Vigo County, Indiana

Vigo County is a located in the  of. As of, the was 105,848. The is. Vigo County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana.

The county is one of the best regions for voting U.S. presidential elections; it has voted for the winning candidate in every election since.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,063 (410 ). 1,045 km² (403 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.75%) is water.

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History
Vigo County is named in honor of, an Italian tradesman who was instrumental in the capture of by.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 105,848 people, 40,998 households, and 26,074 families residing in the county. The was 101/km² (262/sq mi). There were 45,203 housing units at an average density of 43/km² (112/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.66%, 6.04% or , 0.27% , 1.22% , 0.04% , 0.39% from , and 1.38% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were or  of any race. 21.6% were of, 21.0% , 11.1% and 9.8%  ancestry according to.

There were 40,998 households out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.00% were living together, 11.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.40% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 14.30% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,184, and the median income for a family was $42,957. Males had a median income of $32,854 versus $22,381 for females. The for the county was $17,620. About 10.30% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the, including 17.60% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

The public school district is the Vigo County School Corporation, which at serving over 16,000 students is one of the largest school corporations in the state.

Townships
Twelve townships make up Vigo County. They are:

A map of the arrangement of the townships is available from the Vigo County Public Library site.