Elkhart County

administration
Elkhart County Courthouse in Goshen, listed on NRHP No. 80000034
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
map

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
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 Elkhart County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

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.