Morgan (Okrug, Illinois)

According to the United States Census Bureau , the county’s total area is 1,482.3 km², of which 1,473.3 km² is land and 9.1 km² or 0.61% are water bodies.

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According to the 2000 census ^[1] , 36,616 residents of 14,039 households and 9,251 families live in the okrug. The population density is 25 people per km ². In the district there are 15,291 residential buildings, with a building density of about 10 buildings per km ². Racial composition of the population: white - 92.34%, African - Americans - 5.36%, Native Americans ( Indians ) - 0.18%, Asians - 0.46%, Hawaiians - 0.01%, representatives of other races - 0.70 %, representatives of two or more races - 0.95%. Hispanics made up 1.35% of the population, regardless of race .

Out of the total number of households , 30.00% are children under the age of 18 years, 52.70% of households are married couples living together, 10.00% of households are single women without a spouse, 34.10% of households households are not related to families , 29.30% of households consist of one person, 13.10% of households consist of elderly people (65 years and older) living alone. The average household size is 2.37 people and the average family size is 2.92 people.

The age composition of the district: 22.80% under the age of 18, 11.10% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% from 65 and older. The average age of a resident of the district is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 98.60 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.00 males .

The average household income in the district was 36 933 USD , per family - 46 040 USD . The average male earnings were $ 31,218, compared to $ 23,174 for a woman . The per capita income was 18,205 USD . About 6.00% of families and 9.70% of the total population were below the poverty line , including 10.60% of youth (those who were not yet 18 years old) and 8.30% of those who were over 65 years old.