Clinton County (Indiana)

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Clinton County Courthouse in Frankfort, listed on NRHP No. 78000027 [1]
Clinton County Courthouse in Frankfort, listed on NRHP No. 78000027
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : Frankfort
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
125 Courthouse Square
Frankfort, IN 46041-1942
Foundation : January 29, 1830
Made up from: Tippecanoe County
Area code : 001 765
Demographics
Residents : 33,224  (2010)
Population density : 31.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1050 km²
Water surface : 0.6 km²
map
Map of Clinton County within Indiana

Clinton County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Frankfort .

geography

The county is located northeast of the geographic center of Indiana and covers an area of ​​1050 square kilometers with no significant body of water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Carroll County , Howard County , Tipton County , Hamilton County , Boone County , Montgomery County, and Tippecanoe Counties .

history

Clinton County was formed on January 29, 1830 from parts of Tippecanoe County. It was named after DeWitt Clinton , an early US politician and governor of New York state .

10 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%
1830 1423 -
1840 7508 427.6%
1850 11,869 58.1%
1860 14,505 22.2%
1870 17,330 19.5%
1880 23,472 35.4%
1890 27,370 16.6%
1900 28.202 3%
1910 26,674 -5.4%
1920 27,737 4%
1930 27,329 -1.5%
1940 28,411 4%
1950 29,734 4.7%
1960 30,765 3.5%
1970 30,547 -0.7%
1980 31,545 3.3%
1990 30,974 -1.8%
2000 33,866 9.3%
2010 33,224 -1.9%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Clinton County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Clinton County had 33,866 people in 12,545 households and 9,057 families. The population density was 32 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.38 percent white, 0.30 percent African American, 0.14 percent Native American, 0.21 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 4.18 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.77 percent were descended from two or more races. 7.32 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 12,545 households, 35.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 58.9 percent were married couples living together, 9.0 percent were single mothers, and 27.8 percent were non-families. 23.6 percent were single households and 11.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.10 people.

27.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.8 percent between 18 and 24, 28.4 percent between 25 and 44 years. 21.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 93.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,759 , and the median income for a family is $ 48,864. Males had a median income of $ 36,385 versus $ 24,378 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,862. 6.3 percent of families and 8.6 percent of the population were 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: 450342. 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. ↑ Clinton County, Indiana , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 40 ° 18 ′  N , 86 ° 29 ′  W