Harrison County, Indiana
Harrison County Courthouse |
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US state : | Indiana |
Administrative headquarters : | Corydon |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 300 N. Capitol Ave. Corydon, IN 47112-1147 |
Foundation : | October 11, 1808 |
Made up from: |
Clark County Knox County |
Area code : | 001 812 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 39,364 (2010) |
Population density : | 31.3 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1261 km² |
Water surface : | 4 km² |
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Website : harrisoncounty.in.gov |
Harrison County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Corydon , which was the capital of Indiana until 1825.
geography
The county is located in southern Indiana, bordering Kentucky, and has an area of 1,261 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Washington County , Floyd County , in Kentucky: Jefferson County , Hardin County, and Meade County , Crawford County .
history
Harrison County was formed on October 11, 1808 from parts of Clark County and Knox County. It was named after William Henry Harrison , a general and first governor of the Indiana Territory.
The county saw the Battle of Corydon on July 9, 1863 during the Civil War .
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 | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1810 | 3595 | - | |
1820 | 7875 | 119.1% | |
1830 | 10,273 | 30.5% | |
1840 | 12,459 | 21.3% | |
1850 | 15,286 | 22.7% | |
1860 | 18,521 | 21.2% | |
1870 | 19,913 | 7.5% | |
1880 | 21,326 | 7.1% | |
1890 | 20,786 | -2.5% | |
1900 | 21,702 | 4.4% | |
1910 | 20,232 | -6.8% | |
1920 | 18,656 | -7.8% | |
1930 | 17,254 | -7.5% | |
1940 | 17,106 | -0.9% | |
1950 | 17,858 | 4.4% | |
1960 | 19.207 | 7.6% | |
1970 | 20,423 | 6.3% | |
1980 | 27,276 | 33.6% | |
1990 | 29,890 | 9.6% | |
2000 | 34,325 | 14.8% | |
2010 | 39,364 | 14.7% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
As of the 2000 census , Harrison County had 34,325 people in 12,917 households and 9,713 families. The population density was 27 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.38 percent white, 0.37 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.21 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.18 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.57 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.96 percent of the population.
Of the 12,917 households, 36.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 62.4 percent were married couples living together, 8.8 percent were single mothers, and 24.8 percent were non-families. 20.7 percent were single households and 8.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.04.
25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.7 percent between 18 and 24, 30.2 percent between 25 and 44 years old. 23.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 97.2 men.
The median income for a household in the 43,423 USD , and the median income for a family 48,542 USD. Males had a median income of $ 33,735 versus $ 24,897 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,643. 4.9 percent of families and 6.4 percent of the population were below the poverty line.
Places in the county
- Bradford
- Breckenridge
- Bridgeport
- Buena Vista
- Byrneville
- Central
- Central ingot
- Corydon
- Crandall
- Davidson
- Depauw
- Dixie
- Dogwood
- Elizabeth
- Evans Landing
- Fairdale
- Fishtown
- Frenchtown
- Glidas
- Happy Hollow
- Harrison Grange
- Hillcrest
- Laconia
- Lanesville
- Little Saint Louis
- Locust Point
- Lottick Corner
- Macedonia
- Mauckport
- Milltown
- Moberly
- Mott Station
- New Amsterdam
- New Boston
- New Middletown
- New Salisbury
- Palmyra
- Ramsey
- Rosewood
- Seven Springs
- Sugar Grove
- Titus
- Valley City
- White cloud
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 451677. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 2, 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 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
- ^ Harrison County, Indiana , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 38 ° 12 ′ N , 86 ° 7 ′ W