Henry County, Indiana

Henry County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 48,508. The is. Henry County is regarded as the main inspiration for the setting of the novel  by.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,023 (395 ). 1,018 km² (393 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.50%) is water.



Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (northwest)

History
Henry County was formed in 1822. It was named for Patriot, governor of.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 48,508 people, 19,486 households, and 13,971 families residing in the county. The was 48/km² (124/sq mi). There were 20,592 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (52/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.96%, 0.86% or , 0.15% , 0.20% , 0.01% , 0.28% from , and 0.54% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were or  of any race. 33.8% were of, 19.6% , 13.8% and 9.1%  ancestry according to.

There were 19,486 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,150, and the median income for a family was $45,470. Males had a median income of $36,439 versus $22,432 for females. The for the county was $19,355. About 6.0% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

Recreation

 * Westwood Park
 * Westwood Park

Notable natives and former residents

 * , Major General, World War One
 * , Major General, Civil War
 * , artist
 * , first Governor of
 * , aviation pioneer