Sullivan County (Indiana)
The Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2010, the County had 21,475 inhabitants and a population density of 18.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Sullivan.
Geography
The County is located in southwestern Indiana on the east bank of the Wabash River, which forms the border with Illinois. It has an area of 1176 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water surface. At the Sullivan County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Sullivan County was formed on December 30, 1816 from parts of Knox County. It was named after Daniel Sullivan, a hero of the American Revolutionary War.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Sullivan County 21,475 people in 7855 households. The population density was 18.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 7855 households lived statistically 2.48 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 93.8 percent white, 4.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. 45.6 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 47,640. The per capita income was $ 21,371. 13.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Sullivan County
City
- Sullivan
Towns
- Carlisle
- Dugger
- Farmersburg
- Himera
- Merom
- Shelburn
Unincorporated communities
- Baker
- Baldridge
- Benefiel Corner
- Bucktown
- Campbell Corner
- Cass
- Curry Ville
- Dodds Bridge
- East Shelburn
- Fairbanks
- Gambill
- Gilmour
- Glendora
- Grayville
- Greenville
- Hawton
- Jericho
- Jackson Hill
- Lewis
- Merom station
- New Lebanon
- Paxton
- Pleasantville
- Riverton
- Riverview
- Scotchtown
- Scott City
- Shiloh
- Standard
- Stringtown
- Wilfred
Structure
The Sullivan County is divided into nine townships: