LaGrange County, Indiana

LaGrange County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 34,909. The is.

Geography
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According to the, the county has a total area of 1,002 (387 ). 983 km² (380 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.85%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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History
LaGrange County was formed in 1832, with the county seat at Lima, now named. LaGrange County was named after hero, the  home outside of.

Demographics
Approximately 37% of the population of LaGrange County is, and the county is home to the third largest Amish community in the United States. This is reflected in the linguistic situation in the county: 28.45% of the population report speaking, , or at home. A further 2.85% speak.

As of the of 2000, there were 34,909 people, 11,225 households, and 8,856 families residing in the county. The was 36/km² (92/sq mi). There were 12,938 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (34/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.74%, 0.19% or , 0.15% , 0.26% , 1.92% from , and 0.74% from two or more races. 3.14% of the population were or  of any race. 32.3% were of, 23.8% , 6.0% , 5.3% , 5.2% and 5.1%  ancestry according to.

There were 11,225 households out of which 40.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.20% were living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.10% were non-families. 18.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.54.

In the county the population was spread out with 33.80% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 10.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,848, and the median income for a family was $46,885. Males had a median income of $33,872 versus $23,395 for females. The for the county was $16,481. About 5.40% of families and 7.70% of the population were below the, including 9.20% of those under age 18 and 9.10% of those age 65 or over.



Cities and towns

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School districts

 * Lakeland School Corporation
 * Prairie Heights Community School Corporation
 * Westview School Corporation