Fayette County, Indiana



Fayette County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 25,588. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 557 (215 ). 557 km² (215 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.07%) is water.

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History
Fayette County was formed in 1819. It was named for the, a French hero of the.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 25,588 people, 10,199 households, and 7,149 families residing in the county. The was 46/km² (119/sq mi). There were 10,981 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (51/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.16%, 1.67% or , 0.09% , 0.27% , 0.02% , 0.13% from , and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were or  of any race. 39.2% were of, 18.9% , 10.6% and 9.7%  ancestry according to.

There were 10,199 households out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.60% were living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,840, and the median income for a family was $46,111. Males had a median income of $34,493 versus $23,082 for females. The for the county was $18,624. About 6.00% of families and 7.90% of the population were below the, including 8.40% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.