Marion County, Indiana

Marion County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 860,454. The estimated population in 2006 was 865,504. The is 6.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,044 (403 ). 1,026 km² (396 sq mi) of it is land and 18 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.68%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

County Elected Officials

 * Auditor: Billie Breaux (D)
 * Clerk: (D)
 * Coroner: (D)
 * Assessor: Greg Bowes (D)
 * Prosecutor: (R)
 * Recorder: Julie Voorhies (D)
 * Sheriff: (D)
 * Surveyor: (D)
 * Treasurer: (D)

County Commissioners: Bowes, Breaux, Rodman

History
Marion County was formed in 1822. It is named for, a from  in the.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 860,454 people, 352,164 households, and 213,411 families residing in the county. The was 838/km² (2,172/sq mi). There were 387,183 housing units at an average density of 377/km² (977/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 70.49%, 24.17% or , 0.25% , 1.43% , 0.04% , 1.98% from , and 1.64% from two or more races. 3.87% of the population were or  of any race. 17.0% were of, 12.7% , 9.0% and 7.3%  ancestry according to.

2005 Census estimates for Marion County was 65.3% non-Hispanic white, 25.8% African-American, 5.9% Latino, and 1.5% Asian

In 2000 there were 352,164 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.20% were living together, 14.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.40% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 32.90% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,421, and the median income for a family was $49,387. Males had a median income of $36,503 versus $27,846 for females. The for the county was $21,789. About 8.70% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the, including 15.30% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns


Marion County has a government, in which only four municipalities retain a measure of government autonomy (including a mayor and city council) as "excluded cities" (in addition to Indianapolis, which has its own administration in addition to city-county consolidated government). The remaining municipalities within the county are "included towns" and exercise no authority beyond that of a large neighborhood association. Since many of these included towns were and remain fairly wealthy and influential within the county, this can amount to considerable unofficial clout. Likewise, some neighborhoods that had already been formally incorporated into Indianapolis (such as ) possess similar influence.