Posey County, Indiana
The Posey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2010, the County had 25,910 inhabitants and a population density of 24.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Mount Vernon.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme southwest of Indiana at the mouth of the Wabash River in Ohio, each of which forms the border with Illinois and Kentucky. The Posey County has an area of 1086 square kilometers, of which 28 square kilometers are water surface. At the Posey County Nachbarcountys following:
History
The Posey County was formed on September 7, 1814 from parts of Gibson County, Knox County and Warrick counties. It was named after Thomas Posey (1750-1818), a general in the American Revolutionary War and Governor of the Indiana Territory ( 1813-1816 ).
The first was the county seat in Blackford, in the northeast corner of Marr's townships. 1817 the headquarters were moved to Springfield. After decision of February 12, 1825 Mount Vernon was elected as the county seat.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Posey County 25,910 people in 10,446 households. The population density was 25.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 10,446 households lived statistically 2.47 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 55,517. The per capita income was $ 26,983. 8.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Villages in Posey County
City
- Mount Vernon
Towns
- Cynthiana
- Griffin
- New Harmony
- Poseyville
Unincorporated communities
- Barrett
- Blairsville
- Bufkin
- Caborn
- Erwin
- Farmersville
- Grafton
- Hepburn
- Heusler
- Hovey
- Lip
- Marrs Center
- Mud Center
- Oliver
- Parkers Settlement
- Prairie
- Rapture
- Red Bank
- Saint Philip
- Saint Wendel
- Savah
- Solitude
- Springfield
- Stewartville
- Upton
- Wadeville
- West Franklin
Structure
The Posey County is divided into ten townships: