Howard County, Indiana
Howard County Courthouse in Kokomo, listed on the NRHP |
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US state : | Indiana |
Administrative headquarters : | Kokomo |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 117 N Main Street Kokomo, IN 46901-0000 |
Foundation : | January 15, 1844 |
Made up from: |
Carroll County Cass County Grant County Hamilton County Miami County |
Area code : | 001 765 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 82,752 (2010) |
Population density : | 109 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 761 km² |
Water surface : | 2 km² |
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Website : www.co.howard.in.us |
Howard County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Kokomo .
geography
The county is located in north-central Indiana and has an area of 761 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Miami County , Grant County , Tipton County , Clinton County , Carroll County, and Cass County .
history
Howard County was formed on January 15, 1844 from parts of Carroll County, Cass County, Grant County, Hamilton County, and Miami County. It was named after Tilghman A. Howard , a US statesman from Indiana.
11 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 2, 2017).
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1850 | 6657 | - | |
1860 | 12,524 | 88.1% | |
1870 | 15,847 | 26.5% | |
1880 | 19,584 | 23.6% | |
1890 | 26,186 | 33.7% | |
1900 | 28,575 | 9.1% | |
1910 | 33,177 | 16.1% | |
1920 | 43,965 | 32.5% | |
1930 | 46,696 | 6.2% | |
1940 | 47,752 | 2.3% | |
1950 | 54,498 | 14.1% | |
1960 | 69,509 | 27.5% | |
1970 | 83.198 | 19.7% | |
1980 | 86,896 | 4.4% | |
1990 | 80,827 | -7% | |
2000 | 84,964 | 5.1% | |
2010 | 82,752 | -2.6% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Howard County had 84,964 people in 34,800 households and 23,559 families. The population density was 112 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 89.73 percent white, 6.55 percent African American, 0.36 percent Native American, 1.01 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.85 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.49 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.01 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 34,800 households, 31.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 52.7 percent were married couples living together, 11.5 percent were single mothers, and 32.3 percent were non-families. 28.2 percent were single households and 10.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95.
25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44 years. 24.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 90 men.
The median income for a household in the 43,487 USD , and the median income for a family 53,051 USD. Males had a median income of $ 43,767 versus $ 26,566 for females. The per capita income was $ 22,049. 6.6 percent of families and 9.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line.
Places in the county
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 450360. Retrieved 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
- ^ Howard County, Indiana , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 40 ° 29 ′ N , 86 ° 7 ′ W