Shelby County, Indiana

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Shelby County, Indiana
Map
Location in the state of Indiana
Indiana's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1821
Seat	Shelbyville
Area - Total - Land - Water	413 sq mi (1,070 km²) 413 sq mi (1,070 km²) 0 sq mi (0 km²), 0.11%
Population - (2000) - Density	43,445 106/sq mi (41/km²)
Website: www.co.shelby.in.us

Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 43,445. Its estimated 2005 population was 43,766. The county seat is Shelbyville^[1].

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Government
- 4.1 Currently Elected Officials^[3]
5 References

[edit] History

Shelby County was organized in 1821. It was named for Gen. Isaac Shelby, who defeated the British at the Battle of Kings Mountain in the Revolutionary War. Shelby then became the first Governor of Kentucky. During the War of 1812, he led the army of Kentucky into Canada, and defeated the British at the decisive Battle of the Thames in 1813.

George W. Clarke, Governor of Iowa from 1913 to 1917, was born in Shelby County, Indiana, on Oct. 24, 1852.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 413 square miles (1,070 km²), of which 413 square miles (1,069 km²) is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) (0.11%) is water.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Unincorporated towns

[edit] Townships

[edit] Adjacent counties

Hancock County (north)
Rush County (east)
Decatur County (southeast)
Bartholomew County (south)
Johnson County (west)
Marion County (northwest)

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Demographics

Shelby County Population by year
2005 43,766 2000 43,445 1990 40,307 1980 39,887 1970 37,797 1960 34,093 1950 28,026 1940 25,953 1930 26,552 1920 25,982 1910 26,802 1900 26,491 1890 25,454 1880 25,257 1870 21,892 1860 19,569 1850 15,502 1840 12,005 1830 6,295

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 43,445 people, 16,561 households, and 12,056 families residing in the county. The population density was 105 people per square mile (41/km²). There were 17,633 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.26% White, 0.76% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 31.1% were of German, 28.3% American, 11.9% English and 9.7% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 16,561 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,649, and the median income for a family was $51,271. Males had a median income of $36,809 versus $25,021 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,324. About 4.80% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.70% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Currently Elected Officials^[3]

County Commissioners
- David Mohr
- Tony Newton
- Roger Laird
County Council
- Terry Smith
- Bob Carmony
- Tom Debaun
- Brent Fuchs
- Linda Sanders
- Tami Grubbs
- Margaret Brunk

[edit] References

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.

^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ Shelby County Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana

County seat: Shelbyville

City	Shelbyville

Towns	Edinburgh \| Morristown \| St. Paul

Townships	Addison \| Brandywine \| Hanover \| Hendricks \| Jackson \| Liberty \| Marion \| Moral \| Noble \| Shelby \| Sugar Creek \| Union \| Van Buren \| Washington

Unincorporated communities	Beech Brook \| Bengal \| Blue Ridge \| Boggstown \| Brookfield \| Candleglo Village \| Clover Village \| Crestmoor \| Fairland \| Fenns \| Flat Rock \| Fountaintown \| Freeport \| Geneva \| Green Meadows \| Gwynneville \| Hildebrand Village \| Knighthood Grove \| Knighthood Village \| Lewis Creek \| London \| London Heights \| Marietta \| Marion \| Meiks \| Meltzer \| Middletown \| Mount Auburn \| Norristown \| Pleasant View \| Pleasure Valley \| Prescott \| Rays Crossing \| Sleepy Hollow \| Smithland \| Southeast Manor \| Sugar Creek \| Waldron

v • d • e Indianapolis metropolitan area

Central city	Indianapolis • Downtown Indianapolis

Municipalities over 10,000 population (in 2000)	Anderson • Beech Grove • Brownsburg • Carmel • Fishers • Franklin • Greenfield • Greenwood • Lawrence • Lebanon • Martinsville • Noblesville • Plainfield • Shelbyville • Speedway

Municipalities 1,000-10,000 population (in 2000)	Alexandria • Arcadia • Avon • Bargersville • Brooklyn • Chesterfield • Clermont • Cicero • Cumberland • Danville • Edgewood • Edinburgh • Elwood • Fairland • Fortville • Frankton • Ingalls • Lapel • McCordsville • Mooresville • Morristown • New Palestine • New Whiteland • Pendleton • Pittsboro • Princes Lakes • Sheridan • Southport • St. Paul • Thorntown • Westfield • Whiteland • Zionsville

Counties	Boone • Hamilton • Hancock • Hendricks • Johnson • Madison • Marion • Morgan • Shelby