Warrick County, Indiana

Warrick County is a located in the  of. It was organized in 1813 and was named for, a soldier in the. As of 2000, the population was 52,383. It is one of the ten fastest growing counties in Indiana. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,012 (391 ). 995 km² (384 sq mi) of it is land and 18 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.74%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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History
Warrick County was formed out of on April 30, 1813. It was named for Capt., who was killed at the in 1811. ,, , , and were all formed from Warrick County.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 52,383 people, 19,438 households, and 15,181 families residing in the county. The was 53/km² (136/sq mi). There were 20,546 housing units at an average density of 21/km² (54/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.46%, 1.00% or , 0.15% , 0.63% , 0.05% , 0.16% from , and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were or  of any race. 33.2% were of, 20.8% , 12.4% and 10.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 19,438 households out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.90% were living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.90% were non-families. 18.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,814, and the median income for a family was $55,497. Males had a median income of $40,491 versus $24,334 for females. The for the county was $21,893. About 3.50% of families and 5.30% of the population were below the, including 7.30% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The county's school corporation is Warrick County School Corporation which consists of 15 schools (two high schools, one senior/junior high, two junior highs, and ten elementary schools).
 * Warrick County School Corporation

External link

 * Warrick County government's website