Bartholomew County, Indiana

Bartholomew 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 1900. As of 2000, the population was 71,435. The county seat is Columbus.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,060 km² (409 mi²). 1,054 km² (407 mi²) of it is land and 7 km² (3 mi²) of it (0.62%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Shelby County (northeast)
Decatur County (east)
Jennings County (southeast)
Jackson County (south)
Brown County (west)
Johnson County (northwest)

History

Bartholemew County was formed in 1821. It is named for Lt. Col. Joseph Bartholomew, wounded at the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Demographics

2000 71,435
1990 63,657
1980 65,088
1970 57,022
1960 48,198
1950 36,108
1940 28,276
1930 24,864
1920 23,887
1910 24,813
1900 24,594

'''Bartholomew County Population by year

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 71,435 people, 27,936 households, and 20,058 families residing in the county. The population density was 68/km² (176/mi²). There were 29,853 housing units at an average density of 28/km² (73/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.17% White, 1.83% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 2.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 27,936 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% 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 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,184, and the median income for a family was $52,097. Males had a median income of $38,350 versus $24,652 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,536. About 5.9% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.20% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

External links

Bartholomew County, Indiana | Indiana counties