Blackford County

administration
The Blackford County Courthouse in Hartford City, listed on NRHP No. 80000053
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Hartford City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 110 West Washington Hartford City, IN 47348-0000
Foundation :	February 15, 1838
Made up from:	Jay County
Area code :	001 765
Demographics
Residents :	12,766 (2010)
Population density :	29.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	428 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

Website : www.blackfordcounty.com

Blackford County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Hartford City .

geography

The county is located in northeast Indiana, about 50 km to the east from Ohio , and covers an area of 428 square kilometers, one square kilometer of which is water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Wells County , Jay County , Delaware County, and Grant County .

history

Blackford County was formed on February 15, 1838 from parts of Jay County. It was named after Isaac Blackford , speaker of the first Indiana General Assembly.

4 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 31, 2017).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	1226	-
1850	2860	133.3%
1860	4122	44.1%
1870	6272	52.2%
1880	8020	27.9%
1890	10,461	30.4%
1900	17,213	64.5%
1910	15,820	-8.1%
1920	14,084	-11%
1930	13,617	-3.3%
1940	13,783	1.2%
1950	14,026	1.8%
1960	14,792	5.5%
1970	15,888	7.4%
1980	15,570	-2%
1990	14,067	-9.7%
2000	14,048	-0.1%
2010	12,766	-9.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Blackford County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Former district prison, built in 1879

As of the 2000 census , Blackford County had 14,048 people in 5,690 households and 4,028 families. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.40 percent white, 0.12 percent African American, 0.32 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian and 0.17 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.83 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.59 percent of the population.

Of the 5,690 households, 30.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 56.8 percent were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers, and 29.2 percent were non-families. 25.9 percent were single households and 12.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.5 percent between 18 and 24, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44 years old. 24.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 92.8 men.

The median income for a household in the 34,760 USD , and the median income for a family 41,758 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,172 versus $ 21,386 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,543. 6.0 percent of families and 8.7 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Web links

Commons : Blackford County - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 450404. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 31, 2017.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 15, 2011
↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
^ Blackford County, Indiana , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

40.47 -85.32Coordinates: 40 ° 28 ′ N , 85 ° 19 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] GNIS-ID: 450404. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 31, 2017.

[4] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 15, 2011

[6] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

[7] Blackford County, Indiana , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .