Blackford County, Indiana



Blackford County is a located in the  of. As of, the population was 14,048. The is.

History
Blackford County was formed on April 2, 1838. It is named for Judge, the first Speaker of the. Blackford served as a Justice of the from 1817 to 1853. The county seat of Hartford City was selected June 10, 1841. The town was founded due to the large natural gas reserve in the area.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 428 (165 ). 428 km² (165 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.19%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,048 people, 5,690 households, and 4,028 families residing in the county. The was 33/km² (85/sq mi). There were 6,155 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (37/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.40%, 0.12% or , 0.32% , 0.16% , 0.17% from , and 0.83% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were or  of any race. 29.0% were of, 24.0% , 12.9% and 10.8%  ancestry according to.

There were 5,690 households out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,760, and the median income for a family was $41,758. Males had a median income of $30,172 versus $21,386 for females. The for the county was $16,543. About 6.00% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

Unincorporated communities

 * Converse
 * Matamoras
 * Millgrove
 * Roll
 * Trenton

Education
Public schools in Blackford County are administered by.
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