Boone County, Illinois

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


map size = 150
founded = 1837
seat = Belvidere
area_total_sq_mi =282
area_land_sq_mi =281
area_water_sq_mi =1
area percentage = 0.24%
census yr = 2000
pop = 41786
density_km2 =57
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
footnotes =
web = www.boonecountyil.org|

Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the population was 41,786. Its county seat is Belvidere, IllinoisGR|6.

Boone County is part of the Rockford, Illinois, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 282 square miles (730 km²), of which 281 square miles (728 km²) is land and 1 square mile (2 km²) (0.24%) is water.

Townships

Belvidere, Bonus, Boone, Caledonia, Flora, LeRoy, Manchester, Poplar Grove, Spring

Adjacent counties

*Rock County, Wisconsin - north
*Walworth County, Wisconsin - northeast
*McHenry County - east
*DeKalb County - south
*Ogle County - southwest
*Winnebago County - west

History

Boone County was formed in 1837 out of Winnebago County. It was named for Kentucky frontiersman Daniel Boone.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 15791
1910= 15481
1920= 15322
1930= 15078
1940= 15202
1950= 17070
1960= 20326
1970= 25440
1980= 28630
1990= 30806
2000= 41786
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt IL Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 41,786 people, 14,597 households, and 11,254 families residing in the county. The population density was 149 people per square mile (57/km²). There were 15,414 housing units at an average density of 55 per square mile (21/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.09% White, 0.90% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 6.67% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. 12.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 27.9% were of German, 9.6% Irish, 7.5% English, 6.2% Italian, 6.1% Swedish, 6.1% American and 5.0% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. 87.9% spoke English and 11.1% Spanish as their first language. The student population stands at roughly 5000, with 3000 of them being in a high school designed for 1800 students.

There were 14,597 households out of which 40.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.20% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.90% were non-families. 19.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.80% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,397, and the median income for a family was $59,305. Males had a median income of $41,992 versus $25,695 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,590. About 5.10% of families and 7.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.70% of those under age 18 and 5.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Belvidere
*Caledonia
*Capron
*Eastern Cherry Valley
*Garden Prairie
*Eastern Loves Park
*Poplar Grove
*Timberlane

Townships

Boone County is divided into these nine townships: