Marion County, Indiana

Marion County Courthouse and Postal Office
administration
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Indianapolis
Foundation :	1822
Demographics
Residents :	903,393  (2010)
Population density :	880.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1044 km²
Water surface :	18 km²
map

Marion County is a county in the US state of Indiana in the United States . The main town Indianapolis takes up most of the area of ​​the county.

history

Marion County was founded in 1822 and is named after Francis Marion , a general from the American Revolutionary War .

Most of the places in the county have now been incorporated into the city of Indianapolis. Own places are still today: Speedway , Southport , Beech Grove and Lawrence .

Historical objects

• The historic Ralph Waldo Emerson Indianapolis Public School # 58 is located in Indianapolis . The school building is located on North Linwood Street at number 321 and was listed on December 6, 2004 as a Historic Monument with the number 04001309 on the National Register of Historic Places .
• The historic Anderson Thompson House is located at 6551 Shelbyville Road in Indianapolis .
• The Locke Field Gardens can be found at Indiana Avenue (NRHP ID 83000133).
• On October 31, 2016, the Athenæum (The German House) was declared a National Historic Landmark .

There are a total of 9 National Historic Landmarks in Marion County . 237 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 2, 2017).

Demographics

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1830	7192		-
1840	16,080		123.6%
1850	24,103		49.9%
1860	39,855		65.4%
1870	71,939		80.5%
1880	102,782		42.9%
1890	141.156		37.3%
1900	197.227		39.7%
1910	263,661		33.7%
1920	348.061		32%
1930	422,666		21.4%
1940	460,926		9.1%
1950	551,777		19.7%
1960	697,567		26.4%
1970	792.299		13.6%
1980	765.233		-3.4%
1990	797.159		4.2%
2000	860.454		7.9%
2010	903.393		5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

According to the 2000 census , Marion County's population was 860,454; 352,164 households and 213,411 families were registered. The racial the population was composed of 70.49 percent white, 24.17 percent African American, 0.25 Native American, 1.43 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.98 percent from other ethnic groups ; 1.64 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.87 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450371. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ NRIS
3. ↑ ^{a b} Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Indiana . National Park Service , accessed September 2, 2017.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service, accessed September 2, 2017.
5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011.
6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 16, 2011.
7. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 14, 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. 
8. ^ Marion County, Indiana , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 39 ° 47 ′  N , 86 ° 8 ′  W