Cass County, Indiana

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

History
Cass County was formed in 1828. It is named for Gen., Governor of through 1831. Cass was just prior to the outbreak of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,075 (415 ). 1,069 km² (413 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.50%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 40,930 people, 15,715 households, and 10,921 families residing in the county. The was 38/km² (99/sq mi). There were 16,620 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (40/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.70%, 1.29% or , 0.31% , 0.54% , 0.04% , 3.23% from , and 0.89% from two or more races. 7.10% of the population were or  of any race. 27.5% were of, 23.0% , 9.1% and 8.2%  ancestry according to.

There were 15,715 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,193, and the median income for a family was $46,506. Males had a median income of $32,362 versus $22,017 for females. The for the county was $18,892. About 4.70% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the, including 9.80% of those under age 18 and 5.30% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives and former residents

 * (1883-1967), major league baseball player, 1910-1918, played for Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago Chi-Feds, Chicago Whales and Chicago Cubs. He was born near the unincorporated town of Hoover in Cass County.


 * Actor was born in.
 * musician lived in Walton, Indiana 1985-1994

Education
Public schools in Cass County are administered by the, the and the.

High Schools and Middle Schools
 * Columbia Middle School
 * Lewis Cass High School
 * Lincoln Middle School
 * Logansport High School
 * Pioneer Junior-Senior High School

Elementary Schools
 * Columbia Elementary School
 * Fairview Elementary School
 * Franklin Elementary School
 * Galveston Elementary School
 * Landis Elementary School
 * Pioneer Elementary School
 * Thompson Elementary School