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Miami County, Indiana
Map
File:Map of Indiana highlighting Miami County.png Location in the state of Indiana
Indiana's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1834
Seat	Peru
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²), 0.46%
wikipedia:Population  - (2000)  - Density	36082
Time zone	Eastern : UTC{{{UTC offset}}}/{{{DST offset}}}
Named for: Miami tribe

Miami County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 36,082. The county seat is Peru⁶.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Adjacent counties 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Cities and towns 4.1 Incorporated 4.2 Unincorporated 4.3 Extinct 5 Townships 6 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 977 km² (377 sq mi). 973 km² (376 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.46%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Fulton County (north)
• Wabash County (east)
• Grant County (southeast)
• Howard County (south)
• Cass County (west)

[edit] History

Miami County was formed in 1834. It was named for the Miami, a Native American people, many of whom still live in this area.

[edit] Demographics

Miami County Population by year

2000 36,082 1990 36,897 1980 39,820 1970 39,246 1960 38,000 1950 28,201 1940 27,926 1930 29,032 1920 28,668 1910 29,350 1900 28,344 1890 25,823 1880 24,083 1870 21,052 1860 16,851 1850 11,304 1840 3,048

As of the census² of 2000, there were 36,082 people, 13,716 households, and 9,806 families residing in the county. The population density was 37/km² (96/sq mi). There were 15,299 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (41/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.69% White, 3.00% Black or African American, 1.08% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.8% were of German, 25.6% American, 9.8% Irish and 9.1% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 13,716 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,184, and the median income for a family was $45,816. Males had a median income of $34,595 versus $21,311 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,726. About 6.00% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 5.40% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Incorporated

• Amboy
• Bunker Hill
• Converse
• Denver
• Macy
• Mexico
• Peru

[edit] Unincorporated

• Bennetts Switch
• Birmingham
• Chili
• Courter
• Deedsville
• Erie
• Flora
• Gilead
• Loree
• McGrawsville
• Miami
• New Santa Fe
• North Grove
• Peoria
• Perrysburg
• Pettysville
• Santa Fe
• South Peru
• Stockdale
• Wawpecong
• Wells

[edit] Extinct

• Doyle
• Leonda
• Paw Paw
• Wagoners Station

[edit] Townships

• Allen Township
• Butler Township
• Clay Township
• Deer Creek Township
• Erie Township
• Harrison Township
• Jackson Township
• Jefferson Township
• Perry Township
• Peru Township
• Pipe Creek Township
• Richland Township
• Union Township
• Washington Township

[edit] References

• Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8. 

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Coordinates: 40°46′N 86°03′W / 40.77, -86.05

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