Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the population was 41,786. Its county seat is Belvidere, Illinois.
Boone County is part of the Rockford, Illinois, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Boone County was formed in 1837 out of Winnebago County. It was named for Kentucky frontiersman Daniel Boone.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 282 square miles (730 km²), of which 28...
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Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the population was 41,786. Its county seat is Belvidere, Illinois.
Boone County is part of the Rockford, Illinois, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Boone County was formed in 1837 out of Winnebago County. It was named for Kentucky frontiersman Daniel Boone.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 282 square miles (730 km²), of which 281 square miles (728 km²) is land and 1 square mile (2 km²) (0.24%) is water.
Boone County is divided into these nine townships:
As of the census of 2000, there were 41,786 people, 14,597 households, and 11,254 families residing in the county. The population density was 149 people per square mile (57/km²). There were 15,414 housing units at an average density of 55 per square mile (21/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.09% White, 0.90% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 6.67% from...
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