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Ripley County, Indiana
Ripley County Courthouse, Versailles, IN (48467486191)
Ripley County Courthouse in Versailles
Map of Indiana highlighting Ripley County
Location in the state of Indiana
Map of the U.S
Indiana's location in the U.S.
Founded December 27, 1816
Named for Eleazer Wheelock Ripley
Seat Versailles
Largest city Batesville
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

448.06 sq mi (1,160 km²)
446.43 sq mi (1,156 km²)
1.64 sq mi (4 km²), 0.37%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

28,995
65/sq mi (24.93/km²)
Congressional district 6th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Footnotes: Indiana county number 69
FIPS Code 137

Ripley County is a county located at the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2020 Census, the population was 28,995.[1] The county seat is Versailles.[2]

History[]

Ripley County was formed on December 27, 1816, in the same legislative act that created Jennings County. It was named for Gen. Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, an officer in the War of 1812, who figured in the Battle of Lundy's Lane and the Siege of Fort Erie during 1814.[3]

Geography[]

The county seat of Ripley County is Versailles, Indiana. It was selected as the county seat in 1818, and was laid out in 1819.

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 448.06 square miles (1,160.5 km2), of which 446.43 square miles (1,156.2 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 1.64 square miles (4.2 km2) (or 0.37%) is water.[4]

Overview of townships[5]
Township Established Year Area mi2 Area km2 Population Incorporated Towns
Adams 1858 43.79 113.42 5119 Batesville (part), Sunman
Brown 1823 53.67 139 1597
Center 1858 29.51 76.43 2657 Osgood
Delaware 1823 33.27 86.17 1437
Franklin 1823 36.6 94.79 3773 Milan (part)
Jackson 1823 29.87 77.36 965 Napoleon
Johnson 1823 54.98 142.4 3685 Versailles
Laughery 1819 25.97 67.26 4736 Batesville (part)
Otter Creek 1858 41.69 107.98 1410 Holton
Shelby 1823 69.39 179.72 999
Washington 1823 29.33 75.96 2440 Milan (part)
Ripley County 1816 448.06 1160.471 28,181

Unincorporated towns[]

  • Allen Crossing
  • Ballstown
  • Behlmer Corner
  • Benham
  • Clinton
  • Correct
  • Cross Plains
  • Cross Roads
  • Dabney
  • Delaware
  • Dewberry
  • Elrod
  • Friendship
  • Haney Corner
  • Jackson
  • Jolleyville
  • Laugheryville
  • Lookout
  • Morris
  • Negangards Corner
  • New Carrollton
  • New Marion
  • Old Milan
  • Olean
  • Otter Village
  • Penntown
  • Pierceville
  • Prattsburg
  • Rexville
  • Spades
  • Stringtown
  • Stumpke Corner

Ghost towns[]

  • Saint Magdalen

Adjacent counties[]

Major highways[]

  • I-74 Interstate 74 – runs east–west across northern tip of county.
  • US 50 US Route 50 – runs east–west across middle of county, through Holton and Versailles.
  • US 421 US Route 421 - enters from Decatur County near northwest tip of Ripley County. Runs SSE to Versailles, then SSW into Jefferson County.
  • Indiana 46 State Road 46 – runs east–west across northern tip of county, paralleling Interstate 74 on its south side.
  • Indiana 48 State Road 48 – runs east–west across upper portion of county, through Napoleon.
  • Indiana 62 State Road 62 – begins at intersection with State Road 129, north of Cross Plains. Runs east through Friendship to Dearborn County.
  • Indiana 101 State Road 101 – begins at intersection with US Route 50 near east county line. Runs north to Penntown.
  • Indiana 129 State Road 129 – begins at intersection with State Road 46 east of Batesville, runs south to Versailles, then SSE through Cross Plains into Switzerland County.
  • Indiana 229 State Road 229 – enters from Franklin County at Batesville, runs SSW to Ballstown then south and west to Napoleon. Runs west to Decatur County.
  • Indiana 350 State Road 350 – begins at intersection with US 421 at Osgood, runs east through Delaware and Pierceville into Dearborn County.[6]

National protected area[]

  • Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Climate and weather[]

Climate chart for Versailles, Indiana
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4.11
 
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5.27
 
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4.01
 
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3.92
 
84
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4.55
 
82
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3.00
 
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3.09
 
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3.48
 
40
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temperatures in °Cprecipitation totals in mm
source: The Weather Channel[7]

In recent years, average temperatures in Versailles have ranged from a low of 18 °F (−8 °C) in January to a high of 84 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −28 °F (−33.3 °C) was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 100 °F (38 °C) was recorded in July 1999. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.71 inches (69 mm) in February to 5.27 inches (134 mm) in May.[7]

Government[]

The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The county council is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts, serving four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.[8][9]

Board of Commissioners: The Board of Commissioners is the executive body of the county. Commissioners are elected county–wide in staggered four–year terms. One commissioner serves as board president. They are charged with executing the acts legislated by the council, collecting revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.[8][9]

County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor and circuit court clerk. Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.[9]

State Government: At the State level, Ripley County is divided in its representation. Adams and Laughery Townships are located in the 55th House District which is represented by Rep. Cindy Ziemke. The rest of Ripley County is located in the 67th district represented by Rep. Randy Frye. Adams and Laughery Townships are in the 42nd Senate District represented by State Senator Jean Leising. The rest of Ripley County is in Senate District 43 represented by Senator Chip Perfect.

Federal Government: Ripley County is part of Indiana's 6th congressional district and is represented in Congress by Republican Greg Pence. Along with the rest of Indiana, its senators are Mike Braun and Todd Young.

United States presidential election results for Ripley County, Indiana[10]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 11,261 78.79% 2,774 19.41% 257 1.80%
2016 9,806 75.81% 2,471 19.10% 658 5.09%
2012 7,484 67.94% 3,241 29.42% 290 2.63%
2008 7,794 63.71% 4,187 34.22% 253 2.07%
2004 8,224 69.49% 3,510 29.66% 100 0.85%
2000 6,988 65.46% 3,498 32.77% 189 1.77%
1996 5,303 49.67% 4,097 38.38% 1,276 11.95%
1992 5,033 46.02% 3,480 31.82% 2,424 22.16%
1988 6,414 63.81% 3,605 35.87% 32 0.32%
1984 7,143 67.99% 3,336 31.75% 27 0.26%
1980 5,770 56.39% 4,022 39.30% 441 4.31%
1976 5,293 52.11% 4,792 47.18% 72 0.71%
1972 6,594 64.45% 3,601 35.20% 36 0.35%
1968 5,389 51.82% 3,787 36.42% 1,223 11.76%
1964 4,587 43.47% 5,933 56.23% 32 0.30%
1960 6,053 55.95% 4,730 43.72% 35 0.32%
1956 6,577 61.85% 4,026 37.86% 30 0.28%
1952 6,650 62.00% 4,031 37.59% 44 0.41%
1948 5,313 53.34% 4,574 45.92% 74 0.74%
1944 5,642 59.12% 3,835 40.18% 67 0.70%
1940 6,061 55.44% 4,834 44.21% 38 0.35%
1936 4,919 45.98% 5,546 51.84% 233 2.18%
1932 4,240 40.97% 5,987 57.86% 121 1.17%
1928 5,059 53.39% 4,387 46.30% 30 0.32%
1924 4,694 49.02% 4,257 44.45% 625 6.53%
1920 5,372 56.83% 3,976 42.07% 104 1.10%
1916 2,686 49.88% 2,549 47.34% 150 2.79%
1912 1,492 29.43% 2,431 47.95% 1,147 22.62%
1908 2,660 47.65% 2,749 49.25% 173 3.10%
1904 2,850 52.29% 2,457 45.08% 143 2.62%
1900 2,737 49.20% 2,732 49.11% 94 1.69%
1896 2,690 49.60% 2,714 50.05% 19 0.35%
1892 2,250 45.17% 2,442 49.03% 289 5.80%
1888 2,404 49.77% 2,381 49.30% 45 0.93%



Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1820 1,822
1830 3,989 118.9%
1840 10,392 160.5%
1850 14,820 42.6%
1860 19,054 28.6%
1870 20,977 10.1%
1880 21,627 3.1%
1890 19,350 −10.5%
1900 19,881 2.7%
1910 19,452 −2.2%
1920 18,694 −3.9%
1930 18,078 −3.3%
1940 18,898 4.5%
1950 18,763 −0.7%
1960 20,641 10.0%
1970 21,138 2.4%
1980 24,398 15.4%
1990 24,616 0.9%
2000 26,523 7.7%
2010 28,818 8.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
1790-1960[12] 1900-1990[13]
1990-2000[14] 2010-2020[1]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 28,818 people, 10,789 households, and 7,910 families residing in the county.[15] The population density was 64.6 inhabitants per square mile (24.9 /km2). There were 11,952 housing units at an average density of 26.8 per square mile (10.3 /km2).[4] The racial makeup of the county was 97.6% white, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.5% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of the population.[15] In terms of ancestry, 43.4% were German, 14.2% were American, 13.9% were Irish, and 8.7% were English.[16]

Of the 10,789 households, 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.7% were non-families, and 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age was 39.2 years.[15]

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $57,305. Males had a median income of $41,711 versus $31,927 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,025. About 7.5% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.[17]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ripley County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18137.html. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ De Witt Clinton Goodrich & Charles Richard Tuttle (1875). An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana. Indiana: R. S. Peale & Co.. pp. 572. https://archive.org/details/anillustratedhi02tuttgoog. 
  4. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18137. 
  5. ^ Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder - Results". https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18137. 
  6. ^ Ripley County IA Google Maps (accessed 16 August 2018)
  7. ^ a b "Monthly Averages for Versailles, Indiana". The Weather Channel. http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIN0685. 
  8. ^ a b Indiana Code. "Title 36, Article 2, Section 3". IN.gov. http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html. 
  9. ^ a b c Indiana Code. "Title 2, Article 10, Section 2". IN.gov. http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf. 
  10. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 
  11. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  12. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  13. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt. 
  14. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  15. ^ a b c "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". US Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18137. 
  16. ^ "Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". US Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7c0500000US18137. 
  17. ^ "Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". US Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7c0500000US18137. 

External links[]

Coordinates: 39°06′N 85°16′W / 39.10, -85.26


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