Boone County, Illinois
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Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,448. Its county seat is Belvidere.[1]
Boone County is included in the
History
Unlike most of Illinois, much of
By the time of the first identified human settlements, the region was made up of thickly wooded forested hills and grassy prairie plains. Archeological study at the
As a political institution, Boone County was formed in 1837 out of Winnebago County. It was named for Kentucky frontiersman Daniel Boone.[2] The first non-Native American settlers arrived in what is now Boone County in 1835. They arrived as a result of the end of the
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Boone County at the time of its creation in 1837
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Rock County, Wisconsin - north
- Walworth County, Wisconsin - northeast
- McHenry County - east
- DeKalb County - south
- Ogle County - southwest
- Winnebago County - west
Major highways
- Interstate 90
- US Route 20
- Illinois Route 76
- Illinois Route 173
Logan Avenue county route 40 Genoa Road (T-40) Garden Prairie Road county route 41 Poplar Grove Road county route 32 Capron Road (T-41)
Climate and weather
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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Belvidere have ranged from a low of 11 °F (−12 °C) in January to a high of 85 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −29 °F (−34 °C) was recorded in January 1979 and a record high of 109 °F (43 °C) was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.29 inches (33 mm) in February to 4.56 inches (116 mm) in June.[5]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1840 | 1,705 | — | |
1850 | 7,624 | 347.2% | |
1860 | 11,678 | 53.2% | |
1870 | 12,942 | 10.8% | |
1880 | 11,508 | −11.1% | |
1890 | 12,203 | 6.0% | |
1900 | 15,791 | 29.4% | |
1910 | 15,481 | −2.0% | |
1920 | 15,322 | −1.0% | |
1930 | 15,078 | −1.6% | |
1940 | 15,202 | 0.8% | |
1950 | 17,070 | 12.3% | |
1960 | 20,326 | 19.1% | |
1970 | 25,440 | 25.2% | |
1980 | 28,630 | 12.5% | |
1990 | 30,806 | 7.6% | |
2000 | 41,786 | 35.6% | |
2010 | 54,165 | 29.6% | |
2020 | 53,448 | −1.3% | |
2023 (est.) | 53,202 | [6] | −0.5% |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2013[11] |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 53,448 people, 18,799 households, and 13,580 families residing in the county.[12] The population density was 189.5 inhabitants per square mile (73.2/km2). There were 20,157 housing units at an average density of 71.5 per square mile (27.6/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 72.5% white, 2.3% black or African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.9% American Indian, 11.6% from other races, and 11.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 24.1% of the population.[13] The most common reported ancestries were German (23.7%), Irish (11.7%), Italian (7.4%), and Swedish (7.4%).
Of the 18,799 households, 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.33.
The county's age distribution consisted of 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $70.396 and the median income for a family was $84,450. Males had a median income of $50,213 versus $30,219 for females. The per capita income for the county was $32,659. About 5.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the
2020 Census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (NH)
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36,689 | 68.64% |
Black or African American (NH)
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1,171 | 2.2% |
Native American (NH)
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72 | 0.13% |
Asian (NH)
|
637 | 1.2% |
Pacific Islander (NH)
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9 | 0.02% |
Other/Mixed (NH)
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1,990 | 3.72% |
Latino
|
12,880 | 24.1% |
Education
- Belvidere Community Unit School District 100
- Harvard Community Unit School District 50
- Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426
- North Boone Community Unit School District 200
- Rockford School District 205
Communities
Cities
Villages
- Caledonia
- Capron
- Cherry Valley (mostly in Winnebago County)
- Poplar Grove
- Timberlane
Unincorporated communities
- Argyle
- Beaverton Crossroads
- Blaine
- Candlewick Lake
- Edgewood
- Garden Prairie
- Herbert
- Hunter
- Irene
- Prairie View
- Russellville
Townships
Boone County is divided into these nine townships:
Government
Boone County is located in the Boone-Winnebago County Regional Office of Education #4.[16]
Boone County, with neighboring Winnebago County, is located in Illinois's 17th Judicial Circuit. The entirety of Boone County, along with portions of southeastern Winnebago County, is in the third subcircuit.[17]
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 13,883 | 55.43% | 10,542 | 42.09% | 623 | 2.49% |
2016 | 12,282 | 53.40% | 8,986 | 39.07% | 1,733 | 7.53% |
2012 | 11,096 | 51.75% | 9,883 | 46.09% | 462 | 2.15% |
2008 | 10,403 | 46.78% | 11,333 | 50.96% | 502 | 2.26% |
2004 | 11,132 | 56.97% | 8,286 | 42.40% | 123 | 0.63% |
2000 | 8,617 | 55.51% | 6,481 | 41.75% | 425 | 2.74% |
1996 | 6,181 | 47.51% | 5,345 | 41.09% | 1,483 | 11.40% |
1992 | 5,589 | 41.01% | 5,114 | 37.53% | 2,924 | 21.46% |
1988 | 6,923 | 61.69% | 4,234 | 37.73% | 65 | 0.58% |
1984 | 7,536 | 66.65% | 3,717 | 32.88% | 53 | 0.47% |
1980 | 6,697 | 57.66% | 3,175 | 27.34% | 1,742 | 15.00% |
1976 | 6,470 | 58.38% | 4,458 | 40.23% | 154 | 1.39% |
1972 | 7,003 | 68.89% | 3,131 | 30.80% | 31 | 0.30% |
1968 | 5,936 | 62.27% | 2,801 | 29.38% | 796 | 8.35% |
1964 | 5,053 | 57.77% | 3,694 | 42.23% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 6,552 | 71.51% | 2,605 | 28.43% | 5 | 0.05% |
1956 | 6,706 | 77.96% | 1,890 | 21.97% | 6 | 0.07% |
1952 | 6,628 | 74.21% | 2,287 | 25.60% | 17 | 0.19% |
1948 | 4,916 | 71.43% | 1,941 | 28.20% | 25 | 0.36% |
1944 | 5,708 | 73.18% | 2,074 | 26.59% | 18 | 0.23% |
1940 | 6,330 | 73.33% | 2,277 | 26.38% | 25 | 0.29% |
1936 | 5,375 | 67.00% | 2,383 | 29.71% | 264 | 3.29% |
1932 | 5,244 | 69.23% | 2,239 | 29.56% | 92 | 1.21% |
1928 | 5,965 | 80.95% | 1,371 | 18.60% | 33 | 0.45% |
1924 | 4,872 | 75.37% | 348 | 5.38% | 1,244 | 19.25% |
1920 | 5,386 | 89.39% | 496 | 8.23% | 143 | 2.37% |
1916 | 5,181 | 77.58% | 1,211 | 18.13% | 286 | 4.28% |
1912 | 1,361 | 36.96% | 540 | 14.67% | 1,781 | 48.37% |
1908 | 2,805 | 76.06% | 587 | 15.92% | 296 | 8.03% |
1904 | 3,036 | 84.69% | 302 | 8.42% | 247 | 6.89% |
1900 | 3,159 | 79.55% | 704 | 17.73% | 108 | 2.72% |
1896 | 3,111 | 80.89% | 657 | 17.08% | 78 | 2.03% |
1892 | 1,994 | 73.82% | 518 | 19.18% | 189 | 7.00% |
As a historic
The shift of the Republican Party towards an expanded Southern and Western base, and particularly its growing strength with social conservatives, alienated the Yankee North during the 1990s and 2000s, but Boone County remained in Republican hands. The candidacy of Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996 caused George H. W. Bush and Bob Dole both to win Boone County with mere pluralities against Bill Clinton, and in 2008, Illinois resident Barack Obama became the only Democrat to carry the county since James K. Polk in 1844. The 2010s have seen a reversal of this Democratic trend due to concern over employment declines in the “Rust Belt."
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Boone County, Illinois
- List of Boone County, Illinois topics
References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ History of the Origin of the Place Names in Nine Northwestern States. 1908. p. 12.
- ^ The Past and Present of Boone County, Illinois. Chicago: H. F. Kett & Company, 1877, p. 226.
- ^ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Monthly Averages for Belvidere, Illinois". The Weather Channel. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boone County, Illinois".
- ^ Chico, Gery J. (November 23, 2013). "Order of the State Board of Education Pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/3A-4 (a)" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "Seventeenth Circuit Maps and Legal Descriptions". Illinois State Board of Elections. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
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- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.
Further reading
- History of Boone County, Illinois. Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., 1998.
- The Past and Present of Boone County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County — Its Cities, Towns, Etc.; A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens; War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; General and Local Statistics; History of the Northwest; History of Illinois; Constitution of the United States; Map of Boone County; Miscellaneous Matters; Etc., Etc. Chicago: H.F. Kett and Co., 1877.