Fulton County, Indiana

Fulton County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 20,511. The is.

History
Fulton County was formed in 1836. It was named for, inventor of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 962 (371 ). 954 km² (369 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.77%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,511 people, 8,082 households, and 5,738 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (56/sq mi). There were 9,123 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.21%, 0.76% or , 0.38% , 0.37% , 0.02% , 1.06% from , and 1.20% from two or more races. 2.31% of the population were or  of any race. 27.4% were of, 24.6% , 9.8% and 9.0%  ancestry according to.



There were 8,082 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,290, and the median income for a family was $44,865. Males had a median income of $32,602 versus $21,657 for females. The for the county was $17,950. About 5.00% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the, including 9.50% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Public schools in Fulton County are administered by the, the and the.

High Schools and Middle Schools
 * Caston Junior-Senior High School
 * Rochester High School
 * Rochester Middle School
 * Tippecanoe Valley High School
 * Tippecanoe Valley Middle School

Elementary Schools
 * Akron Elementary
 * Caston Elementary School
 * Columbia Elementary School
 * Mentone Elementary
 * Riddle Elementary School