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County:

Effingham County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17049

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

60,374

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.44

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

24,608

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

30,944

25.7%

17.9%

7.9%

1990:

31,704

2.5%

-6.3%

8.8%

2000:

34,264

8.1%

2.2%

5.9%

2005:

34,581

0.9%

-1.1%

2.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

33,658

98.2%

0-to-19:

10,723

31.3%

Black:

55

0.2%

20-to-39:

8,772

25.6%

Hispanic:

252

0.7%

40-to-59:

8,645

25.2%

American Indian:

49

0.1%

60-plus:

6,124

17.9%

Other:

250

0.7%

Median Age:

35.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

71.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.1%

Median Family Income:

$46,895

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.0%

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