Vigo County

administration
Vigo County Courthouse in Terre Haute, listed on NRHP No. 83000160
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Terre Haute
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse Third & Wabash Terre Haute, IN 47807
Foundation :	January 21, 1818
Made up from:	Sullivan County
Area code :	001 812
Demographics
Residents :	107,848 (2010)
Population density :	103.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1063 km²
Water surface :	19 km²
map

Website : www.vigocounty.in.gov

The Vigo County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Indiana . In 2010 the county had 107,848 residents and a population density of 103.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Terre Haute .

geography

The county is located in southwest Indiana and borders Illinois to the west . It has an area of 1063 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water. The county is traversed by the Wabash River in a north-south direction . The following neighboring counties border Vigo County:

	Vermillion County Parke County
Edgar County, Illinois Clark County, Illinois		Clay County
	Sullivan County

history

Vigo County was formed on January 21, 1818 from parts of Sullivan County. It was named after Francis Vigo , a hero in the American Revolutionary War .

Vigo County has a National Historic Landmark , the Eugene V. Debs Home . A total of 47 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%
1820	3390	-
1830	5766	70.1%
1840	12,076	109.4%
1850	15,289	26.6%
1860	22,517	47.3%
1870	33,549	49%
1880	45,658	36.1%
1890	50.195	9.9%
1900	62,035	23.6%
1910	87,930	41.7%
1920	100.212	14%
1930	98,861	-1.3%
1940	99,709	0.9%
1950	105.160	5.5%
1960	108,458	3.1%
1970	114,528	5.6%
1980	112,385	-1.9%
1990	106.107	-5.6%
2000	105,848	-0.2%
2010	107,848	1.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Postcard from Collett Park

According to the 2010 census , Vigo County had 107,848 people in 40,490 households. The population density was 103.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.42 people lived in each of the 40,490 households.

The racial the population was composed of 88.6 percent white, 7.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 1.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.

21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.5 percent were 65 years or older. 49.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 38,508 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,398. 19.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Vigo County

City

Terre Haute

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Townships in Vigo County

Vigo County is divided into twelve townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Fayette Township	2630	18-22882
Harrison Township	51,272	18-32026
Honey Creek Township	17.179	18-34546
Linton Township	1323	18-44208
Lost Creek Township	10,497	18-45018
Nevins Township	1975	18-52308

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Otter Creek Township	9069	18-57294
Pierson Township	1210	18-59652
Prairie Creek Township	1195	18-61704
Prairieton Township	1222	18-61776
Riley Township	3123	18-64530
Sugar Creek Township	7153	18-73970