Gibson County (Indiana)

administration
The Gibson County Courthouse in Princeton, listed on NRHP No. 84001038
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Princeton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 101 N. Main Street Princeton, IN 47670-1527
Foundation :	March 9, 1813
Made up from:	Knox County
Area code :	001 812
Demographics
Residents :	33,503 (2010)
Population density :	26.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1293 km²
Water surface :	27 km²
map

Website : www.gibsoncounty-in.gov

The Gibson County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Indiana . In 2010 , the county had 33,503 residents and a population density of 26.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Princeton .

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme southwest of Indiana on the eastern bank of the Wabash River , which forms the border with Illinois . It has an area of 1293 square kilometers, of which 27 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Gibson County:

Wabash County (Illinois)	Knox County
Edwards County, Illinois		Pike County
White County (Illinois)	Vanderburgh County , Posey County	Warrick County

history

Gibson County was formed on March 9, 1813 from parts of Knox County. It was named after John Gibson , an American general and governor of the Indiana Territory (1812-1813).

9 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 1, 2017).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1830	6192	-
1840	6280	1.4%
1850	6403	2%
1860	7855	22.7%
1870	7939	1.1%
1880	8282	4.3%
1890	11,156	34.7%
1900	11,227	0.6%
1910	13,661	21.7%
1920	18,061	32.2%
1930	19,666	8.9%
1940	23,926	21.7%
1950	27,777	16.1%
1960	28,567	2.8%
1970	28,799	0.8%
1980	29,233	1.5%
1990	30,159	3.2%
2000	32,580	8th %
2010	33.503	2.8%
Before 1900 1900-2000 2010

The Welborn-Ross House , listed in the NRHP

According to the 2010 census , Gibson County had 33,503 people in 13,001 households. The population density was 26.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.5 people lived in each of the 13,001 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.7 percent white, 2.0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.

23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 46,872 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,542. 12.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Gibson County localities

Citys

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Gibson County is divided into ten townships :

Division of Gibson County

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Barton Township	1677	18-03556
Center township	1341	18-11314
Columbia Township	3830	18-14662
Johnson Township	4094	18-38682
Montgomery Township	3996	18-50706
Patoka Township	11,864	18-58338
Union Township	4197	18-77300
Wabash Township	30th	18-79298
Washington Township	785	18-80612
White River Township	1689	18-83888

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 450354. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Gibson County, IN ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 30, 2012 @1@ 2
^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved August 30, 2012
↑ 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
↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Indiana ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 30, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu

Web links

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

38.31 -87.58Coordinates: 38 ° 19 ′ N , 87 ° 35 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] GNIS-ID: 450354. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[U.S._Census_Buero,_State_&_County_QuickFacts-3] U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Gibson County, IN ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 30, 2012 @1@ 2

[4] National Association of Counties.Retrieved August 30, 2012

[5] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 1, 2017.

[6] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011

[7] Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011

[8] Missouri Census Data Center - Indiana ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 30, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu