Monroe County, Indiana

administration
Monroe County Courthouse in Bloomington, listed on NRHP No. 76000012
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Bloomington
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 100 W. 5th Street Bloomington, IN 47404-5143
Foundation :	January 14, 1818
Made up from:	Orange County
Area code :	001 812
Demographics
Residents :	137,974 (2010)
Population density :	135.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1065 km²
Water surface :	44 km²
map

Website : www.co.monroe.in.us

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

geography

The county is located in south central Indiana and has an area of 1,065 square kilometers, of which 44 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Morgan County , Brown County , Jackson County , Lawrence County , Greene County, and Owen County .

history

Monroe County was formed on January 14, 1818 from parts of Orange County. It was named after the then incumbent US President James Monroe .

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	2679	-
1830	6577	145.5%
1840	10.143	54.2%
1850	11,286	11.3%
1860	12,847	13.8%
1870	14,168	10.3%
1880	15,875	12%
1890	17,673	11.3%
1900	20,873	18.1%
1910	23,426	12.2%
1920	24,519	4.7%
1930	35,974	46.7%
1940	36,534	1.6%
1950	50,080	37.1%
1960	59,225	18.3%
1970	84,849	43.3%
1980	98,785	16.4%
1990	108,978	10.3%
2000	120,563	10.6%
2010	137.974	14.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Monroe County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Monroe County had 120,563 people in 46,898 households and 24,715 families. The population density was 118 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 90.83 percent white, 3.00 percent African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 3.37 percent Asian, 0.05 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.86 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.63 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.85 percent of the population.

Of the 46,898 households, 24.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 41.8 percent were married couples living together, 8.1 percent were single mothers, and 47.3 percent were non-families. 32.4 percent were single households and 7.2 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87 people.

18.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 27.7 percent between 18 and 24, 27.3 percent between 25 and 44 years old. 17.9 percent were between 45 and 64 and 9.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 94 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 33,311 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,058. Males had a median income of $ 34,062 versus $ 26,076 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,534. 7.1 percent of families and 18.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line.