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County:

Lee County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17103

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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:

24,634

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.05

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to large metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

37,947

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

36,328

-4.3%

-8.6%

4.4%

1990:

34,392

-5.3%

-9.9%

4.5%

2000:

36,062

4.9%

3.1%

1.7%

2005:

35,669

-1.1%

-0.8%

-0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

32,643

90.5%

0-to-19:

9,661

26.8%

Black:

1,753

4.9%

20-to-39:

9,658

26.8%

Hispanic:

1,147

3.2%

40-to-59:

9,902

27.5%

American Indian:

32

0.1%

60-plus:

6,841

19.0%

Other:

487

1.4%

Median Age:

37.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

49.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.2%

Median Family Income:

$48,730

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.9%

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