Jay County

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Jay County Courthouse
Jay County Courthouse
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : Portland
Foundation : 1836
Demographics
Residents : 21,253  (2010)
Population density : 21.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 994 km²
Water surface : 0 km²
map
Map of Jay County within Indiana
Website : www.co.jay.in.us

Jay County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The 2000 census counted 21,806 inhabitants. The county seat is Portland .

history

Jay County was established with effect from March 1, 1836. It is named after John Jay , one of the Founding Fathers of the United States .

8 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 2, 2017).

geography

The neighboring counties are (in the north starting clockwise): Adams County , Mercer County ( Ohio ), Darke County (Ohio), Randolph County , Delaware County , Blackford County and Wells County .

Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 3863 -
1850 7047 82.4%
1860 11,399 61.8%
1870 15,000 31.6%
1880 19,282 28.5%
1890 23,478 21.8%
1900 26,818 14.2%
1910 24,961 -6.9%
1920 23,318 -6.6%
1930 20,846 -10.6%
1940 22.601 8.4%
1950 23,157 2.5%
1960 22,572 -2.5%
1970 23,575 4.4%
1980 23,239 -1.4%
1990 21,512 -7.4%
2000 21,806 1.4%
2010 21,253 -2.5%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450362. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ^ 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. 151.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov

Coordinates: 40 ° 26 ′  N , 85 ° 1 ′  W