Hancock County, Indiana

administration
The Hancock County Courthouse in Greenfield, part of the Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District , listed on the NRHP
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Greenfield
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 9 E. Main Greenfield, IN 46140-2320
Foundation :	January 26, 1827
Made up from:	Madison County
Area code :	001 317
Demographics
Residents :	70.002 (2010)
Population density :	88.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	794 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Website : www.hancockcoingov.org

Hancock County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Greenfield .

geography

The county is located just east of the geographic center of Indiana and covers an area of 794 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Madison County , Henry County , Rush County , Shelby County , Marion County, and Hamilton County .

history

Hancock County was formed on January 26, 1827 from parts of Madison County. It was named after John Hancock , who was the first to sign the American Declaration of Independence.

11 structures 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	1436	-
1840	7535	424.7%
1850	9698	28.7%
1860	12,802	32%
1870	15.123	18.1%
1880	17.123	13.2%
1890	17,829	4.1%
1900	19,189	7.6%
1910	19,030	-0.8%
1920	17,210	-9.6%
1930	16.605	-3.5%
1940	17.302	4.2%
1950	20,332	17.5%
1960	26,665	31.1%
1970	35.096	31.6%
1980	43,939	25.2%
1990	45,527	3.6%
2000	55.391	21.7%
2010	70.002	26.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Hancock County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Hancock County had 55,391 people in 20,718 households and 16,160 families. The population density was 70 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.44 percent white, 0.13 percent African American, 0.17 percent Native American, 0.37 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.23 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.62 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.95 percent of the population.

Of the 20,718 households, 36.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 67.5 percent were married couples living together, 7.4 percent were single mothers, and 22.0 percent were non-families. 18.8 percent were single households and 7.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.02.

26.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.8 percent between 18 and 24, 30.0 percent between 25 and 44 years. 25.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 94.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 56,416 USD , and the median income for a family 63,083 USD. Males had a median income of $ 44,001 versus $ 28,562 for females. The per capita income was $ 24,966. 1.9 percent of families and 3.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.