Boone County, Indiana

Boone County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 46,107. Its estimated 2005 population was 52,061. The is.

History
Boone County was formed April 1, 1830, and named for frontiersman. The county's commissioners originally selected (on the county's southern border) to be the seat, but a law passed January 26, 1832 forced it to be moved to within two miles of the county's center. A new site was chosen in May 1831. Named, it became the county seat in 1833.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,096 (423 ). 1,095 km² (423 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.10%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 46,107 people, 17,081 households, and 12,810 families residing in the county. The was 42/km² (109/sq mi). There were 17,929 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (42/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.92%, 0.35% or , 0.26% , 0.46% , 0.01% , 0.40% from , and 0.60% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were or  of any race. 28.3% were of, 19.6% , 12.7% and 9.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 17,081 households out of which 38.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.40% were living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.00% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $49,632, and the median income for a family was $58,879. Males had a median income of $39,534 versus $26,266 for females. The for the county was $24,182. About 3.80% of families and 5.20% of the population were below the, including 4.80% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Public schools in Boone County are administered by the, the and.