Hendricks County, Indiana

Hendricks County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 104,093. At the time of the 2005 annual update, it was 127,483. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,059 (409 ). 1,058 km² (408 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.12%) is water.

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History
Hendricks County was formed in 1824. It was is named for, who was serving at the time the County was formed.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 104,093 people, 37,275 households, and 29,074 families residing in the county. The was 98/km² (255/sq mi). There were 39,229 housing units at an average density of 37/km² (96/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.71%, 1.12% or , 0.25% , 0.66% , 0.03% , 0.36% from , and 0.87% from two or more races. 1.12% of the population were or  of any race. 25.1% were of, 23.6% , 13.7% and 11.4%  ancestry according to.

There were 37,275 households out of which 39.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.10% were living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.00% were non-families. 18.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.00% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 32.30% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $55,208, and the median income for a family was $61,689. Males had a median income of $43,820 versus $29,340 for females. The for the county was $23,129. About 2.80% of families and 3.60% of the population were below the, including 3.20% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.