Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Vanderburgh County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 171,922. The is in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 611 (236 ). 608 km² (235 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.49%) is water.

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History
Vanderburgh County was formed in 1818 from, , and Counties. It was named for Capt., veteran and judge for the.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 171,922 people, 70,623 households, and 44,421 families residing in the county. The was 283/km² (733/sq mi). There were 76,300 housing units at an average density of 126/km² (325/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.30%, 8.19% or , 0.18% , 0.75% , 0.04% , 0.40% from , and 1.15% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were or  of any race. 35.0% were of, 16.1% , 9.4% and 9.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 70,623 households out of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.50% were living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.10% were non-families. 31.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 11.50% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,823, and the median income for a family was $47,416. Males had a median income of $34,162 versus $22,869 for females. The for the county was $20,655. About 7.80% of families and 11.20% of the population were below the, including 14.40% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.