Iroquois Finger Lakes region, and upstate New York along the St. Lawrence River area downstream to today's Montreal. French, Dutch and British colonists in both New France (Canada) and the what became the Thirteen Colonies recognized a need to gain favor with the Iroquois people, who occupied a significant portion of lands west of colonial settlements. Their first relations with them were for fur trading, which was favorable and became lucrative to both sides. The colonists also sought to establish positive relations to secure their settlement borders. For nearly 200 years the Iroquois were a powerful factor in North American colonial
Iroquois, Illinois females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 101.3 males. The median income for a household was $35,781, and the median income for a family $40,250. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $23,438 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,624. 1.6% of the population and 0.0% of families were below the poverty line. 0% of those under 18 and 3.4% of those 65 and older were below the poverty line. Iroquois, Illinois Iroquois is a village in Concord Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States, along the Iroquois River.