Montgomery County, Indiana

administration
Montgomery County Courthouse in Crawfordsville, listed on the NRHP
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Crawfordsville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 768 Crawfordsville, IN 47933-0768
Foundation :	December 21, 1822
Made up from:	Parke County Putnam County
Area code :	001 765
Demographics
Residents :	38,124 (2010)
Population density :	29.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1309 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Montgomery County is a county in the US state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Crawfordsville .

geography

The county is located in western Indiana, about 60 km from Illinois and has an area of 1,309 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Tippecanoe County , Clinton County , Boone County , Hendricks County , Putnam County , Parke County, and Fountain County .

history

R. Montgomery

Montgomery County was formed on December 21, 1822 from parts of Parke County and Putnam County. It was named after Richard Montgomery , a major general and hero in the American War of Independence , who was killed on December 31, 1775 while taking the city of Québec in the Battle of Québec .

The first white settler was William Offield from Tennessee , who settled here with his wife Jennie and a child in 1821.

The first county courthouse, a two-story log cabin, was completed in 1824. A second, built of stone, was created in 1833. The third Montgomery County Courthouse, still in use today, was completed in 1876.

Montgomery County has a National Historic Landmark , the General Lew Wallace Study . A total of 21 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 2, 2017).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1830	7317	-
1840	14,438	97.3%
1850	18,084	25.3%
1860	20,888	15.5%
1870	23,765	13.8%
1880	27,316	14.9%
1890	28,025	2.6%
1900	29,388	4.9%
1910	29,296	-0.3%
1920	28,490	-2.8%
1930	26,980	-5.3%
1940	27,231	0.9%
1950	29,122	6.9%
1960	32,089	10.2%
1970	33,930	5.7%
1980	35.501	4.6%
1990	34,436	-3%
2000	37,629	9.3%
2010	38,124	1.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Montgomery County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Deer Mill Covered Bridge in Shades State Park

Shades State Park map

As of the 2000 census , Montgomery County had 37,629 people in 14,595 households and 10,245 families. The population density was 29 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.77 percent white, 0.77 percent African American, 0.19 percent Native American, 0.42 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.10 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.71 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.62 percent of the population.

Of the 14,595 households, 33.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 57.6 percent were married couples living together, 8.6 percent were single mothers, and 29.8 percent were non-families. 25.3 percent were single households and 11.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

26.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.0 percent between 18 and 24, 28.6 percent between 25 and 44 years old. 22.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 97.8 men.

The median income for a household in the 41,297 US dollars , the average income of families 48,779 USD. Males had a median income of $ 36,612 versus $ 23,010 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,938. 6.1 percent of families and 8.3 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 450374. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Indiana . National Park Service , accessed September 2, 2017.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 2, 2017.

↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 16, 2011

↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

^ Montgomery County, Indiana , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

County home page

40.04 -86.89Coordinates: 40 ° 2 ′ N , 86 ° 53 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 450374. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Indiana . National Park Service , accessed September 2, 2017.

[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 16, 2011