Wayne County (Indiana)

Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Richmond.

Geography

The County is located in the east of Indiana, bordering Ohio and has an area of 1047 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. It borders in Indiana clockwise to the following counties: Randolph County, Union County, Fayette County, Henry County.

History

Wayne County was formed on November 27, 1810 from parts of Clark County and Dearborn County. It was named after Anthony Wayne, a general and victor of the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 during the American Revolutionary War. Likewise, he was known as a commander in the Northwest Indian War.

The first was the county seat in Salisbury, a now defunct town. Later it was Centerville, before it was Richmond.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Wayne County 71 097 people in 28,469 households and 19,301 families. The population density was 68 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 92.04 percent White, 5.10 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.51 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.69 percent from other races groups; 1.42 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.37 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 28,469 households out of which 30.1 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 52.8 percent were married couples living together, 11.4 percent were single mothers and 32.2 percent were non-families. 27.4 percent of all households and 11.8 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.92.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.2 percent between 18 to 24, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44 years. 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 88.1 males.

The median income for a household was $ 34,885, and the median income for a family $ 42,811. Males had a median income of $ 32,298, women $ 21,901. The per capita income was $ 17,727. 8.5 percent of families and 11.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

Abington
Beeson
Bethel
Boston
Cambridge City
Centerville
Chester
Dalton
Dublin
East German Town
East Haven
Economy
Fountain City
Franklin
Greens Fork
Hagerstown
Hiser
Hoover Mill
Jacksonburg
Locust Grove
Middleboro
Milton
Mount Auburn
Pennsville
Pinhook
Richmond
Spring Grove
Spring Grove Heights
Webster
Whitewater
Williamsburg

Townships

Abington Township
Boston Township
Center Township
Clay Township
Dalton Township
Franklin Township
Green Township
Harrison Township
Jackson Township
Jefferson Township
New Garden Township
Perry Township
Washington Township
Wayne Township
Webster Township

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