Greene County, Indiana

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Greene County Courthouse
Greene County Courthouse
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : Bloomfield
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
North Locust Court
Bloomfield, IN 47424-0000
Foundation : January 5, 1821
Made up from: Daviess County
Sullivan County
Area code : 001 812
Demographics
Residents : 33,165  (2010)
Population density : 23.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1414 km²
Water surface : 11 km²
map
Map of Greene County within Indiana

Greene County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Bloomfield .

geography

The county is located in southwest Indiana, about 45 km to the west from Illinois and has an area of ​​1,414 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Clay County , Owen County , Monroe County , Lawrence County , Martin County , Daviess County , Knox County, and Sullivan Counties .

history

Greene County was formed on January 5, 1821 from parts of Daviess County and Sullivan County. It was named after Nathanael Greene , a general and hero in the American War of Independence .

7 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 2, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 4242 -
1840 8321 96.2%
1850 12,313 48%
1860 16,041 30.3%
1870 19,514 21.7%
1880 22,996 17.8%
1890 24,379 6%
1900 28,530 17%
1910 36,873 29.2%
1920 36,770 -0.3%
1930 31,481 -14.4%
1940 31,330 -0.5%
1950 27,886 -11%
1960 26,327 -5.6%
1970 26,894 2.2%
1980 30,416 13.1%
1990 30,410 -0%
2000 33,157 9%
2010 33,165 0%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Greene County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Greene County had 33,157 people in 13,372 households and 9,360 families. The population density was 24 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.59 percent white, 0.08 percent African American, 0.31 percent Native American, 0.22 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.17 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.61 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.81 percent of the population.

Of the 13,372 households, 31.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 58.0 percent were married couples living together, 8.4 percent were single mothers, and 30.0 percent were non-families. 26.5 percent were single households and 12.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.7 percent between 18 and 24, 28.3 percent between 25 and 44 years old. 24.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 93.6 men.

The median income for a household in the 33,998 USD , and the median income for a family 41,523 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,309 versus $ 21,749 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,834. 8.4 percent of families and 11.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 451676. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 2, 2017.
  3. US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 15, 2011
  5. Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 11, 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  6. ^ Greene County, Indiana , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 39 ° 2 ′  N , 86 ° 58 ′  W