Harrison County, Indiana

Harrison County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 34,325. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,261 (487 ). 1,257 km² (485 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.34%) is water.

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History
Harrison County was formed in 1808. It was the first county formed by the territorial Legislature and not the Governor. It was named for, Governor of and later.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 34,325 people, 12,917 households, and 9,713 families residing in the county. The was 27/km² (71/sq mi). There were 13,699 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (28/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.38%, 0.37% or , 0.28% , 0.21% , 0.01% , 0.18% from , and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.96% of the population were or  of any race. 33.3% were of, 23.9% , 11.3% and 9.5%  ancestry according to.

There were 12,917 households out of which 36.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.40% were living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. 20.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% 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 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,423, and the median income for a family was $48,542. Males had a median income of $33,735 versus $24,897 for females. The for the county was $19,643. About 4.90% of families and 6.40% of the population were below the, including 7.30% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.