Parke County

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Parke County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP
Parke County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : Rockville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
116 West High Street
Rockville, IN 47872-1716
Foundation : January 9, 1821
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 765
Demographics
Residents : 17,339  (2010)
Population density : 15.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1166 km²
Water surface : 14 km²
map
Map of Parke County within Indiana

Parke County is a county in the US state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Rockville . Turkey Run State Park is in the county .

geography

The county is located in western Indiana, about 20 km from Illinois and has an area of ​​1,166 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Fountain County , Montgomery County , Putnam County , Clay County , Vigo County, and Vermillion Counties .

history

Benjamin Parke

Parke County was formed as the Original Free Territory County on January 9, 1821. It was named after Benjamin Parke , a delegate of the Indiana Territory , commanding a squad of light dragoons at the Battle of Tippecanoe , member of the United States Congress and district judge of Indiana.

Historical objects

To the north of Rockville is the historic Marshall Bridge . The bridge, completed in 1917, spans Rush Creek and was listed on December 22, 1978 by the National Register of Historic Places as a historic monument with the number 78000400.

To the southeast of Mecca , off Old Greencastle Road , is the historic covered Roseville Bridge . The road bridge , built in 1910, spans Big Raccoon Creek and was also listed as a memorial number 78000409 on December 22, 1978 by the National Register of Historic Places .

Parke County has a National Historic Landmark , the West Union Bridge . A total of 44 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%
1830 7535 -
1840 13,499 79.2%
1850 14,968 10.9%
1860 15,538 3.8%
1870 18,166 16.9%
1880 19,460 7.1%
1890 20,296 4.3%
1900 23,000 13.3%
1910 22,214 -3.4%
1920 18,875 -15%
1930 16,561 -12.3%
1940 17,358 4.8%
1950 15,674 -9.7%
1960 14,804 -5.6%
1970 14,600 -1.4%
1980 16,372 12.1%
1990 15,410 -5.9%
2000 17,241 11.9%
2010 17,339 0.6%
1900–1990 2000 + 2010
Parke County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Sugar Creek in Turkey Run State Park
The Turkey Run State Park

As of the 2000 census , Parke County had 17,241 people in 6,415 households and 4,625 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.43 percent white, 2.15 percent African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.23 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.75 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60 percent of the population.

Of the 6,415 households, 30.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 59.9 percent were married couples living together, 8.3 percent were single mothers, and 27.9 percent were non-families. 24.1 percent were single households and 11.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.3 percent between 18 and 24, 28.7 percent between 25 and 44 years. 25.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 85.8 men.

The median income for a household in the 35,724 USD , and the median income for a family 40,656 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,578 versus $ 20,968 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,986. 9.3 percent of families and 11.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450380. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b NRIS
  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. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 16, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 16, 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
  7. ↑ Parke County, Indiana , 2000 Census Datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 39 ° 47 '  N , 87 ° 13'  W