Rush County, Indiana

Rush County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 18,261. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,058 (409 ). 1,057 km² (408 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.08%) is water.

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History
Rush County was formed in 1822. It was named in honor of Dr., who signed the.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,261 people, 6,923 households, and 5,046 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (45/sq mi). There were 7,337 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.69%, 0.60% or , 0.16% , 0.47% , 0.02% , 0.25% from , and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.50% of the population were or  of any race. 32.5% were of, 27.6% , 12.7% and 10.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 6,923 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,152, and the median income for a family was $42,633. Males had a median income of $32,491 versus $22,101 for females. The for the county was $17,997. About 5.50% of families and 7.30% of the population were below the, including 7.00% of those under age 18 and 11.40% of those age 65 or over.