Owen County, Indiana

Owen County is a located in the  of, and determined by the  to include the  in. As of 2000, the population was 21,786. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,004 (388 ). 998 km² (385 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.68%) is water.

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History
Owen County was formed in 1819. It was named for, a colonel who died at the.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 21,786 people, 8,282 households, and 6,194 families residing in the county. The was 22/km² (57/sq mi). There were 9,853 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.21%, 0.25% or , 0.37% , 0.17% , 0.02% , 0.16% from , and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were or  of any race. 36.6% were of, 21.0% , 9.3% and 8.9%  ancestry according to.

There were 8,282 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.30% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.20% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,529, and the median income for a family was $41,282. Males had a median income of $32,011 versus $21,782 for females. The for the county was $16,884. About 6.10% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the, including 12.00% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.