Kewanee, Illinois

Henry County

17-39727

Kewanee is a city in Henry County in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2000 Kewanee had 12.994 inhabitants.

The word Kewanee comes from the language of the Winnebago and translates prairie chicken.

Geography

Kewanee is located at 41 ° 14'44 " north latitude and 89 ° 55'29 " west longitude. The city extends over 16.1 km ², which consist almost exclusively of land area.

By Kewanee leads U.S. Highway 34, which meets in the center of the city on the Illinois State Route 78 and the Illinois State Route 81.

By Kewanee also a leading Chicago to the southwest line of the BNSF Railway runs.

74 km northwest of Kewanee are the Quad Cities, where the Mississippi River forms the border between Illinois and Iowa. Chicago is located 238 km east- north-easterly direction, Illinois ' capital Springfield is located 198 km to the south, Iowa's capital, Des Moines is located 349 km west of Kewanee.

Demographic data

Data obtained from the census in 2000 12.944 citizens of Kewanee lived in 5,353 households; among them were 3,377 families. The population density was 658.0 / km ². In place 5,877 Wohneingebäude acquired. Among the population was 90.3 % White, 3.7% African American, 0.1% American Indian, 0.4 % Asian and 3.7 % of other ethnic groups; 2.0 % reported belonging to several ethnic groups.

Among the 5,353 households 28.5% had children under the age of 18; 47.0 % were married couples living together. 32.2 % of households were single-person households. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size 2.98.

The population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 25.4% 25-44 years, 20.5% from 45 to 64 years and 20.5 % of 65 years or older. The median age was 38 years.

The average household income was $ 29,895, the family income $ 37,730. The per capita income in Kewanee was $ 15,746. Under the poverty line lived 13.9 % of the population.