Ohio County (Indiana)

administration
Ohio County Courthouse
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Rising Sun
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 413 Main St. Rising Sun, IN 47040-1029
Foundation :	January 4, 1844
Made up from:	Dearborn County
Area code :	001 812
Demographics
Residents :	6128 (2010)
Population density :	27.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	227 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Ohio County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The administrative headquarters ( the county seat ) is Rising Sun .

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme southeast of Indiana, borders Kentucky to the east and has an area of 227 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Dearborn County , Boone County, Kentucky, Switzerland County, and Ripley County .

history

Ohio County was formed on January 4, 1844 from parts of Dearborn County. It was named after the Ohio River .

2 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 3, 2017).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	5308	-
1860	5462	2.9%
1870	5837	6.9%
1880	5563	-4.7%
1890	4955	-10.9%
1900	4724	-4.7%
1910	4329	-8.4%
1920	4024	-7%
1930	3747	-6.9%
1940	3782	0.9%
1950	4223	11.7%
1960	4165	-1.4%
1970	4289	3%
1980	5114	19.2%
1990	5315	3.9%
2000	5623	5.8%
2010	6128	9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Ohio County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Ohio River near Rising Sun

According to the 2000 census , Ohio County had 5,623 people in 2201 households and 1,586 families. The population density was 25 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.70 percent white, 0.48 percent African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.14 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.05 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.48 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.44 percent of the population.

Of the 2201 households, 31.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 59.9 percent were married couples living together, 8.5 percent were single mothers, and 27.9 percent were non-families. 23.2 percent were single households and 10.2 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

24.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.8 percent between 18 and 24, 28.6 percent between 25 and 44 years old. 25.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 96.2 men.

The median income for a household in the 41,348 US dollars , the average income of families 48,801 USD. Males had a median income of $ 37,297 versus $ 25,242 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,627. 5.8 percent of families and 7.1 percent of the population are below the poverty line.