Boone County (Illinois)
The Boone County is a county in the north of the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 54 165 inhabitants with a population density of 74.4 inhabitants per square kilometer .. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) Belvidere.
The Boone County is part of the metropolitan area of Rockford.
Geography
The County is located in northern Illinois on the Kishwaukee River and has an area of 730 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. The northern border of the county is also the border with the state of Wisconsin. The Boone County is the smallest area of the northern counties. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The first settlers arrived from New York and from New England. On March 3, 1836 the new County was separated from the Winnebago County. The new County was named named after a native of Kentucky pioneer Daniel Boone. In 1850 there were already 12 settlements.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Boone County 54 165 people in 17,908 households. The population density was 74.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 17,908 households lived statistically 2.98 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 93.2 percent white, 2.5 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 1.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 20.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
28.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 61,210. The per capita income was $ 26,105. 10.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Boone County
Citys
- Belvidere
- Loves Park1
Villages
- Caledonia
- Capron
- Cherry Valley1
- Poplar Grove
- Timberlane
Unincorporated communities
- Argyle1
- Beaverton Crossroads
- Blaine
- Candlewick Lake
- Edgewood
- Garden Prairie
- Herbert
- Hunter
- Irene
- Prairie View
- Russellville
1 - partially in Winnebago County
Structure
The Boone County is divided into nine townships: