Delaware County (Indiana)

Delaware County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Muncie
Foundation :	1827
Demographics
Residents :	117,671  (2010)
Population density :	115.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1025 km²
Water surface :	7 km²
map
Website : www.co.delaware.in.us

Delaware County is a county in the US state of Indiana in the United States . The seat of the county government is Muncie .

history

Delaware County was established with effect from April 1, 1827 and were prepared in accordance of the Delaware originating Lenni Lenape named who had been resettled there.

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

population

At the 2000 census , the county had 118,769 people and a population density of 117 people per square kilometer.

geography

Madison County has an area of ​​1025 square kilometers, of which 1018 square kilometers are land and seven square kilometers are covered with water. Water thus covers 0.66 percent of the county's surface.

The neighboring counties starting clockwise from the north are: Blackford Counties , Jay Counties , Randolph Counties , Henry County , Madison Counties , and Grant Counties

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1820	3677		-
1830	2374		-35.4%
1840	8843		272.5%
1850	10,843		22.6%
1860	15,753		45.3%
1870	19,030		20.8%
1880	22,926		20.5%
1890	30.131		31.4%
1900	49,624		64.7%
1910	51,414		3.6%
1920	56,377		9.7%
1930	67,270		19.3%
1940	74,963		11.4%
1950	90.252		20.4%
1960	110,938		22.9%
1970	129,219		16.5%
1980	128,587		-0.5%
1990	119,659		-6.9%
2000	118,769		-0.7%
2010	117,671		-0.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Delaware County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Places in the county

• Albany
• Andersonville
• Anthony
• Aultshire
• Bethel
• Cammack
• Chesterfield
• Cowan
• Creston
• Cross roads
• Daleville
• Desoto
• Drew
• Eaton
• Gaston
• Gates Corner
• Granville
• Hyde Park
• Irvington
• Janney
• Liberty Corners
• Mayfield
• Medford
• Middletown Park
• Morningside
• Mount Pleasant
• Muncie
• New Burlington
• Oakville
• progress
• Reed station
• Shideler
• Smithfield
• Stockport
• West Muncie
• Wheeling
• Woodland Park
• Yorktown

Townships

• Center township
• Delaware Township
• Hamilton Township
• Harrison Township
• Liberty Township
• Monroe Township
• Mount Pleasant Township
• Niles Township
• Perry Township
• Salem Township
• Union Township
• Washington Township

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450347. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken & Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 82.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 1, 2017.
4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 15, 2011
6. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 

Web links

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

Coordinates: 40 ° 14 ′  N , 85 ° 24 ′  W