Whitley County, Indiana

Whitley County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 30,707. The is.

Geography


According to the, the county has a total area of 875 (338 ). 869 km² (336 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.70%) is water.

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History
Whitley County was formed in 1838. It was named for Col., who was killed at the decisive American victory at the in the.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 30,707 people, 11,711 households, and 8,607 families residing in the county. The was 35/km² (92/sq mi). There were 12,545 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (37/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.37%, 0.19% or , 0.36% , 0.18% , 0.04% , 0.30% from , and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were or  of any race. 41.7% were of, 18.8% , 8.1% and 7.2%  ancestry according to.

There were 11,711 households out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.30% were living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,503, and the median income for a family was $52,872. Males had a median income of $37,325 versus $23,420 for females. The for the county was $20,519. About 3.30% of families and 4.90% of the population were below the, including 5.30% of those under age 18 and 6.20% of those age 65 or over.