Carroll County, Indiana

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Carroll County Courthouse in Delphi, listed on NRHP No. 03001317 [1]
Carroll County Courthouse, Delphi, listed on NRHP No. 03001317
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : Delphi
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 28
Delphi, IN 46923-0028
Foundation : January 7, 1826
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 317
Demographics
Residents : 20,155  (2010)
Population density : 20.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 971 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Carroll County within Indiana
Website : www.carlnet.org

Carroll County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Delphi .

geography

The county is located in central northwest Indiana, about 100 km to the west from Illinois and has an area of ​​971 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Cass County , Howard County , Clinton County , Tippecanoe County, and White Counties .

history

Carroll County was formed as the original Free Territory County on January 7, 1826. It was named after Charles Carroll , a signer of the United States' Declaration of Independence.

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 1611 -
1840 7819 385.4%
1850 11,015 40.9%
1860 13,489 22.5%
1870 16,152 19.7%
1880 18,345 13.6%
1890 20,021 9.1%
1900 19,953 -0.3%
1910 17,970 -9.9%
1920 16,315 -9.2%
1930 15,049 -7.8%
1940 15,410 2.4%
1950 16,010 3.9%
1960 16,934 5.8%
1970 17,734 4.7%
1980 19,722 11.2%
1990 18,809 -4.6%
2000 20,165 7.2%
2010 20,155 -0%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Carroll County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Carroll County had 20,165 people in 7,718 households and 5,688 families. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.65 percent white, 0.20 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.06 percent Asian and 1.39 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.54 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.93 percent of the population.

Of the 7,718 households, 33.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 63.5 percent were married couples living together, 6.5 percent were single mothers, and 26.3 percent were non-families. 22.8 percent were single households and 10.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.04.

26.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.4 percent between 18 and 24, 28.7 percent between 25 and 44 years. 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 96.8 men.

The median income for a household in the 42,677 USD , and the median income for a family 50,216 USD. Males had a median income of $ 35,348 versus $ 21,385 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,436. 4.3 percent of families and 6.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450406. 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. ^ Carroll County, Indiana , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Carroll County, Indiana  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 40 ° 35 ′  N , 86 ° 34 ′  W