Harrison County, Indiana

administration
Harrison County Courthouse
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
map

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
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 Harrison County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Part of the Squire Boone Caverns

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

Townships

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 @1@ 2

^ Harrison County, Indiana , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Harrison County, Indiana - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

38.2 -86.12Coordinates: 38 ° 12 ′ N , 86 ° 7 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 451677. Accessed 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