Pike County, Indiana
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| Pike County, Indiana | |
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 Location in the state of Indiana |
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 Indiana's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1817 |
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| Seat | Petersburg |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
341 sq mi (883 km²) 336 sq mi (871 km²) 5 sq mi (13 km²), 1.44% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
12,837 38/sq mi (15/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Named for: Zebulon Pike | |
Pike County is a county located in the Southwest part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population is 12,837. The county seat is Petersburg[1]. Pike County's Alphanumeric County Number is 63. Pike County switched to the Central Time Zone on April 2, 2006. [2] It returned to Eastern Time Zone on November 4, 2007. [3] [4]
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 341 square miles (883 km²), of which, 336 square miles (871 km²) of it is land and 5 square miles (13 km²) of it is water. The total area is 1.44% water.
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Daviess County (northeast)
- Dubois County (east)
- Warrick County (south)
- Gibson County (west)
- Knox County (northwest)
[edit] History
Pike County was formed in 1817. It was named for Zebulon Pike, mostly famous for the Pike Expedition of 1806 - 1807, exploring the southwest portion of the Louisiana Purchase. Pike also fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. Pike was killed, in 1813, during the War of 1812.
From 1959 to 1963 Vance Hartke and Homer E. Capehart were the U.S. Senators for Indiana, both from Pike County.
[edit] Demographics
| Pike County Population by year |
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2000 12,837 |
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As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 12,837 people, 5,119 households, and 3,680 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 5,611 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.10% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 35.0% were of American, 24.6% German, 11.4% English and 9.5% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 5,119 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,759, and the median income for a family was $41,420. Males had a median income of $31,967 versus $20,970 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,217. About 5.10% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.00% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.wtwo.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=5809
- ^ http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070921/LOCAL/709210491/-1/LOCAL17
- ^ DOT Moves Five Indiana Counties from Central to Eastern Time
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8.
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