Clay County, Indiana

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The Clay County Courthouse in Brazil, listed on the NRHP.
The Clay County Courthouse in Brazil, listed on the NRHP .
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : Brazil
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
609 E. National Avenue
Brazil, IN 47834-2670
Foundation : February 12, 1825
Made up from: Owen County
Putnam County
Sullivan County
Vigo County
Area code : 001 812
Demographics
Residents : 26,890  (2010)
Population density : 29 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 933 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Clay County within Indiana
Website : www.claycountyin.org

Clay County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Brazil .

geography

The county is located in southwest Indiana, about 45 km to the west from Illinois and has an area of ​​933 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Parke County , Putnam County , Owen County , Greene County , Sullivan County, and Vigo Counties .

history

Henry Clay

Clay County was formed on February 12, 1825 from parts of Owen County, Putnam County, Sullivan County, and Vigo County. It was named after Henry Clay a US politician, member of the House of Representatives , senator , secretary of state and opponent of slavery .

The first seat of the county government was Bowling Green with the first district court built in 1928. With the construction of the National Road (now US 40) and various railway lines, the city of Brazil became the first point of accessibility and in 1876 the seat of the county administration was relocated. The old district court building burned down and a new one was built in Brazil. The next was built in 1914 and is still in operation today.

14 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 1616 -
1840 5567 244.5%
1850 7944 42.7%
1860 12,161 53.1%
1870 19,084 56.9%
1880 25,854 35.5%
1890 30,536 18.1%
1900 34,285 12.3%
1910 32,535 -5.1%
1920 29,447 -9.5%
1930 26,479 -10.1%
1940 25,365 -4.2%
1950 23,918 -5.7%
1960 24.207 1.2%
1970 23,933 -1.1%
1980 24,862 3.9%
1990 24,705 -0.6%
2000 26,556 7.5%
2010 26,890 1.3%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Clay County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Indiana State Road 42 Bridge over the Eel River, listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Clay County had 26,556 people in 10,216 households and 7,437 families. The population density was 29 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.38 percent white, 0.33 percent African American, 0.24 percent Native American, 0.11 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.23 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.68 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.58 percent of the population.

Of the 10,216 households, 33.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 59.7 percent were married couples living together, 9.4 percent were single mothers, and 27.2 percent were non-families. 23.8 percent were single households and 12.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.03.

26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 and 24, 27.8 percent between 25 and 44 years. 22.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 92.1 men.

The median income for a household in the 36,865 USD , and the median income for a family 41,863 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,611 versus $ 21,593 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,364. 6.4 percent of families and 8.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450341. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 31, 2017.
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  6. ^ Clay County, Indiana , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 39 ° 24 '  N , 87 ° 7'  W