Kane County, Illinois

Kane County, Illinois
Map
Map of Illinois highlighting Kane County
Location in the state of Illinois
Map of the U.S. highlighting Illinois
Illinois's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded January 16, 1836
Seat Geneva
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

524 sq mi (1,357 km²)
520 sq mi (1,347 km²)
4 sq mi (10 km²), 0.69%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density

404,119
777/sq mi (300/km²)
Website: www.co.kane.il.us

Kane County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2000, the population of the county was 404,119. In 2007, its population was estimated at 501,021. Its county seat is Geneva, Illinois,[1] and its largest city is Aurora.

Contents

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 524 square miles (1,357 km²), of which, 520 square miles (1,348 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (9 km²) of it (0.69%) is water. Its largest cities are situated along the Fox River.

Adjacent counties

History

Kane County was formed out of LaSalle County in 1836. The County was named in honor of Elias Kane, United States Senator from Illinois, and the first Secretary of State of Illinois.

Demographics

Kane County
Population by year

2000 - 404,119
1990 - 317,471
1980 - 278,405
1970 - 251,005
1960 - 208,246
1950 - 150,388
1940 - 130,206
1930 - 125,327
1920 - 99,499
1910 - 91,862
1900 - 78,792
1890 - 65,061
1880 - 44,939
1870 - 39,091
1860 - 30,062
1850 - 16,703
1840 - 6,501

2000 census age pyramid for Kane County.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 404,119 people, 133,901 households, and 101,496 families residing in the county. The population density was 776 people per square mile (300/km²). There were 138,998 housing units at an average density of 267 per square mile (103/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 79.27% White, 5.76% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.81% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 10.61% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. 23.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 20.1% were of German, 8.7% Irish, 5.5% Polish, 5.5% Italian and 5.2% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 75.1% spoke English and 21.1% Spanish as their first language.

There were 133,901 households out of which 41.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.20% were non-families. 19.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.30% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 31.90% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 8.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $59,351, and the median income for a family was $66,558. Males had a median income of $45,787 versus $30,013 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,315. About 4.90% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.80% of those under age 18 and 5.00% of those age 65 or over.

Townships

Cities and towns

See also

  • Aurora Municipal Airport (Illinois)
  • Aurora University
  • Central DuPage Hospital, serving Kane County
  • Delnor Hospital
  • Elgin Community College
  • Fabyan Windmill
  • Fermilab
  • Fox River
  • Golden Corridor
  • Great Western Trail
  • Illinois Prairie Path
  • IL-25
  • IL-31
  • IL-38
  • IL-47
  • IL-56
  • IL-64
  • Illinois Technology and Research Corridor
  • I-88
  • I-90
  • Judson College
  • Metra
  • National-Louis University
  • Pace
  • Prairie Parkway
  • Provena Mercy Hospital
  • Provena Saint Joseph Hospital
  • Rush-Copley Medical Center
  • Sherman Hospital
  • US-20
  • US-30
  • US-34
  • Weston, Illinois
  • Waubonsee Community College

References

  1. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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