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Kane County
	Kane County, Illinois
	Map
	; Location in the state of Illinois
	; Illinois's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	January 16, 1836
Seat	Geneva
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 524 sq mi (1,357 km²); 520 sq mi (1,347 km²); 4 sq mi (10 km²), 0.69%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 404,119; 777/sq mi (300/km²)
	Website: www.co.kane.il.us

Kane County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2000, the population of the county was 404,119. In 2007, its population was estimated at 501,021. This county is part of the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Geneva, Illinois,^[1] and its largest city is Aurora.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 524 square miles (1,357 km²), of which 520 square miles (1,348 km²) is land and 4 square miles (9 km²) (0.69%) is water. Its largest cities are situated along the Fox River.

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[edit] Adjacent counties

McHenry County (north)
Cook County and DuPage County (east)
Will County (southeast)
Kendall County (south)
DeKalb County (west)

[edit] History

Kane County was formed out of LaSalle County in 1836. The County was named in honor of Elias Kane, United States Senator from Illinois, and the first Secretary of State of Illinois.

[edit] Demographics

Age distribution (2000 census)

Population (2000-2008)^[2]^[3]

Median income (2000 census)

2000 census age pyramid for Kane County.

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 404,119 people, 133,901 households, and 101,496 families residing in the county. The population density was 776 people per square mile (300/km²). There were 138,998 housing units at an average density of 267 per square mile (103/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 79.27% White, 5.76% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.81% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 10.61% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. 23.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 20.1% were of German, 8.7% Irish, 5.5% Polish, 5.5% Italian and 5.2% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 75.1% spoke English and 21.1% Spanish as their first language.

There were 133,901 households out of which 41.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.20% were non-families. 19.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.30% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 31.90% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 8.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $59,351, and the median income for a family was $66,558. Males had a median income of $45,787 versus $30,013 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,315. About 4.90% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.80% of those under age 18 and 5.00% of those age 65 or over.

Kane County Population by year
2008 - 507,579 2000 - 404,119 1990 - 317,471 1980 - 278,405 1970 - 251,005 1960 - 208,246 1950 - 150,388 1940 - 130,206 1930 - 125,327 1920 - 99,499 1910 - 91,862 1900 - 78,792 1890 - 65,061 1880 - 44,939 1870 - 39,091 1860 - 30,062 1850 - 16,703 1840 - 6,501

[edit] Townships

[edit] Cities and towns

Algonquin - partly in McHenry County
Aurora - partly in DuPage County, Kendall County and Will County
Barrington Hills
Bartlett - mostly in DuPage and Cook counties, very small part in Kane County
Batavia - very small section in DuPage County
Big Rock
Burlington
Campton Hills
Carpentersville
East Dundee - very small parcel on eastern boundary in Cook County
Elburn
Elgin - partly in Cook County
Geneva
Gilberts
Hampshire
Hoffman Estates - primarily in Cook County, very small parcel in Kane County
Huntley - partly in McHenry County
Kaneville
Lily Lake
Maple Park -- partly in DeKalb County, Illinois
Montgomery - partly in Kendall County
North Aurora
Pingree Grove
St. Charles - very small section in DuPage County
Sleepy Hollow
South Elgin
Sugar Grove
Virgil
Wayne - partly in DuPage County
West Dundee

[edit] Unincorporated communities

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8.

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&_county=Kane+County&_cityTown=Kane+County&_state=05000US17089
^ http://www.mapzones.org/Kane_County_Illinois.html
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 41°57′N 88°26′W / 41.95°N 88.43°W / 41.95; -88.43

[GR6-0] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[1] ttp://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&_county=Kane+County&_cityTown=Kane+County&_state=05000US17089

[2] ttp://www.mapzones.org/Kane_County_Illinois.html

[GR2-3] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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