Dearborn County, Indiana

Dearborn County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 46,109. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 795 (307 ). 790 km² (305 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.60%) is water.

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History
Dearborn County was formed in 1803. It was named for Dr. , an officer in the and the. Dearborn was at the time the County was named.

Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 46,109 people, 16,832 households, and 12,775 families residing in the county. The was 58/km² (151/sq mi). There were 17,791 housing units at an average density of 23/km² (58/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.06%, 0.62% or , 0.16% , 0.26% , 0.03% , 0.18% from , and 0.68% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were or  of any race. 41.3% were of, 18.5% , 9.8% and 8.8%  ancestry according to.

There were 16,832 households out of which 37.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.50% were living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.10% were non-families. 20.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,899, and the median income for a family was $54,806. Males had a median income of $38,687 versus $26,148 for females. The for the county was $20,431. About 4.80% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the, including 8.20% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

Fictional References
Dearborn County was featured in an episode of The West Wing. Josh, Toby and Donna get stranded there when the President's motorcade leaves without them. Airforce One is scheduled to leave from Unionville at 1 pm; however, Josh, Toby and Donna miss the flight because they were unware that Dearborn didn't adhere to and was in fact 1 hour ahead of Unionville.