Indiana County

The Old Indiana County Courthouse in Indiana, listed on the NRHP since 1974
administration
US state :	Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters :	Indiana
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Indiana County Courthouse 825 Philadelphia Street Indiana, PA 15701-3951
Foundation :	March 30, 1803
Made up from:	Lycoming County , Westmoreland County
Area code :	724
Demographics
Residents :	88,880  (2010)
Population density :	41.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2161 km²
Water surface :	13 km²
map
Website : www.countyofindiana.org

The Indiana County is a county in the US -amerikanischen state Pennsylvania . At the 2010 census , the county had 88,880 residents and a population density of 41.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Indiana .

geography

The county is located in west central Pennsylvania and has an area of ​​2,161 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water. The southern border is formed by the Conemaugh River . The following neighboring counties border Indiana County:

	Jefferson County	Clearfield County
Armstrong County
	Westmoreland County	Cambria County

history

The county was formed on March 30, 1803 from parts of Clearfield and Westmoreland Counties . The origin of the name is not completely clear: Indiana could be the Latinized name for "land of the Indians" or stand for the Indiana territory .

The opera and lieder singer Renée Fleming (* 1959) comes from Indiana, Pennsylvania .

Historical objects

In addition to a number of other building are the former Indiana County Courthouse in Indiana and west of Willet location Trusal Covered Bridge (also known as Trusal-Dice Covered Bridge ) in the National Register of Historic Places entered (NRHP). A total of 23 buildings and sites in the county are listed in the NRHP (as of July 23, 2018).

population

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1810	6214		-
1820	8882		42.9%
1830	14,252		60.5%
1840	20,782		45.8%
1850	27,170		30.7%
1860	33,687		24%
1870	36,138		7.3%
1880	40,527		12.1%
1890	42,175		4.1%
1900	42,556		0.9%
1910	66.210		55.6%
1920	80.910		22.2%
1930	75,395		-6.8%
1940	79,854		5.9%
1950	77.106		-3.4%
1960	75,366		-2.3%
1970	79,451		5.4%
1980	92.281		16.1%
1990	89.994		-2.5%
2000	89.605		-0.4%
2010	88,880		-0.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010

As of the 2010 census , Indiana County had 88,880 people in 34,375 households. The population density was 41.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.44 people lived in each of the 34,375 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.9 percent white, 2.7 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.

19.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,225  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,587. 18.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Indiana County localities

Boroughs

Armagh Blairsville Cherry tree Clymer Creekside

Ernest Glen Campbell Homer City Indiana Marion Center

Plumville Saltsburg Shelocta Smicksburg

Census-designated places (CDP) Black Lick Chevy Chase Heights Commodore Dicksonville Heilwood Jacksonville Lucerne Mines Rossiter

Other Unincorporated Communities Clarksburg Home Loop Wehrum West Lebanon Willet

structure

Outline of Indiana County

Indiana County is divided into 24 townships in addition to the 14 independent boroughs :

Armstrong Township Banks Township Black Lick Township Brush Valley Township Buffington Township Burrell Township

Canoe Township Center township Cherryhill Township Conemaugh Township East Mahoning Township East Wheatfield Township

Grant Township Green Township Montgomery Township North Mahoning Township Pine Township Rayne Township

South Mahoning Township Washington Township West Mahoning Township West Wheatfield Township White Township Young Township

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 74001788. Retrieved March 10, 2012
2. ^ Indiana County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 10, 2012
4. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 145 .
5. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - Nos. 74001788 and 79002243.Retrieved March 10, 2012
6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
7. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 10, 2012
8. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
9. ↑ ^{a b} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Indiana County, PA ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 10, 2012  
10. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Pennsylvania  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 10, 2012  

Web links

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

• Official website
• www.city-data.com - Indiana County

Coordinates: 40 ° 39 ′  N , 79 ° 5 ′  W