Floyd County, Indiana

Floyd County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 70,823. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 384 (148 ). 383 km² (148 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.21%) is water.

Geographical Features
in Floyd county was named after the most prominent geographical feature of the county which are the knobs: many steep hills which dot the midsection of the county. The highest point is S. Skyline Drive (+38° 21' 13.64", -85° 50' 50.64") at just over 1000ft. The lowest point in the county being the shore of the near  at an elevation of 380ft.

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History
Floyd County was formed in 1819. The Indiana State Library says it was named for Gen. of, an officer in the. Floyd was a member of the in 1819. Others say it was named for either early settler Davis Floyd or early settler John Floyd.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 70,823 people, 27,511 households, and 19,697 families residing in the county. The was 185/km² (478/sq mi). There were 29,087 housing units at an average density of 76/km² (196/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.23%, 4.41% or , 0.21% , 0.46% , 0.04% , 0.50% from , and 1.15% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were or  of any race. 28.9% were of, 19.6% , 11.3% and 10.2%  ancestry according to.

There were 27,511 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were living together, 12.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,022, and the median income for a family was $52,401. Males had a median income of $37,613 versus $26,539 for females. The for the county was $21,852. About 6.90% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the, including 12.50% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.