Alexander County, Illinois Demographic Profile (County Seat: City of Cairo)
Alexander County, IL 2010 2010 Alexander County, Illinois Demographic Profile (County Seat: City of Cairo) Copyright © 2010 Connect SI. All Rights Reserved. Revised 4/30/2010 Page 1 of 27 Alexander County, IL 2010 About the Publisher This demographic profile was developed as part of the Connect SI Initiative, a collaborative, regional economic strategy for connecting the southernmost 20 counties in Illinois. The Connect SI region is composed of Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne, White, and Williamson counties. These counties encompass Local Workforce Investment Areas (LWIA) 25, 26 and a portion of 24. This profile provides current information that reflects the characteristics of population, labor force, taxes, income, housing, utilities, education, quality of life, and transportation in Alexander County, Illinois. Our intent is to provide investors, entrepreneurs, and government or business administrators with information useful for making decisions or policies on business attraction, retention, and expansion. The information provided is also helpful to the individuals who currently live and work (or plan to live and work) in the local areas to learn more about the county. (If you have any questions regarding this demographic profile, please contact Man-Tra-Con Corporation, Marion, IL 62959.) Alexander County, Illinois Alexander County is one of 102 counties in the State of Illinois. This county is seated in the City of Cairo. In 2000, the total population of Alexander County was 9,590, with a median age of 38.0. According to U.S Census 2000, 99.1% of its population was reported as only one race, including 63.0% of these self-reported as White and 34.9% self-reported as African Americans.
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