LaSalle County, Illinois
707 E Etna Rd
Ottawa, IL 61350
Phone: (815) 434-8205
Fax: (815) 434-8319
www.lasallecounty.org
In north-central IL southwest of Chicago; organized Jan 15, 1831 from Putnam and Vermilion counties. Name Origin: For Robert Cavelier (1643-87), Sieur de La Salle, French adventurer and explorer who claimed the land west of the Mississippi River for France.
Area (sq mi): 1148.04 (land 1134.92; water 13.12). Pop per sq mi: 99.20.
Pop 2005: 112,604. State rank: 16. Pop change: 2000-20005 1.00%; 1990-2000 4.30%. Pop 2000: 111,509 (White 91.90%; Black or African American 1.50%; Hispanic or Latino 5.20%; Asian 0.50%; Other 2.90%). Foreign born: 2.70%. Median age: 38.10.
Income 2000: per capita $19,185; median household $40,308; Pop below poverty level: 9.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,622-$25,493.
Unemployment 2004: 7.50%. Change from 2000: 0.90%. Median travel time to work: 22.50 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 26.70%.
Ottawa, IL 61350
Phone: (815) 434-8205
Fax: (815) 434-8319
www.lasallecounty.org
In north-central IL southwest of Chicago; organized Jan 15, 1831 from Putnam and Vermilion counties. Name Origin: For Robert Cavelier (1643-87), Sieur de La Salle, French adventurer and explorer who claimed the land west of the Mississippi River for France.
Area (sq mi): 1148.04 (land 1134.92; water 13.12). Pop per sq mi: 99.20.
Pop 2005: 112,604. State rank: 16. Pop change: 2000-20005 1.00%; 1990-2000 4.30%. Pop 2000: 111,509 (White 91.90%; Black or African American 1.50%; Hispanic or Latino 5.20%; Asian 0.50%; Other 2.90%). Foreign born: 2.70%. Median age: 38.10.
Income 2000: per capita $19,185; median household $40,308; Pop below poverty level: 9.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,622-$25,493.
Unemployment 2004: 7.50%. Change from 2000: 0.90%. Median travel time to work: 22.50 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 26.70%.
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