Elkhart County
Elkhart County Courthouse in Goshen, listed on NRHP No. 80000034 |
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US state : | Indiana |
Administrative headquarters : | Goshen |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 117 N 2nd Street Goshen, IN 46526-3231 |
Foundation : | January 29, 1830 |
Made up from: |
Allen County Cass County |
Area code : | 001 574 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 197,559 (2010) |
Population density : | 164.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1212 km² |
Water surface : | 10 km² |
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Website : www.elkhartcountyindiana.com |
Elkhart County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Goshen .
geography
The county is located in the extreme north of Indiana, borders Michigan and has an area of 1,212 square kilometers, of which ten square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: St. Joseph County, Michigan, LaGrange County , Noble County , Kosciusko County , Marshall County , St. Joseph County, and Cass County, Michigan.
history
Elkhart County was formed on January 29, 1830 from parts of Allen County and Cass County. It was named after the Elkhart River flowing nearby .
34 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 1, 2017).
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 935 | - | |
1850 | 12,690 | 1,257.2% | |
1860 | 20,986 | 65.4% | |
1870 | 26,026 | 24% | |
1880 | 33,454 | 28.5% | |
1890 | 39,201 | 17.2% | |
1900 | 45.052 | 14.9% | |
1910 | 49.008 | 8.8% | |
1920 | 56,384 | 15.1% | |
1930 | 68,875 | 22.2% | |
1940 | 72,634 | 5.5% | |
1950 | 84,512 | 16.4% | |
1960 | 106,790 | 26.4% | |
1970 | 126,529 | 18.5% | |
1980 | 137,330 | 8.5% | |
1990 | 156.198 | 13.7% | |
2000 | 182.791 | 17% | |
2010 | 197,559 | 8.1% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Elkhart County's population was 182,791 people in 66,154 households and 47,630 families. The population density was 152 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 86.40 percent white, 5.23 percent African American, 0.27 percent Native American, 0.92 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 5.36 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.78 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.92 percent of the population.
Of the 66,154 households, 36.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 56.8 percent were married couples living together, 10.5 percent were single mothers, and 28.0 percent were non-families. 22.6 percent were single households and 8.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.18.
28.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.5 percent between 18 and 24, 29.8 percent between 25 and 44 years. 20.9 percent were between 45 and 64 and 10.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 96.1 men.
The median income for a household in the 44,478 USD , and the median income for a family 50,438 USD. Males had a median income of $ 35,907 versus $ 24,051 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,250. 5.8 percent of families and 7.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line.
Places in the county
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 450348. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 1, 2017.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 15, 2011
- ↑ 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
- ^ Elkhart County, Indiana , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 41 ° 36 ′ N , 85 ° 52 ′ W