Clark County, Indiana

Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 96,472. The county seat is Jeffersonville ⁶.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 974 km² (376 mi²). 971 km² (375 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.31%) is water.

Adjacent counties

History

Clark County was formed in 1801. It is named for Gen. George Rodgers Clark, who captured the Northwest Territory for Virginia during the Revolutionary War.

Demographics

2000 96,472
1990 87,777
1980 88,838
1970 75,876
1960 62,795
1950 48,330
1940 31,020
1930 30,764
1920 29,381
1910 30,260
1900 31,835

'''Clark County Population by year

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 96,472 people, 38,751 households, and 26,544 families residing in the county. The population density was 99/km² (257/mi²). There were 41,176 housing units at an average density of 42/km² (110/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.30% White, 6.63% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. 1.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 38,751 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.10% were married couples living together, 12.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,111, and the median income for a family was $47,412. Males had a median income of $32,197 versus $24,033 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,936. About 6.00% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.20% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

External link

Clark County government

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