Boone County (Indiana)
Boone County is a county located in the state of Indiana in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Lebanon.
Geography
The County is located just west of the geographic center of Indiana and has an area of 1096 square kilometers, of which one square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Clinton County, Hamilton County, Marion County, Hendricks County and Montgomery County.
History
Boone County was formed on January 29, 1830 from parts of Hendricks County and Marion County. It was named after Daniel Boone, an American pioneer and frontiersman who explored the so-called Wilderness Trail and the town of Boonesborough in Kentucky founded.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Boone County 46 107 people in 17,081 households and 12,810 families. The population density was 42 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 97.92 percent White, 0.35 percent African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 0.46 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.40 percent from other races groups; 0.60 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.16 per cent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 17,081 households out of which 38 % had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 64.4 percent were married couples living together, 7.8 percent were single mothers and 25 % were non-families. 21.1 percent of all households and 8.6 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09.
28.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.3 percent between 18 to 24, 30.2 percent between 25 and 44 years. 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 90.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 49,632, and the median income for a family $ 58,879. Males have a median income of $ 39,534, women $ 26,266. The per capita income was $ 24,182. 3.8 percent of families and 5.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Advance
- Big Springs
- Brendan Wood
- Eagle Village
- Eaglewood Estates
- Elizaville
- Elmwood
- Fayette
- Gadsden
- Hazelrigg
- Mr.
- Jamestown
- Lebanon
- Log Cabin Crossroads
- Max
- Mechanicsburg
- Milledgeville
- New Brunswick
- Northern Meadows
- Northfield
- Northfield Village
- Pike
- Rosston
- Royalton
- Russell Lake
- Shannondale
- Shepherd
- Stringtown
- Terhune
- Thorntown
- Ulen
- Waugh
- Whitestown
- Zionsville
- Center Township
- Clinton Township
- Eagle Township
- Harrison Township
- Jackson Township
- Jefferson Township
- Marion Township
- Perry Township
- Sugar Creek Township
- Union Township
- Washington Township
- Worth Township
- Eagle Creek
- Big Walnut Creek
- Prairie Creek
- Sugar Creek
- White Lick Creek