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ABOUT THE Coles County AREA
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Coles County
is located in Central Illinois the two largest cities Charleston and
Mattoon are within a three hour drive from Chicago, St Louis, and
Indianapolis. As of
the 2000 census,
the population was 53,196. Coles county seat is
Charleston.
Coles County
was organized in
1831 out of Clark and Edgar Counties It was
named after Edward Coles the second governor
of Illinois from 1822 to 1826
Coles County
area
offers ideal residential and business
locations. Other communities include
Ashmore
Humboldt
Lerna
Oakland
Trilla Rardin
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Coles County:
In
the census of 2000, there were 21,043 households, and 12,078 families
residing in the county. The population density was 40/km˛ (105/mi˛). There
were 22,768 housing units at an average density of 17/km˛ (45/mi˛). The
racial makeup of the county was 95.37% White, 2.28% Black or African
American, 0.20% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.41%
from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. 1.39% of the population
were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 21,043 households out of which 26.10%
had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.20% were married
couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband
present, and 42.60% were non-families. 31.20% of all households were made up
of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age
or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size
was 2.91.
In the county the population was spread out with
19.70% under the age of 18, 23.50% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44,
19.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The
median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 91.30 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was
$32,286, and the median income for a family was $45,708. Males had a median
income of $32,831 versus $21,923 for females. The per capita income for the
county was $17,370. 17.50% of the population and 7.50% of families were
below the poverty line. 11.40% of those under the age of 18 and 9.30% of
those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. |
