Orange County (Indiana)

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Orange County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 75000009 [1]
Orange County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 75000009
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : Paoli
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
205 E. Main Street
Paoli, IN 47454-1554
Foundation : December 26, 1815
Made up from: Gibson County
Knox County
Washington County
Area code : 001 812
Demographics
Residents : 19,840  (2010)
Population density : 19.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1057 km²
Water surface : 22 km²
map
Map of Orange County within Indiana
Website : www.co.orange.in.us

Orange County is a county in the US state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Paoli .

geography

The county is located in southern Indiana, about 60 km from Kentucky and has an area of ​​1,057 square kilometers, of which 22 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Lawrence County , Washington County , Crawford County , Dubois County, and Martin County .

history

Orange County was formed on December 26, 1815 from parts of Gibson County, Knox County and Washington County. It was named after the county of the same name in North Carolina .

Orange County has a National Historic Landmark , the West Baden Springs Hotel . A total of 15 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 3, 2017).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1820 5368 -
1830 7901 47.2%
1840 9602 21.5%
1850 10,809 12.6%
1860 12,076 11.7%
1870 13,497 11.8%
1880 14,363 6.4%
1890 14,678 2.2%
1900 16,854 14.8%
1910 17.192 2%
1920 16,974 -1.3%
1930 17,459 2.9%
1940 17,311 -0.8%
1950 16,879 -2.5%
1960 16,877 -0%
1970 16,968 0.5%
1980 18,677 10.1%
1990 18,409 -1.4%
2000 19.306 4.9%
2010 19,840 2.8%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Orange County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Thomas Newby Braxtan House , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Orange County had 19,306 people in 7,621 households and 5,342 families. The population density was 18.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.90 percent white, 0.63 percent African American, 0.31 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.25 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.73 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.56 percent of the population.

Of the 7,621 households, 32.4 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 29.9 percent were non-families. 26.2 percent were single households and 12.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.

25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24, 28.0 percent between 25 and 44 years. 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 94.7 men.

The median income for a household in the 31,564 US dollars , the average income of families 38,505 USD. Males had a median income of $ 28,658 versus $ 20,238 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,717. 9.0 percent of families and 12.4 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 451681. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Indiana . National Park Service , accessed September 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 3, 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  8. ^ Orange County, Indiana , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

See also

Web links

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

Coordinates: 38 ° 32 ′  N , 86 ° 30 ′  W