White County, Indiana

White County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 25,267. The is.

History
White County was formed in 1834. It was named for of  who was killed at the  in 1811. White was a Colonel in the Illinois militia, who volunteered to serve as a Private in the Indiana militia in the march against. He was placed under the command of Kentucky Maj. . The two exchanged swords in a demonstration of mutual respect at. In the they died together and were buried in a common grave at.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,318 (509 ). 1,309 km² (505 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.70%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 25,267 people, 9,727 households, and 7,090 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (50/sq mi). There were 12,083 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.20%, 0.16% or , 0.25% , 0.25% , 0.04% , 3.19% from , and 0.92% from two or more races. 5.34% of the population were or  of any race. 27.7% were of, 21.1% , 9.2% and 8.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 9,727 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,707, and the median income for a family was $46,436. Males had a median income of $33,232 versus $21,431 for females. The for the county was $18,323. About 4.30% of families and 7.00% of the population were below the, including 8.80% of those under age 18 and 8.30% of those age 65 or over.

Education
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