Greene County, Indiana

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Greene 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 1930. As of 2000, the population was 33,157. The county seat is Bloomfield.

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[edit] History

Greene County was formed in 1821. It was named for Gen. Nathanael Greene, who commanded the southern theater in the Revolutionary War, eventually forcing Cornwallis to retreat to Yorktown. Greene County Indiana offers many great historical sites and much, much more. If you are interested in learning more or visiting Greene County Indiana then check out The Greene County Indiana Visitors & Community Information Center

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,414 km² (546 mi²). 1,403 km² (542 mi²) of it is land and 11 km² (4 mi²) of it (0.77%) is water.

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[edit] Demographics

Greene County
Population by year

2000 33,157
1990 30,410
1980 30,416
1970 26,894
1960 26,327
1950 27,886
1940 31,330
1930 31,481
1920 36,770
1910 36,873
1900 28,530
1890 24,379
1880 22,996
1870 19,514
1860 16,041
1850 12,313
1840 8,321
1830 4,242

As of the census² of 2000, there were 33,157 people, 13,372 households, and 9,360 families residing in the county. The population density was 24/km² (61/mi²). There were 15,053 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (28/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.59% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 13,372 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.00% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,998, and the median income for a family was $41,523. Males had a median income of $32,309 versus $21,749 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,834. About 8.40% of families and 11.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.30% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

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[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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