Alexander County, Illinois

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Alexander County is one of the 102 county of Illinois, located towards the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 9590 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 8152, giving it the 13th smallest population among Illinois's county. It covers total area of 252.54 miē (654.08 kmē), of which, 236.38 square miles (612.22 kmē) of it is land and 16.16 square miles (41.85 kmē) of it is water, it is the seventh smallest by area in the U.S. state of Illinois.


As of the census of 2000, there were 9590 people in the county, organized into 3808 households, and 2475 families residing in the county. The population density was 40.6 people per square mile (15.68/kmē), it is the 63rd most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Illinois. There were 4591 housing units at an average density of 19.4 per square mile (7.49/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.36 persons, and the average family size was 2.99 persons. In the county Population was distributed with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 8152, The racial makeup of the county was 63.78% White, 34.19% Black or African American, 0.32% American Indian, 0.45% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 1.24% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26042, it is third poorest county by median household income in Illinois. The median income for a family in the county was $31824, it is second poorest county by median family income in Illinois. The per capita income for the county was $16084, it is 15th poorest county by per capita income in Illinois.

In 2000, 2413 pupils and students, of which 1234 are male and 1179 are female, 25.16% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 201 nursery or pri school, 134 kindergarten, 1156 elementary school, 647 high school and 275 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Cairo City	Alexander County	9.13	7.05	2.08	3632	515.1	16220	21607
2	East Cape Girardeau Village	Alexander County	2	1.97	0.03	437	222	14420	29688
3	Tamms Village	Alexander County	2.34	2.34	0	724	309.4	11131	19511
4	Thebes Village	Alexander County	2.31	1.8	0.51	478	265.6	11262	20250

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9590
April 2000 Estimate	9590
July 2000 Estimate	9584
July 2001 Estimate	9444
July 2002 Estimate	9400
July 2003 Estimate	9040
July 2004 Estimate	8941
July 2005 Estimate	8633
July 2006 Estimate	8413
July 2007 Estimate	8250
July 2008 Estimate	8152

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	131	70	201
Kindergarten	74	60	134
Elementary school	620	536	1156
High school	327	320	647
College or graduate school	82	193	275

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Alexander County, Illinois	$26042	$31824	$16084
Illinois, United States	$46590	$55545	$23104
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587