Pulaski County, Indiana

Pulaski County is a located in the  of. According to the U.S., the population was 13,755. The is.

History
Pulaski County was formed in 1839. It was is named for, an ally of the Americans during the. He was killed in 1779 at the. An adjacent County,, was also named for a hero of Savannah.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,126 (435 ). 1,123 km² (434 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.20%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,755 people, 5,170 households, and 3,779 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (32/sq mi). There were 5,918 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.53%, 0.92% or , 0.22% , 0.20% , 0.02% , 0.35% from , and 0.76% from two or more races. 1.39% of the population were or  of any race. 41.2% were of, 15.5% , 10.4% and 7.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 5,170 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,422, and the median income for a family was $41,028. Males had a median income of $30,673 versus $21,246 for females. The for the county was $16,835. About 6.30% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the, including 10.40% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.

On 11,, Pulaski County switched from  to  with , and will henceforth remain in the Eastern time zone.

Education
Public schools in Pulaski County are administered by the and the.

High Schools
 * Winamac Community High School
 * West Central High School

Middle Schools
 * Winamac Community Middle School
 * West Central Middle School

Elementary Schools
 * Eastern Pulaski Elementary School
 * West Central Elementary School

Trivia

 * Most residents of Pulaski County pronounce the name of the county as /pʊlæ'skaɪ/, as opposed to the commonly accepted pronunciation of /pʊlæ'ski/.