Dubois County, Indiana

Dubois County is a located in the  of. The county seat is. As of 2000, the population was 39,674. Dubois County switched to the on April 2, 2006. It will return to the on November 4, 2007, much to the displeasure of southern Dubois County, which has ties to Spencer County which will remain on Central Time.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,127 (435 ). 1,114 km² (430 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.18%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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History
Dubois County was formed in 1818. It is named for, a Frenchman who fought in the , the and the. DuBois was a merchant who lived mainly in. He drowned in 1816 while crossing the near.

The original county seat was Portersville. In the county seat was moved south to Jasper.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 39,674 people, 14,813 households, and 10,739 families residing in the county. The was 36/km² (92/sq mi). There were 15,511 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.54%, 0.14% or , 0.10% , 0.20% , 0.04% , 1.51% from , and 0.47% from two or more races. 2.78% of the population were or  of any race. 64.7% were of and 15.8%  ancestry according to.

There were 14,813 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.80% were living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,169, and the median income for a family was $52,342. Males had a median income of $32,484 versus $23,526 for females. The for the county was $20,225. About 2.90% of families and 5.30% of the population were below the, including 5.30% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * Haysville
 * Kyana (no longer a town, is an area only, no post office)
 * Haysville
 * Kyana (no longer a town, is an area only, no post office)
 * Haysville
 * Kyana (no longer a town, is an area only, no post office)
 * Kyana (no longer a town, is an area only, no post office)
 * Kyana (no longer a town, is an area only, no post office)
 * Kyana (no longer a town, is an area only, no post office)
 * Kyana (no longer a town, is an area only, no post office)

Education
Public education in Dubois County is administered through four school corporations:


 * Greater Jasper Consolodated Schools
 * Northeast Dubois School Corporation
 * Southeast Dubois School Corporation
 * Southwest Dubois School Corporation

High Schools


 * Jasper High School (Greater Jasper Schools, Jasper)
 * Forest Park High School (Southest Dubois Schools, Ferdinand)
 * Northeast Dubois High School (Northeast Dubois Schools, Dubois)
 * Southridge High School (Southwest Dubois Schools, Huntingburg)