Posey County, Indiana

Posey County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 27,061. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,086 (419 ). 1,058 km² (408 sq mi) of it is land and 28 km² (11 sq mi) of it (2.61%) is water.

River Ports

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Adjacent counties

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History
Posey County was formed in 1814. It was named for Gen., who was, at the time, Governor of the.



Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 27,061 people, 10,205 households, and 7,612 families residing in the county. The was 26/km² (66/sq mi). There were 11,076 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (27/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.97%, 0.86% or , 0.27% , 0.16% , 0.16% from , and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were or  of any race. 44.2% were of, 19.2% , 10.8% and 7.0%  ancestry according to.

There were 10,205 households out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.50% were living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% 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 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,209, and the median income for a family was $53,737. Males had a median income of $39,084 versus $23,996 for females. The for the county was $19,516. About 6.00% of families and 7.40% of the population were below the, including 8.50% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

Recreation

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