Wayne County, Indiana

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Wayne County Courthouse
Wayne County Courthouse
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : Richmond
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
301 East Main Street
Richmond, IN 47374-4210
Foundation : November 27, 1810
Made up from: Clark County
Dearborn County
Area code : 001 765
Demographics
Residents : 68,917  (2010)
Population density : 65.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1047 km²
Water surface : 2 km²
map
Map of Wayne County within Indiana
Website : www.co.wayne.in.us

Wayne County is a county in the US state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Richmond .

geography

The county is located in east Indiana, bordering Ohio, and has an area of ​​1,047 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water. In Indiana, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Randolph County , Union County , Fayette County , Henry County . In Wayne County, Hoosier Hill is the highest point in Indiana.

history

Anthony Wayne

Wayne County was formed on November 27, 1810 from parts of Clark County and Dearborn County. It was named after Anthony Wayne , a general who won the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 during the American Revolutionary War . He was also known as a commander in the Northwest Indian War .

The first seat of the county government was in Salisbury, a now defunct city. Later it was Centerville before it became Richmond.

Wayne County has a National Historic Landmark , the Levi Coffin House . A total of 33 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 5, 2017).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1820 12,119 -
1830 18,571 53.2%
1840 23,290 25.4%
1850 25,320 8.7%
1860 29,558 16.7%
1870 34,048 15.2%
1880 38,613 13.4%
1890 37,628 -2.6%
1900 38,970 3.6%
1910 43,757 12.3%
1920 48,136 10%
1930 54,809 13.9%
1940 59,229 8.1%
1950 68,566 15.8%
1960 74,039 8th %
1970 79.109 6.8%
1980 76.058 -3.9%
1990 71,951 -5.4%
2000 71.097 -1.2%
2010 68,917 -3.1%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Wayne County Age Pyramid (2000)
Earlham College Observatory
The Andrew F. Scott House , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Wayne County had 71,097 people in 28,469 households and 19,301 families. The population density was 68 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.04 percent white, 5.10 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.51 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.69 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.42 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.37 percent of the population.

Of the 28,469 households, 30.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 52.8 percent were married couples living together, 11.4 percent were single mothers, and 32.2 percent were non-families. 27.4 percent were single households and 11.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.2 percent between 18 and 24, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44 years old. 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 88.1 men.

The median income for a household in the 34,885 USD , and the median income for a family 42,811 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,298 versus $ 21,901 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,727. 8.5 percent of families and 11.4 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450336. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Indiana . National Park Service , accessed September 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 5, 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. ^ Wayne County, Indiana , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Wayne County, Indiana  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 39 ° 52 ′  N , 85 ° 1 ′  W