Montgomery County, Indiana

Montgomery County
County
Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°02′N 86°53′W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Founded	1823
Seat	Crawfordsville
Largest city	Crawfordsville
Population  (2000)
• Total	37,629
Website	www.crawfordsville.org

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 37,629. The county seat is Crawfordsville⁶.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,309 km² (505 mi²). 1,307 km² (505 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.16%) is water.

Cities and towns

• Alamo
• Crawfordsville
• Darlington
• Ladoga
• Linden
• New Market
• New Richmond
• New Ross
• Waveland
• Waynetown
• Wingate

Adjacent counties

• Tippecanoe County (north)
• Clinton County (northeast)
• Boone County (east)
• Hendricks County (southeast)
• Putnam County (south)
• Parke County (southwest)
• Fountain County (west)

History

Montgomery County was formed in 1823. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada, in the Battle of Quebec

The first county election was held in Mar 1823. 61 people voted in that first election. The first three county commissioners were elected - William Offield, James Blevins and John McCollough - who then ordered that the first jail and courthouse be built.

Demographics

Montgomery County Population by year

2000 37,629 1990 34,436 1980 35,501 1970 33,930 1960 32,089 1950 29,122 1940 27,231 1930 26,980 1920 28,490 1910 29,296 1900 29,388 1890 28,025 1880 27,316 1870 23,765 1860 20,888 1850 18,084 1840 14,438 1830 7,317

As of the census² of 2000, there were 37,629 people, 14,595 households, and 10,245 families residing in the county. The population density was 29/km² (75/mi²). There were 15,678 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (31/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.77% White, 0.77% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.2% were of German, 22.4% American, 12.9% English and 12.7% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 14,595 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,297, and the median income for a family was $48,779. Males had a median income of $36,612 versus $23,010 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,938. About 6.10% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.20% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.

References

• Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)