Bartholomew County, Indiana

Bartholomew County is a located in the  of, and determined by the  to include the  in. As of 2000, the population was 71,435. The is. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana which encompasses all of Bartholomew County.

History
Bartholomew County was formed February 12, 1821 and was named for, wounded at the. The site of the county seat was chosen on February 15, 1821 by a team of commissioners, who suggested the name Tiptona; on March 20, the name Columbus was adopted.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,060 (409 ). 1,054 km² (407 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.62%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 71,435 people, 27,936 households, and 20,058 families residing in the county. The was 68/km² (176/sq mi). There were 29,853 housing units at an average density of 28/km² (73/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.17%, 1.83% or , 0.15% , 1.9% , 0.04% , 0.96% from , and 0.95% from two or more races. 2.24% of the population were or  of any race. 25.4% were of, 25.2% , 11.7% and 9.1%  ancestry according to.

There were 27,936 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,184, and the median income for a family was $52,097. Males had a median income of $38,350 versus $24,652 for females. The for the county was $21,536. About 5.9% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the, including 9.20% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Public schools in Bartholomew County are administered by the and the