Rush County, Indiana

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Rush County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 75000048 [1]
Rush County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 75000048
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : Rushville
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
101 East 2nd Street
Rushville, IN 46173-1871
Foundation : December 31, 1821
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 765
Demographics
Residents : 17,392  (2010)
Population density : 16.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1058 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Rush County within Indiana
Website : www.rushcounty.in.gov

Rush County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Rushville .

geography

The county is located in southeast Indiana and has an area of ​​1,058 square kilometers, of which one square kilometer is water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Henry County , Fayette County , Franklin County , Decatur County , Shelby County, and Hancock County .

history

Rush County was formed as the original Free Territory County on December 31, 1821. It was named after Benjamin Rush , a doctor in the American Revolutionary War .

Historical objects

A total of 24 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 4, 2017).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1830 9707 -
1840 16,456 69.5%
1850 16,445 -0.1%
1860 16,193 -1.5%
1870 17,626 8.8%
1880 19,238 9.1%
1890 19,034 -1.1%
1900 20,148 5.9%
1910 19,349 -4%
1920 19,241 -0.6%
1930 19,412 0.9%
1940 18,927 -2.5%
1950 19,799 4.6%
1960 20,393 3%
1970 20,352 -0.2%
1980 19,604 -3.7%
1990 18,129 -7.5%
2000 18,261 0.7%
2010 17,392 -4.8%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Rush County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Rush County had 18,261 people in 6,923 households and 5,046 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.69 percent white, 0.60 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.47 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.25 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.82 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.50 percent of the population.

Of the 6,923 households, 34.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 60.8 percent were married couples living together, 8.4 percent were single mothers, and 27.1 percent were non-families. 23.3 percent were single households and 11.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.06.

26.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.5 percent between 18 and 24, 28.9 percent between 25 and 44 years old. 22.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 93.2 men.

The median income for a household in the 38,152 USD , and the median income for a family 42,633 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,491 versus $ 22,101 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,997. 5.5 percent of families and 7.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. GNIS-ID: 446854. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 4, 2017.
  4. US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 16, 2011
  6. Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  7. ^ Rush County, Indiana , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 39 ° 37 ′  N , 85 ° 28 ′  W