Hardin County, Illinois

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Hardin County is a United States county located in the United States of Illinois. In 2000, county's population was 4800 inhabitants. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 4381, It is the second smallest in terms of population. The county extends throughout a territory of 181.53 mi˛ (470.16 square kilometre ), of which, 178.33 square miles (461.87 square kilometre) of it is land and 3.2 square miles (8.29 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the second smallest by total area among Illinois's county.


As of the census of 2000, there were 4800 people in the county, organized into 1987 households, and 1367 families living in the county. The population density was 26.9 people per square mile (10.39/km˛), it is the 15th least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Illinois. There were 2494 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5.41/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.3 persons, and the average family size was 2.81 persons. In the county Age distribution was 20.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 99.4 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 99.5 females. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 4381, The racial makeup of the county was 95.64% White, 2.9% Black or African American, 0.09% American Indian, 0.48% Asian, 0.14% Native Hawaiian, and 0.75% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27693, it is Illinois's fifth poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $31625, it is Illinois's poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $15984, it would be the 14th lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Illinois.

In 2000, 953 pupils and students, of which 46.38% are male and 53.62% are female, 19.85% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 3.25% nursery or pri school, 3.67% kindergarten, 45.75% elementary school, 24.87% high school and 22.46% 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	Cave-in-rock Village	Hardin County	0.42	0.4	0.03	346	874.6	12050	20694
2	Elizabethtown Village	Hardin County	0.7	0.7	0	348	495.6	17567	17750
3	Rosiclare City	Hardin County	2.28	2.17	0.12	1213	559.6	15398	22600

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4800
April 2000 Estimate	4800
July 2000 Estimate	4785
July 2001 Estimate	4762
July 2002 Estimate	4704
July 2003 Estimate	4743
July 2004 Estimate	4679
July 2005 Estimate	4625
July 2006 Estimate	4507
July 2007 Estimate	4448
July 2008 Estimate	4381

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	11	20	31
Kindergarten	19	16	35
Elementary school	215	221	436
High school	130	107	237
College or graduate school	67	147	214

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Hardin County, Illinois	$27693	$31625	$15984
Illinois, United States	$46590	$55545	$23104
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587