Fulton County, Illinois

Climate and weather

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Lewistown have ranged from a low of 14 °F (−10 °C) in January to a high of 88 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −30 °F (−34 °C) was recorded in January 1999 and a record high of 106 °F (41 °C) was recorded in July 1983. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.85 inches (47 mm) in January to 4.43 inches (113 mm) in May.^[6]

Adjacent counties

National protected area

• Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge

Major highways

Airport

The county contains one public-use airport: Ingersoll Airport (CTK), located in Canton.^[7]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 33,609, a median age of 44.2 years, 19.7% of residents under the age of 18, and 22.0% of residents 65 years of age or older. There were 107.3 males for every 100 females and 108.0 males for every 100 females age 18 and over.^[14]

The racial makeup of the county was 91.7% White, 3.3% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, under 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.4% from some other race, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.2% of the population.^[15]

Thirty-nine point two percent of residents lived in urban areas, while 60.8% lived in rural areas.^[16]

There were 14,025 households in the county, of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.0% were married-couple households, 19.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[14]

There were 15,855 housing units, of which 11.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 75.5% were owner-occupied and 24.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.3%.^[14]

Racial and ethnic composition

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 37,069 people, 14,536 households, and 9,744 families residing in the county.^[26] The population density was 42.8 inhabitants per square mile (16.5/km²). There were 16,195 housing units at an average density of 18.7 per square mile (7.2/km²).^[5] The racial makeup of the county was 93.4% white, 3.4% black or African American, 0.4% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 1.6% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.4% of the population.^[26] In terms of ancestry, 23.7% were German, 19.1% were American, 14.0% were English, and 13.2% were Irish.^[27]

Of the 14,536 households, 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.0% were non-families, and 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age was 41.9 years.^[26]

The median income for a household in the county was $41,268 and the median income for a family was $50,596. Males had a median income of $41,376 versus $28,596 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,309. About 9.9% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.^[28]

Cities

• Canton
• Cuba
• Farmington
• Lewistown (seat)

Town

• Astoria

Villages

Unincorporated communities

Townships