Montgomery County, Illinois

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Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 28,288.[1] Its county seat is Hillsboro.[2][3]

History

Montgomery County was formed in 1821 out of Bond and Madison counties. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada.[4] Perrin's 1882 History of Montgomery County relates that the county was named in honor of Gen. Montgomery, but goes on to say that "others are dubious as to whence it received its name."

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (0.8%) is water.[5]

Climate and weather

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Adjacent counties

Transportation

Major highways

Airports

Litchfield Municipal Airport is located in Montgomery County, two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Litchfield, Illinois.

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 28,288. The median age was 43.7 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 108.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 110.2 males age 18 and over.[13]

The racial makeup of the county was 91.5% White, 3.3% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.9% from some other race, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.1% of the population.[14]

46.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 53.2% lived in rural areas.[15]

There were 11,155 households in the county, of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.6% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[13]

There were 12,511 housing units, of which 10.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 77.1% were owner-occupied and 22.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.1%.[13]

Racial and ethnic composition

Montgomery County County, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[16] Pop 1990[17] Pop 2000[18] Pop 2010[19] Pop 2020[20] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 21,665 20,089 28,928 28,334 25,709 97.74% 96.15% 94.38% 94.12% 90.88%
Black or African American alone (NH) 297 581 1,141 949 916 1.34% 2.78% 3.72% 3.15% 3.24%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 37 37 59 45 49 0.17% 0.18% 0.19% 0.15% 0.17%
Asian alone (NH) 26 31 67 111 131 0.12% 0.15% 0.22% 0.37% 0.46%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [21] x [22] 5 11 7 x x 0.02% 0.04% 0.02%
Other race alone (NH) 9 1 4 10 26 0.04% 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% 0.09%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [23] x [24] 122 185 863 x x 0.40% 0.61% 3.05%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 133 154 326 459 587 0.60% 0.74% 1.06% 1.52% 2.08%
Total 22,167 20,893 30,652 30,104 28,288 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 30,104 people, 11,652 households, and 7,806 families living in the county.[25] The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 13,080 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[5] The racial makeup of the county was 95.1% white, 3.2% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of the population.[25] In terms of ancestry, 27.8% were German, 11.2% were Irish, 10.1% were English, and 9.8% were American.[26]

Of the 11,652 households, 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.0% were non-families, and 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age was 41.9 years.[25]

The median income for a household in the county was $40,864 and the median income for a family was $56,945. Males had a median income of $40,749 versus $29,426 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,700. About 10.9% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.[27]

Communities

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Villages

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Townships

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Former Townships

Notable people

Politics

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See also

References

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