Pike County, Indiana

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Pike County, Indiana
Map
File:Map of Indiana highlighting Pike County.png Location in the state of Indiana
Indiana's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1817
Seat	Petersburg
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²), 1.44%
wikipedia:Population  - (2000)  - Density	12837
Time zone	Central : UTC{{{UTC offset}}}/{{{DST offset}}}
Named for: Zebulon Pike

Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population is 12,837. The county seat is Petersburg⁶. Pike County switched to the Central Time Zone on April 2, 2006. ^[1] It will return to the Eastern Time Zone on November 4, 2007. ^{[2] [3]}

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Major highways 1.2 Adjacent counties 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Cities and towns 5 Townships 6 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 883 km² (341 sq mi). 871 km² (336 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 1.44% water.

[edit] Major highways

• Indiana State Road 56
• Indiana State Road 57
• Indiana State Road 61
• Indiana State Road 65

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Daviess County (northeast)
• Dubois County (east)
• Warrick County (south)
• Gibson County (west)
• Knox County (northwest)

[edit] History

Pike County was formed in 1817. It was named for Zebulon Pike, mostly famous for the Pike Expedition of 1806 - 1807, exploring the southwest portion of the Louisiana Purchase. Pike also fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. Pike was killed, in 1813, in the War of 1812.

From 1959 to 1963 Vance Hartke and Homer E. Capehart were the U.S. Senators for Indiana, both from Pike County.

[edit] Demographics

Pike County Population by year

2000 12,837 1990 12,509 1980 13,465 1970 12,281 1960 12,797 1950 14,995 1940 17,045 1930 16,361 1920 18,684 1910 19,684 1900 20,486 1890 18,544 1880 16,383 1870 13,779 1860 10,078 1850 7,720 1840 4,769 1830 2,475 1820 1,472

As of the census² of 2000, there were 12,837 people, 5,119 households, and 3,680 families residing in the county. The population density was 15/km² (38/sq mi). There were 5,611 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 99.10% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 35.0% were of American, 24.6% German, 11.4% English and 9.5% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 5,119 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 24.90% 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 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,759, and the median income for a family was $41,420. Males had a median income of $31,967 versus $20,970 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,217. About 5.10% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.00% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Petersburg
• Spurgeon
• Winslow
• Otwell

[edit] Townships

• Clay
• Jefferson
• Lockhart
• Logan
• Madison
• Marion
• Monroe
• Patoka
• Washington

[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: 38°24′N 87°14′W / 38.40, -87.23

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