Switzerland County, Indiana
Switzerland County is a county located in the southeast of the U.S. state of Indiana with headquarters in Vevay.
Geography
The county covers an area of 579 km ² ( 573 km ² of land, 6 km ² water ), which corresponds to a water area ratio of around 1.05 %.
It is divided into the following townships: Pleasant, Cotton, Posey, Craig, Jefferson, Vevay, York and patriot.
Adjoining counties
- Ohio County (Indiana ) in the north
- Gallatin County ( Kentucky ) in the east
- Carroll County ( Kentucky ) in the south
- Jefferson County (Indiana ) in the west
- Ripley County (Indiana ) in the northwest
History
The county was founded in 1814. It was, of Switzerland named after the home of many European settlers in this region. Founder of the main town Vevay was a wine from the canton of Vaud, who named the new place for his old hometown, the city of Vevey.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the U.S. census of 2000, there were 9,065 people in the county. The population density was 16 people per square kilometer. There 4,226 residential units were recorded. 98.78 percent of the population are of European origin, 0.23 percent African American, 0.15 percent Indigenous American, 0.09 percent Asian, 0.01 percent in the Pacific region, 0.86 percent of Latin Americans, 0.74 percent other, and people with mixed ethnic origin.
The average annual income was 37 092 U.S. dollars. 13.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities
- Patriot ( Indiana)
- Vevay (Indiana)