Ripley County, Indiana

Ripley County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 26,523. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,160 (448 ). 1,156 km² (446 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.35%) is water.

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History
Ripley County was formed in 1818. It was named for Gen., an officer in the , who was mainly remembered for the and the , in 1814.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 26,523 people, 9,842 households, and 7,273 families residing in the county. The was 23/km² (59/sq mi). There were 10,482 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.30%, 0.05% or , 0.35% , 0.36% , 0.54% from , and 0.41% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were or  of any race. 46.6% were of, 19.5% , 9.5% and 8.2%  ancestry according to.

There were 9,842 households out of which 36.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.30% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% 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 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,426, and the median income for a family was $47,019. Males had a median income of $34,055 versus $23,610 for females. The for the county was $17,559. About 6.30% of families and 7.50% of the population were below the, including 8.00% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.