Wayne County, Indiana

Wayne County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 71,097. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,047 (404 ). 1,045 km² (404 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.19%) is water.

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History
Wayne County was formed in 1811. It was named for Gen. "Mad", who was an officer during the. Wayne is mainly remembered for his service in the 1790's in the, which included many actions in Indiana and.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 71,097 people, 28,469 households, and 19,301 families residing in the county. The was 68/km² (176/sq mi). There were 30,468 housing units at an average density of 29/km² (76/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.04%, 5.10% or , 0.20% , 0.51% , 0.03% , 0.69% from , and 1.42% from two or more races. 1.37% of the population were or  of any race. 24.7% were of, 23.3% , 10.8% and 10.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 28,469 households out of which 30.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% were living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 27.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,885, and the median income for a family was $42,811. Males had a median income of $32,298 versus $21,901 for females. The for the county was $17,727. About 8.50% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the, including 16.10% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

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