Shelby County, Indiana

Shelby County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 43,445. Its estimated 2005 population was 43,766. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,070 (413 ). 1,069 km² (413 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.11%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 43,445 people, 16,561 households, and 12,056 families residing in the county. The was 41/km² (105/sq mi). There were 17,633 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (43/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.26%, 0.76% or , 0.19% , 0.59% , 0.02% , 0.50% from , and 0.68% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were or  of any race. 31.1% were of, 28.3% , 11.9% and 9.7%  ancestry according to.

There were 16,561 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,649, and the median income for a family was $51,271. Males had a median income of $36,809 versus $25,021 for females. The for the county was $20,324. About 4.80% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the, including 9.70% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

History
Shelby County was organized in 1821. It was named for Gen., who defeated the British at the in the. Shelby then became the first. During the, he led the army of Kentucky into , and defeated the British at the decisive in 1813.

, Governor of from 1913 to 1917, was born in Shelby County, Indiana, on Oct. 24, 1852.