LaPorte County

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LaPorte County Courthouse
LaPorte County Courthouse
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : LaPorte
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
813 Lincolnway
La Porte, IN 46350-0000
Foundation : January 9, 1832
Made up from: St. Joseph County
Area code : 001 219
Demographics
Residents : 111,467  (2010)
Population density : 71.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1588 km²
Water surface : 38 km²
map
Map of LaPorte County within Indiana
Website : www.laportecounty.org

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

geography

The county is located in northern Indiana, borders Michigan , in the northwest on Lake Michigan and has an area of ​​1,588 square kilometers, of which 38 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Berrien County, Michigan, St. Joseph County , Starke County , Jasper County, and Porter County .

history

LaPorte County was formed on January 9, 1832 from parts of St. Joseph County. The name of the county, French for “door” or “portal”, alludes to a natural clearing that connects two prairies .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1840 8184 -
1850 12,145 48.4%
1860 22,919 88.7%
1870 27,062 18.1%
1880 30,985 14.5%
1890 34,445 11.2%
1900 38,386 11.4%
1910 45,797 19.3%
1920 50,443 10.1%
1930 60,490 19.9%
1940 63,660 5.2%
1950 76,808 20.7%
1960 95.111 23.8%
1970 105,342 10.8%
1980 108,632 3.1%
1990 107.066 -1.4%
2000 110.106 2.8%
2010 111,467 1.2%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Age pyramid of La Porte County (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , LaPorte County had 110,106 people in 41,050 households and 28,611 families. The population density was 71 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 86.26 percent white, 10.13 percent African American, 0.31 percent Native American, 0.45 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.31 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.52 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.09 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 41,050 households, 31.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 53.8 percent were married couples living together, 11.7 percent were single mothers, and 30.3 percent were non-families. 25.2 percent were single households and 10.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.

24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 and 24, 29.7 percent between 25 and 44 years. 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 105.3 men.

The median income for a household in the 41.430 USD , the average income of families 49,872 USD. Males had a median income of $ 36,686 versus $ 23,955 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,913. 8.7 percent of the population and 6.3 percent of families live below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450507. 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 , pp. 171, 172.
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 16, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 13, 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
  6. ^ LaPorte County, Indiana , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 41 ° 37 ′  N , 86 ° 43 ′  W