Pope County, Illinois

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Pope County is one of the 102 county of Illinois, located towards the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 4413 as per the Census data. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 4079, It is the least populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is spread over 374.64 mi˛ (970.31 square kilometre), of which, 370.86 square miles (960.52 square kilometre ) of it is land and 3.77 square miles (9.76 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the 22nd smallest by total area among Illinois's county.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 4413 residents, 1769 households, and 1220 families in the county. The population density was 11.9 people per square mile (4.59/km˛), giving it the least densely populated county among the Illinois. There were 2351 housing units at an average density of 6.3 per square mile (2.43/km˛). The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.84. In the county the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 4079, The racial makeup of the county was 93.09% White, 4.24% Black or African American, 0.96% American Indian, 0.32% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 1.4% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30048, making its Illinois's ninth lowest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $37860, it is the 14th poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16440, making it the 21st lowest county by per capita income in Illinois.

In 2000, 959 pupils and students, of which 498 are male and 461 are female, 21.73% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 42 nursery or pri school, 56 kindergarten, 415 elementary school, 260 high school and 186 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	Eddyville Village	Pope County	0.29	0.29	0	153	533.1	13084	22083
2	Golconda City	Pope County	0.59	0.56	0.03	726	1287	14698	19000

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4413
April 2000 Estimate	4413
July 2000 Estimate	4418
July 2001 Estimate	4331
July 2002 Estimate	4292
July 2003 Estimate	4613
July 2004 Estimate	4231
July 2005 Estimate	4110
July 2006 Estimate	4104
July 2007 Estimate	4107
July 2008 Estimate	4079

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	21	21	42
Kindergarten	23	33	56
Elementary school	203	212	415
High school	143	117	260
College or graduate school	108	78	186

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Pope County, Illinois	$30048	$37860	$16440
Illinois, United States	$46590	$55545	$23104
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587