Wells County, Indiana

Wells County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 27,600. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 959 (370 ). 958 km² (370 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.12%) is water.

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History
Wells County was formed in 1837. It was named for Capt., who was captured by as a young boy and adopted by the  chief. He eventually became a scout for Gen. . Capt. Wells was killed by allied with the British at the  at the outbreak of the. The Potawatomi ate Capt. Wells' heart to gain part of his courage.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 27,600 people, 10,402 households, and 7,624 families residing in the county. The was 29/km² (75/sq mi). There were 10,970 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (30/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.32%, 0.16% or , 0.19% , 0.21% , 0.03% , 0.43% from , and 0.65% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were or  of any race. 38.7% were of, 16.0% , 9.0% , 7.5% and 5.1%  ancestry according to.

There were 10,402 households out of which 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,934, and the median income for a family was $51,517. Males had a median income of $35,830 versus $22,442 for females. The for the county was $19,158. About 4.20% of families and 5.90% of the population were below the, including 8.00% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.