Monroe County, Indiana

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Monroe County, Indiana
Map
File:Map of Indiana highlighting Monroe County.png Location in the state of Indiana
Indiana's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1818
Seat	Bloomington
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²), 4.13%
wikipedia:Population  - (2000)  - Density	120563
Website: www.co.monroe.in.us

Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1910. As of 2004, the population is 121,013. The county seat is Bloomington.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Adjacent counties 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Cities and towns 5 Townships 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Morgan County (north)
• Brown County (east)
• Jackson County (southeast)
• Lawrence County (south)
• Greene County (southwest)
• Owen County (northwest)

[edit] History

Monroe County was formed in 1818. It was named for James Monroe, fifth President of the United States, who was serving at the time the county was organized.

[edit] Demographics

Monroe County Population by year

2000 120,563 1990 108,978 1980 98,785 1970 84,849 1960 59,225 1950 50,080 1940 36,534 1930 35,974 1920 24,519 1910 23,426 1900 20,873 1890 17,673 1880 15,875 1870 14,168 1860 12,847 1850 11,286 1840 10,143 1830 6,577 1820 2,679

As of the census² of 2000, there were 120,563 people, 46,898 households, and 24,715 families residing in the county. The population density 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% White, 3.00% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 3.37% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.86% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. 1.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 22.2% were of German, 13.9% American, 10.5% English and 10.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 46,898 households out of which 24.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.80% were married couples 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 per capita income for the county was $18,534. About 7.10% of families and 18.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Bloomington
• Ellettsville
• Stinesville
• New Unionville

[edit] Townships

• Bean Blossom
• Benton
• Bloomington
• Clear Creek
• Indian Creek
• Perry
• Polk
• Richland
• Salt Creek
• Van Buren
• Washington

[edit] External links

• Monroe County Government

[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. 

State of Indiana Indianapolis (capital)

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Coordinates: 39°10′N 86°31′W / 39.16, -86.52

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