Madison County, Indiana

Madison County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 133,358. Its estimated 2005 population was 130,412. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,173 (453 ). 1,171 km² (452 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.17%) is water.

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History
Madison County was formed in 1823. It was named for, co-author of the , and fourth , from 1809 to 1817.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 133,358 people, 53,052 households, and 36,234 families residing in the county. The was 114/km² (295/sq mi). There were 56,939 housing units at an average density of 49/km² (126/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.90%, 7.88% or , 0.23% , 0.35% , 0.02% , 0.60% from , and 1.01% from two or more races. 1.49% of the population were or  of any race. 25.9% were of, 20.2% , 12.4% and 8.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 53,052 households out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.50% were living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,925, and the median income for a family was $46,663. Males had a median income of $35,585 versus $23,719 for females. The for the county was $20,090. About 7.00% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the, including 12.90% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over.