Monroe County, Indiana

Monroe County is a located in the  of, and determined by the  to include the  in. As of 2004, the population is 121,013. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,065 (411 ). 1,021 km² (394 sq mi) of it is land and 44 km² (17 sq mi) of it (4.13%) is water.

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History
Monroe County was formed in 1818. It was named for, fifth , who was serving at the time the county was organized.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 120,563 people, 46,898 households, and 24,715 families residing in the county. The was 118/km² (306/sq mi). There were 50,846 housing units at an average density of 50/km² (129/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.83%, 3.00% or , 0.26% , 3.37% , 0.05% , 0.86% from , and 1.63% from two or more races. 1.85% of the population were or  of any race. 22.2% were of, 13.9% , 10.5% and 10.2%  ancestry according to.

There were 46,898 households out of which 24.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.80% were living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.30% were non-families. 32.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county the population was spread out with 18.00% under the age of 18, 27.70% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 17.90% from 45 to 64, and 9.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,311, and the median income for a family was $51,058. Males had a median income of $34,062 versus $26,076 for females. The for the county was $18,534. About 7.10% of families and 18.90% of the population were below the, including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.