Scott County, Illinois

Infobox U.S. County
county = Scott County
state = Illinois


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map size = 150
founded = 1839
seat = Winchester
largest city = Winchester
area_total_sq_mi = 253
area_total_km2 = 655
area_land_sq_mi = 251
area_land_km2 = 650
area_water_sq_mi = 2
area_water_km2 = 5
area percentage = 0.73%
census yr = 2000
pop = 5537
density_sq_mi = 22
density_km2 = 9
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
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Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population is 5,537. Its county seat is Winchester, IllinoisGR|6.

Scott County is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 253 square miles (655 km²), of which, 251 square miles (650 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.73%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Morgan County (east)
*Greene County (south)
*Pike County (west)

History

Scott County was formed in 1839 out of Morgan County. It was named for a local pioneer family named Scott.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 10455
1910= 10067
1920= 9489
1930= 8539
1940= 8176
1950= 7245
1960= 6377
1970= 6096
1980= 6142
1990= 5644
2000= 5537
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt IL Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,537 people, 2,222 households, and 1,562 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 2,464 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.46% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.13% Asian American, 0.04% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. 0.18% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 26.3% were of German, 22.3% American, 21.6% English and 9.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 2,222 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,566, and the median income for a family was $42,924. Males had a median income of $30,099 versus $21,385 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,998. About 6.50% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 6.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Alsey
*Bluffs
*Exeter
*Glasgow
*Manchester
*Naples
*Winchester

Census designated places

*Riggston

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