Scott County, Illinois

Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 4,949, making it the fourth-least populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Winchester.

Scott County is part of the Jacksonville, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL Combined Statistical Area.

History

Scott County was formed in 1839 out of Morgan County. It was named for Scott County, Kentucky.

File:Scott County Illinois 1839.png|Scott County at the time of its creation in 1839

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.7%) is water.

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Winchester have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July, although a record low of was recorded in January 1912 and a record high of was recorded in July 1934. Average monthly precipitation ranged from in January to in May.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 4,949. The median age was 44.4 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.7 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 96.3% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.3% from some other race, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.0% of the population.

<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,102 households in the county, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.6% were married-couple households, 18.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

!Pop 1990

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020

!% 1980

!% 1990

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|White alone (NH)

|6,109

|5,619

|5,497

|5,246

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,747

|99.46%

|99.56%

|99.28%

|97.96%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |95.92%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |5

|0.00%

|0.02%

|0.04%

|0.09%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1

|0.05%

|0.11%

|0.14%

|0.17%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%

|Asian alone (NH)

|12

|style='background: #ffffe6; |11

|0.10%

|0.05%

|0.13%

|0.22%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%

|Other race alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |5

|0.02%

|0.00%

|0.04%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|11

|38

|style='background: #ffffe6; |131

|0.20%

|0.71%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.65%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|23

|15

|10

|43

|style='background: #ffffe6; |48

|0.37%

|0.27%

|0.18%

|0.80%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.97%

|Total

|6,142

|5,644

|5,537

|5,355

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,949

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 5,355 people, 2,214 households, and 1,516 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 2,459 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.6% white, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.8% of the population.

Of the 2,214 households, 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.5% were non-families, and 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.89. The median age was 42.7 years.

Communities

City

Winchester

Town

Naples

Villages

Alsey
Bluffs
Exeter
Glasgow
Manchester

Census-designated places

Merritt
Oxville
Riggston

Unincorporated community

Bloomfield

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Scott County.

† county seat

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