Fayette County (Indiana)
The Fayette County Courthouse in Connersville, listed on the NRHP |
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US state : | Indiana |
Administrative headquarters : | Connersville |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 401 Central Avenue Connersville, IN 47331-1981 |
Foundation : | December 28, 1818 |
Made up from: |
Franklin County Wayne County |
Area code : | 001 765 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 24,277 (2010) |
Population density : | 43.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 557 km² |
Water surface : | 0.4 km² |
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Website : connersvillecommunity.com/fayette_county |
Fayette County is a county in the US state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Connersville .
geography
The county is located in southeast Indiana, about 40 km to the east from Ohio and has an area of 557 square kilometers with no significant body of water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Henry County , Wayne County , Union County , Franklin County, and Rush County .
history
Fayette County was formed on December 28, 1818 from parts of Franklin County and Wayne County. It was named after Marie-Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette , a general in the American War of Independence .
6 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 1, 2017).
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1820 | 5950 | - | |
1830 | 9112 | 53.1% | |
1840 | 9837 | 8th % | |
1850 | 10,217 | 3.9% | |
1860 | 10,225 | 0.1% | |
1870 | 10,476 | 2.5% | |
1880 | 11,394 | 8.8% | |
1890 | 12,630 | 10.8% | |
1900 | 13,495 | 6.8% | |
1910 | 14,415 | 6.8% | |
1920 | 17,142 | 18.9% | |
1930 | 19,243 | 12.3% | |
1940 | 19,411 | 0.9% | |
1950 | 23,391 | 20.5% | |
1960 | 24,454 | 4.5% | |
1970 | 26,216 | 7.2% | |
1980 | 28,272 | 7.8% | |
1990 | 26,015 | -8th % | |
2000 | 25,588 | -1.6% | |
2010 | 24,277 | -5.1% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
As of the 2000 census , Fayette County had 25,588 people in 10,199 households and 7,149 families. The population density was 46 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.16 percent white, 1.67 percent African American, 0.09 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.13 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.66 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.52 percent of the population.
Of the 10,199 households, 30.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 55.6 percent were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers, and 29.9 percent were non-families. 25.8 percent were single households and 12.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.94.
24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 and 24, 27.1 percent between 25 and 44 years old. 24.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 90.7 men.
The median income for a household in the 38,840 USD , and the median income for a family 46,111 USD. Males had a median income of $ 34,493 versus $ 23,082 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,624. 6.0 percent of families and 7.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line.
Places in the county
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 450349. 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 10, 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
- ^ Fayette County, Indiana , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 39 ° 38 ′ N , 85 ° 11 ′ W