Vermillion County

administration
Vermillion County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 2007
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Newport
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 190 Newport, IN 47966-0190
Foundation :	January 2, 1824
Made up from:	Parke County
Area code :	001 765
Demographics
Residents :	16,212 (2010)
Population density :	24.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	673 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map

Website : www.vermilliongov.us

The Vermillion County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Indiana . In 2010 , the county had 16,212 residents and a population density of 24.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Newport .

geography

The county is located in western Indiana on the right bank of the Wabash River and borders Illinois to the west . It has an area of 673 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Vermillion County:

	Warren County
Vermilion County, Illinois Edgar County, Illinois		Fountain County Parke County
	Vigo County

history

Vermillion County was formed on January 2, 1824 from parts of Parke County. It was named after the Vermilion River .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1830	5692	-
1840	8274	45.4%
1850	8661	4.7%
1860	9422	8.8%
1870	10,840	15%
1880	12,025	10.9%
1890	13,154	9.4%
1900	15,252	15.9%
1910	18,865	23.7%
1920	27,625	46.4%
1930	23,238	-15.9%
1940	21,787	-6.2%
1950	19,723	-9.5%
1960	17,683	-10.3%
1970	16,793	-5%
1980	18,229	8.6%
1990	16,773	-8th %
2000	16,788	0.1%
2010	16,212	-3.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Vermillion County had 16,212 people in 6,639 households. The population density was 24.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.39 people lived in the 6,639 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.

22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 41,904 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,178. 14.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.