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'Livingston County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 39,678. Its county seat is Pontiac, Illinois⁶.

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History

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

History

Livingston County was founded on February 27, 1837. It was formed from parts of McLean, LaSalle, and Iroquois counties, and named after Edward Livingston, a prominent politician. He was the mayor of New York City, represented New York in the United States House of Representatives, then represented Louisiana in both houses of Congress. He was Andrew Jackson's Secretary of State, and the United States Minister to France. Although he had no connections to Illinois, the General Assembly found him accomplished enough to name a county after him.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,708 km² (1,045 mi²). 2,703 km² (1,044 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.16%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Grundy County - north

★ Kankakee County - northeast

★ Ford County - southeast

★ McLean County - southwest

★ Woodford County - west

★ LaSalle County - northwest

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 39,678 people, 14,374 households, and 9,946 families residing in the county. The population density was 15/km² (38/mi²). There were 15,297 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.32% White, 5.17% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.22% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 2.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 14,374 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $41,342, and the median income for a family was $47,958. Males had a median income of $36,414 versus $23,479 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,347. About 5.80% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ Campus

★ Chatsworth

★ Cornell

★ Cullom

★ Dwight

★ Emington

★ Fairbury

★ Flanagan

★ Forrest

★ Long Point

★ Odell

★ Pontiac

★ Saunemin

★ Strawn