Morgan County, Indiana

Morgan County Courthouse in Martinsville, listed on NRHP No. 95001531
administration
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Martinsville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 180 S. Main St. Martinsville, IN 46151-1976
Foundation :	December 31, 1821
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 765
Demographics
Residents :	68,894  (2010)
Population density :	65.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1060 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map
Website : www.scican.net

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

geography

The county is located slightly southwest of the geographic center of Indiana and has an area of ​​1,060 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Hendricks County , Marion County , Johnson County , Brown County , Monroe County , Owen County, and Putnam Counties .

history

Morgan County was formed as the original Free Territory County on December 31, 1821. It was named after Daniel Morgan , a general in the American Revolutionary War .

Historical objects

In 1950 the now historic Mill Street Bridge was built. Another historic bridge, the White Lick Creek Bridge , was built in 1935. It was replaced by a new one in 1995.

Martinsville is home to the historic Martinsville Sanitarium . The building is at 239 West Harrison Street . A total of 27 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 2, 2017).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1830	5593		-
1840	10,741		92%
1850	14,576		35.7%
1860	16,110		10.5%
1870	17,528		8.8%
1880	18,900		7.8%
1890	18,643		-1.4%
1900	20,457		9.7%
1910	21,182		3.5%
1920	20,010		-5.5%
1930	19,424		-2.9%
1940	19,801		1.9%
1950	23,726		19.8%
1960	33,875		42.8%
1970	44.176		30.4%
1980	51,999		17.7%
1990	55,920		7.5%
2000	66,689		19.3%
2010	68,894		3.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Morgan County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

County jail listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Morgan County had 66,689 people in 24,437 households and 19,036 families. The population density was 63 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.59 percent white, 0.07 percent African American, 0.22 percent Native American, 0.25 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.16 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.69 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.73 percent of the population.

Of the 24,437 households, 36.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 65.2 percent were married couples living together, 8.6 percent were single mothers, and 22.1 percent were non-families. 18.4 percent were single households and 7.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.06.

27.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.7 percent between 18 and 24, 30.6 percent between 25 and 44 years. 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 96.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 47,739 US dollars , the average income of families 52,851 USD. Males had a median income of $ 39,701 versus $ 26,311 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,657. 5.3 percent of families and 6.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

• Adams
• Alaska
• Allman
• Banta
• Beech Grove
• Bethany
• Bluffs
• Briarwood
• Brooklyn
• Brookmoor
• Browns Crossing
• Bunker Hill
• Center tone
• Champlin Meadows
• Cope
• Crestview Heights
• Crown Center
• Eminence
• Exchange
• Fewell Rhoades
• Fields
• Five points
• Fox Hill
• Gasburg
• Hall
• Hyndsdale
• Lake Hart
• Landersdale
• Lewisville
• Little Point
• Mahalasville
• Martinsville
• Maxwell
• McDaniel
• Miller
• Monrovia
• Mooresville
• Morgantown
• Paragon
• Plano
• Prather
• Ridgewood
• Shelburne
• Stine's Mill Corner
• Sundown Manor
• Wakeland
• Waverly
• Waverly Woods
• Whitaker
• Wilbur
• Willowbrook Estates
• Wiser
• Wolff
• Woodcrest
• Young

Townships

• Adams Township
• Ashland Township
• Baker Township
• Brown Township
• Clay Township
• Green Township
• Gregg Township
• Harrison Township
• Jackson Township
• Jefferson Township
• Madison Township
• Monroe Township
• Ray Township
• Washington Township

Flowing waters

• Clear Creek
• Stotts Creek
• White Lick Creek
• White River

See also

• List of cities in Indiana

Individual evidence

1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved January 19, 2019
2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450375. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
3. ↑ NRIS
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. ↑ 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 
8. ^ Morgan County, Indiana , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 39 ° 29 ′  N , 86 ° 27 ′  W