Hendricks County

Hendricks County Courthouse in Danville, listed on the NRHP
administration
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Danville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 599 Danville, IN 46122-0599
Foundation :	December 20, 1823
Made up from:	Putnam County Free Territory
Area code :	001 317
Demographics
Residents :	145,448  (2010)
Population density :	137.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1059 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map
Website : www.co.hendricks.in.us

Hendricks County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Danville .

geography

The county is slightly west of the geographic center of Indiana and west of Indianapolis; it has an area of ​​1059 square kilometers, one square kilometer of which is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Boone County , Marion County (including Indianapolis ), Morgan County , Putnam County, and Montgomery County .

history

Hendricks County was formed on December 20, 1823 from parts of Putnam County and Free Territory. It was named after William Hendricks an American politician and governor of Indiana.

20 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 3975 - 1840 11,264 183.4% 1850 14,083 25% 1860 16,953 20.4% 1870 20,277 19.6% 1880 22,981 13.3% 1890 21,498 -6.5% 1900 21,292 -1 % 1910 20,840 -2.1% 1920 20,291 -2.6% 1930 19,725 -2.8% 1940 20,151 2.2% 1950 24,594 22% 1960 40,896 66.3% 1970 53,974 32% 1980 69,804 29.3% 1990 75,717 8.5% 2000 104.093 37.5% 2010 145,448 39.7% Before 1900, 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

According to the 2000 census , Hendricks County had 104,093 people in 37,275 households and 29,074 families. The population density was 98 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.71 percent white, 1.12 percent African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 0.66 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.36 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.87 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.12 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 37,275 households, 39.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 67.1 percent were married couples living together, 7.7 percent were single mothers, and 22.0 percent were non-families. 18.3 percent were single households and 6.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.08.

Hendricks County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Former district prison, listed in the NRHP

28.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.0 percent between 18 and 24, 32.3 percent between 25 and 44 years. 22.9 percent were between 45 and 64 and 9.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 99.4 men.

The median income for a household in the 55,208 USD , and the median income for a family 61,689 USD. Males had a median income of $ 43,820 versus $ 29,340 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,129. 2.8 percent of families and 3.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Flowing waters

• Big Walnut Creek
• Mill Creek
• Thompson Creek
• White Lick Creek

Places in the county

Amo Avon Belleville Brownsburg Cartersburg Center Valley Clayton

Clermont Heights Coatesville Danville Friendswood Gael Hadley Hazelwood

Jamestown Joppa Lakeside Lizton Maplewood Montclair New Winchester

North Salem Northwest Manor Pecksburg Pittsboro Plainfield Raintown Reno

Six points Springtown Stilesville Summit Tilden

Townships

Brown Township Center township Clay Township

Eel River Township Franklin Township Guilford Township

Liberty Township Lincoln Township Marion Township

Middle Township Union Township Washington Township

See also

• List of cities in Indiana

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450358. 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 
6. ↑ Hendricks County, Indiana , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Hendricks County, Indiana  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 39 ° 46 ′  N , 86 ° 31 ′  W