Huntington County, Indiana

Huntington County is a located in the  of. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,005 (388 ). 991 km² (383 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.38%) is water.



Adjacent counties

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History
Huntington County was formed in 1832. It was named for, who signed the , and became under the.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 38,075 people, 14,242 households, and 10,282 families residing in the county. The was 38/km² (100/sq mi). There were 15,269 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (40/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.15%, 0.18% or , 0.41% , 0.31% , 0.01% , 0.26% from , and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were or  of any race. 39.0% were of, 21.5% , 8.4% and 8.1%  ancestry according to.

There were 14,242 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.40% were living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,620, and the median income for a family was $49,031. Males had a median income of $34,894 versus $21,693 for females. The for the county was $19,480. About 3.70% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the, including 6.20% of those under age 18 and 5.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * Bippus,Indiana
 * Bippus,Indiana

Private schools

 * Huntington Area Home Educators
 * Huntington Catholic School

Newspapers

 * The Herald-Press daily newspaper
 * The Huntington County TAB
 * Warren Weekly

Radio

 * WBZQ 1300 AM
 * Huntington North High School WVSH Viking Radio
 * Huntington University Radio WQHC 105.5-FM The Fuse!