Bartholomew County

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Bartholomew County Courthouse in Columbus, listed in NRHP No. 79000031 [1]
Bartholomew County Courthouse in Columbus, listed on NRHP No. 79000031
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : Columbus
Foundation : February 12, 1821
Area code : 001 812
Demographics
Residents : 76,794  (2010)
Population density : 72.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1060 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Bartholomew County within Indiana
Website : www.bartholomewco.com

Bartholomew County is a county in the US state of Indiana . The county seat is Columbus .

geography

Bartholomew County has a size of 1060 square kilometers. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Shelby County , Decatur County , Jennings County , Jackson County , Brown County, and Johnson Counties .

history

Bartholomew County was formed on February 12, 1821. It was named after Joseph Bartholomew , a general in the Indiana militia who played an important role in the settlement of the country and who was involved in the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe .

There are six National Historic Landmarks in Bartholomew County . A total of 21 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 31, 2017).

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 5476 -
1840 10,042 83.4%
1850 12,428 23.8%
1860 17,865 43.7%
1870 21,133 18.3%
1880 22,777 7.8%
1890 23,867 4.8%
1900 24,594 3%
1910 24,813 0.9%
1920 23,887 -3.7%
1930 24,864 4.1%
1940 28,276 13.7%
1950 36,108 27.7%
1960 48.198 33.5%
1970 57.022 18.3%
1980 65,088 14.1%
1990 63,657 -2.2%
2000 71,435 12.2%
2010 76,794 7.5%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 451683. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Indiana . National Park Service , accessed August 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 15, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

Web links

Commons : Bartholomew County, Indiana  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 39 ° 13 ′  N , 85 ° 54 ′  W