Posey County, Indiana

Posey County, Indiana
Map
Location in the state of Indiana
Indiana's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1814
Seat	Mount Vernon
Largest City	Mount Vernon
Area - Total - Land - Water	419 sq mi (1,086 km²) 408 sq mi (1,058 km²) 11 sq mi (28 km²), 2.61%
Population - (2000) - Density	27,061 26/sq mi (66/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Revolutionary War General Thomas Posey.

Posey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 27,061. The county seat is Mount Vernon⁶.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,086 km² (419 mi²). 1,058 km² (408 mi²) of it is land and 28 km² (11 mi²) of it (2.61%) is water.

Major Highways

Railroads

CSX Transportation

River Ports

Largest ports in the U.S. from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwind Maritime Center

Adjacent counties

History

Posey County was formed in 1814. It was named for Revolutionary War Gen. Thomas Posey, who was, at the time, Governor of the Indiana Territory.

Image:Mount Vernon-indiana-courthouse.jpg

County courthouse in Mount Vernon.

Demographics

Posey County Population by year
2000 27,061 1990 25,968 1980 26,414 1970 21,740 1960 19,214 1950 19,818 1940 19,183 1930 17,853 1920 19,334 1910 21,670 1900 22,333 1890 21,529 1880 20,857 1870 19,185 1860 16,167 1850 12,549 1840 9,683 1830 6,549 1820 4,061

As of the census² of 2000, there were 27,061 people, 10,205 households, and 7,612 families residing in the county. The population density was 26/km² (66/mi²). There were 11,076 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (27/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.97% White, 0.86% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.2% were of German, 19.2% American, 10.8% English and 7.0% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 10,205 households out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.50% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,209, and the median income for a family was $53,737. Males had a median income of $39,084 versus $23,996 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,516. About 6.00% of families and 7.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.50% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Townships

Recreation

Harmonie State Park
Hovey Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area [1]
Brittlebank Park (Mount Vernon)

References

Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8.

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