Woodford County, Illinois

administration
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Eureka
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Woodford County Courthouse 115 N. Main Street Eureka, IL 61530
Foundation :	February 27, 1841
Made up from:	McLean County Tazewell County
Area code :	001 309
Demographics
Residents :	38,664 (2010)
Population density :	28.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1406 km²
Water surface :	38 km²
map

The Woodford County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 38,664 residents and a population density of 28.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Eureka .

geography

The county is located in north-central Illinois on the left bank of the Illinois River , a left tributary of the Mississippi . It has an area of 1406 square kilometers, of which 38 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Woodford County:

	Marshall County	LaSalle County
Peoria County		Livingston County
Tazewell County		McLean County

history

Woodford County was formed on February 27, 1841 from parts of McLean County and Tazewell County. It was named after Woodford County in Kentucky . From 1841 to 1843 Versailles was the seat of the county administration, then until 1894 it was Metamora , followed by Eureka.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	4415	-
1860	13,282	200.8%
1870	18,956	42.7%
1880	21,620	14.1%
1890	21,429	-0.9%
1900	21,822	1.8%
1910	20.506	-6%
1920	19,340	-5.7%
1930	18,792	-2.8%
1940	19,124	1.8%
1950	21,335	11.6%
1960	24,579	15.2%
1970	28,012	14%
1980	33,320	18.9%
1990	32,653	-2%
2000	35,469	8.6%
2010	38,664	9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Woodford County had 38,664 people in 14,083 households. The population density was 28.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.66 people in each of the 14,083 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

25.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 66,198 USD . The per capita income was $ 29,886. 7.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Woodford County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in McLean County

2 - partly in Marshall County

3 - mostly in Tazewell County

4 - partly in Tazewell County}

structure

Woodford County is divided into 17 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Cazenovia Township	1768	17-11878
Clayton Township	697	17-14793
Cruger Township	1687	17-17861
El Paso Township	3459	17-23750
Greene Township	483	17-31355
Kansas Township	433	17-39012
Linn Township	287	17-43835
Metamora Township	4357	17-48619
Minonk Township	2292	17-49581

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Montgomery Township	2339	17-50231
Olio Township	4931	17-55821
Palestine Township	1043	17-57290
Panola Township	353	17-57537
Partridge Township	593	17-58018
Roanoke Township	2558	17-64603
Spring Bay Township	2643	17-71611
Worth Township	8741	17-83544