Warren County (Indiana)

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Warren County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP
Warren County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : Williamsport
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
125 N Monroe Street
Williamsport, IN 47993-1162
Foundation : January 19, 1827
Made up from: Fountain County
Area code : 001 765
Demographics
Residents : 8508  (2010)
Population density : 9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 949 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Warren County within Indiana

The Warren County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Indiana . In 2010 the county had 8,508 people and a population density of 9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Williamsport .

geography

The county is located in western Indiana on the right bank of the Wabash River at the mouth of Big Pine Creek . It borders Illinois and has an area of ​​949 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water.

In the center of Williamsport is the Williamsport Falls, the waterfall with the greatest height difference in all of Indiana.

The following neighboring counties border Warren County:

Benton County
Vermilion County
(Illinois) 		Compass card (de) .svg Tippecanoe County
Vermillion County Fountain County

  • Wabash River at Williamsport

  • Williamsport Falls

  • Big Pine Creek

history

Warren

Warren County was formed on January 19, 1827 from former parts of Fountain County. It was named after Joseph Warren (1741-1775), a commander in the American Revolutionary War , who was killed in 1775 at the Battle of Bunker Hill .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1830 2861 -
1840 5656 97.7%
1850 7387 30.6%
1860 10,057 36.1%
1870 10.204 1.5%
1880 11,497 12.7%
1890 10,955 -4.7%
1900 11,371 3.8%
1910 10,899 -4.2%
1920 9699 -11%
1930 9167 -5.5%
1940 9055 -1.2%
1950 8535 -5.7%
1960 8545 0.1%
1970 8705 1.9%
1980 8976 3.1%
1990 8176 -8.9%
2000 8419 3%
2010 8508 1.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

After the census of 2010 8508 people lived in Warren County in 3328 households. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.53 people lived in each of the 3328 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.

22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 49,615  USD . The per capita income was $ 25,447. 9.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

Former localities

  • Dresser
  • Kickapoo
  • Locust Grove
  • Point Pleasant
  • Sloan
  • Walnut Grove
  • Warrenton

structure

Townships in Warren County

Warren County is divided into twelve townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Adams Township 512    18-00496
Jordan Township 247    18-39024
Kent Township 428    18-39528
Liberty Township 896    18-43488
Medina Township 457    18-48222
Mound Township 418    18-51264
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Pike Township 1221    18-59778
Pine Township 481    18-59958
Prairie Township 257    18-61632
Steuben Township 487    18-73088
Warren Township 806    18-80198
Washington Township 2298    18-81098

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450400. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Warren County, IN. Retrieved December 10, 2012
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 10, 2012
  4. ^ Purdue University - Williamsport Falls ( August 11, 2012 memento on the Internet Archive ). Retrieved December 10, 2012
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  7. ^ Warren County, Indiana Townships. Accessed March 31, 2019 .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 40 ° 21 ′  N , 87 ° 22 ′  W