Hamilton County, Illinois

Hamilton County is a county in the United States of Illinois. In 2000, county's population was 8621 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 8267, making it Illinois's 14th smallest county. The county comprises an area of 435.84 sq mi (1128.82 sq km), of which, 435.16 square miles (1127.06 sq km) of it is land and 0.67 square miles (1.74 sq km) of it is water, making it Illinois's 68th largest county by total area.

Hamilton County Illinois
Map of Hamilton County, Illinois

As of the census of 2000, there were 8621 residents, 3462 households, and 2436 families in the county. The population density was 19.8 people per square mile (7.64/kmē), making it the third least densely populated county in Illinois. There were 3983 housing units at an average density of 9.2 per square mile (3.55/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.43 persons, and the average family size was 2.95 persons. In the county Age distribution was 24% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 8267, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 98.05% White, 0.88% Black or African American, 0.28% American Indian, 0.16% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.62% from two or more races.

Hamilton County Illinois Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Hamilton County Illinois School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Hamilton County Illinois GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30496, it would be the 12th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Illinois. The median income for a family in the county was $37651, it is Illinois's 11th poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16262, it would be the 17th lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Illinois.

In 2000, 1983 pupils and students, of which 969 are male and 1014 are female, 23% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 129 nursery or pri school, 119 kindergarten, 964 elementary school, 447 high school and 324 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Belle Prairie City TownHamilton County0.450.45060133.61952837031
2Broughton VillageHamilton County1.921.920193100.61192619500
3Dahlgren VillageHamilton County110514512.11386226944
4Macedonia VillageHamilton County, Franklin County0.270.27051188.41146524375
5Mcleansboro CityHamilton County2.292.29029451286.31535422183
YearPopulation
April 2000 census8621
April 2000 Estimate8621
July 2000 Estimate8604
July 2001 Estimate8492
July 2002 Estimate8371
July 2003 Estimate8320
July 2004 Estimate8375
July 2005 Estimate8281
July 2006 Estimate8298
July 2007 Estimate8224
July 2008 Estimate8267
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6861129
Kindergarten7049119
Elementary school476488964
High school218229447
College or graduate school137187324
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Hamilton County, Illinois$30496$37651$16262
Illinois, United States$46590$55545$23104
United States$41994$50046$21587