Hamilton County (Illinois)

Hamilton County was formed in 1821 from White County. The name was given in honor of Alexander Hamilton , the hero of the war for independence and the first US Treasury Secretary .

The total area of ​​the district is 1128.9 km² (435.89 miles²), of which 1125.8 km² (434.66 miles²) or 99.72% of land and 3.2 km² (1.23 miles²) or 0.28% of water surface ^[2] .

Climate

The district is located in a zone of humid continental climate . Temperatures range from an average of -7 ° C in January to a maximum of 32 ° C in July. A record low temperature was recorded in January 1930 and amounted to -31 ° C, and a record high temperature was recorded in July 1936 and amounted to 45 ° C. The average monthly rainfall is from 70 mm in February to 119 mm in May ^[3] .

Neighboring Counties

Hamilton County is bordered by counties:

• Wayne - North
• White - East
• Gallatin - southeast
• Seilin - in the south
• Franklin - in the West
• Jefferson - Northwest

Major Highways

According to the 2000 census ^[4] , the population in the district was 8,457 people, there were 3,462 households and 2,437 families. The average population density was 8 people / km².

Racial distribution of the population:

• white - 98.25%
  • German descent - 22.8%
  • English origin - 14.2%
  • Irish descent - 9.1%
• African Americans - 0.67%
• Native Americans - 0.26%
• Asians - 0.13%
• Latinos - 0.64%, etc.

Of 3462 households, 30% had children under the age of 18 years living with their parents, 59% of families - married couples living together, 7.9% - single mothers, and 29.6% did not have a family. 27.3% of all households consisted of individuals and 15.8% of them were single people aged 65 and over. The average household size is 2.43 people and the average family size is 2.95.

Population by age:

• under 18 years old - 24.0%
• from 18 to 24 years old - 7.9%
• from 25 to 44 years old - 24.7%
• from 45 to 64 years old - 24.2%
• from 65 years old - 19.2%

The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there are 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91 males.

The median household income is $ 30,496 and the median household income is $ 37,651. Men have an average income of $ 31,864 versus $ 17,977 for women. The per capita income for the district is $ 16,262. About 8.5% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.9% ​​of those under the age of 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 and over .

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