Washington County, Indiana

Washington County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 27,223. The is.

Early Settlers
As early as, a man named Frederick Royce lived among the Ox Indians at a place known as the Lick, two miles east of Salem and is probably the first white man to inhabit this county. He was a hunter-trader and salt manufacturer. In, Thomas Hopper was the first to settle in this county near.

Washington County was formed in 1814. It was named for.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,338 (517 ). 1,332 km² (514 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.41%) is water.

Adjacent counties
Washington is one of only a few counties in the U.S. that borders eight others.
 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (south [1])
 * (south [2])
 * (southwest)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 27,223 people, 10,264 households, and 7,585 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (53/sq mi). There were 11,191 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.75%, 0.13% or , 0.13% , 0.16% , 0.01% , 0.24% from , and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were or  of any race. 28.9% were of, 23.7% , 12.8% and 10.8%  ancestry according to.

There were 10,264 households out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,630, and the median income for a family was $42,618. Males had a median income of $29,929 versus $21,944 for females. The for the county was $16,748. About 7.30% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the, including 13.30% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

Other communities

 * Bartle
 * Blue River
 * Bunker Hill
 * Canton
 * Claysville
 * Daisy Hill
 * Farrabee
 * Georgetown
 * Haleysburg
 * Harristown
 * Hitchcock
 * Kossuth
 * McKinley
 * Mt. Carmel
 * New Liberty
 * New Philadelphia
 * Norris (Harristown)
 * Organ Spring
 * Prowsville
 * Pumpkin Center
 * Rosebud
 * Rush Creek Valley
 * Smedley
 * Rosebud
 * Rush Creek Valley
 * Smedley