Kosciusko County, Indiana

Kosciusko County is a located in the  of. The is.

The county was formed in. It was named after the general, who served in the American , and then returned to Poland. The county seat is named after, the of Poland.

Geography
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Geographical features
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,436 (554 ). 1,392 km² (538 sq mi) of it is land and 44 km² (17 sq mi) of it (3.04%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Newspaper
Times-Union

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 74,057 people, 27,283 households, and 19,998 families residing in the county. The was 53/km² (138/sq mi). There were 32,188 housing units at an average density of 23/km² (60/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.58%, 0.60% or , 0.25% , 0.55% , 0.01% , 2.94% from , and 1.06% from two or more races. 5.03% of the population were or  of any race. 29.2% were of, 20.9% , 9.2% and 8.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 27,283 households out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 21.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.80% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,939, and the median income for a family was $49,532. Males had a median income of $36,209 versus $23,516 for females. The for the county was $19,806. About 4.40% of families and 6.40% of the population were below the, including 7.10% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.



Elected Officials

 * William "Rocky" Goshert - Sheriff
 * R. Steven Hearn - Prosecutor
 * Laurie Renier - Assessor
 * Marsha A. McSherry - Auditor
 * Sharon Christner - Clerk
 * Deborah Wulliman - County Recorder
 * Kent Adams - Treasurer
 * Ronald Truex - Middle District Commissioner
 * Robert M. Conley - Southern District Commissioner
 * Bradford Jackson, President - Northern District Commissioner
 * John Sadler, Certified Death Investigator, Coroner

School districts

 * Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation
 * Triton School Corporation
 * Wa-Nee Community Schools
 * Warsaw Community Schools
 * Wawasee Community School Corporation
 * Whitko Community School Corporation