261	−6.9%
2000	22,893	2.8%
IL Counties 1900-1990

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 22,893 people, 9,056 households, and 6,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 12/km² (30/sq mi). There were 10,060 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.94% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.21% Asian American, 0.14% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 9,056 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,313, and the median income for a family was $44,372. Males had a median income of $31,904 versus $21,075 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,313. About 6.50% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.90% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns[]

Census designated places[]

Coordinates: 39°23′N 88°49′W / 39.39, -88.81

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