had a population of 42,713. The median age was 41.8 years, with 23.5% of residents under the age of 18 and 19.5% aged 65 years or older. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.6 males.

The racial makeup of the county was 89.2% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian,