Vigo County, Indiana
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| Vigo 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 | 1818 |
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| Seat | Terre Haute |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
410 sq mi (1,062 km²) 403 sq mi (1,044 km²) 7 sq mi (18 km²), 1.75% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
105,848 262/sq mi (101/km²) |
| Website: www.vigocounty.org | |
| Named for: Francis Vigo | |
Vigo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 105,848. The county seat is Terre Haute. [1] Vigo County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county is one of the best bellwether regions for voting U.S. presidential elections; it has voted for the winning candidate in every election since 1920.[2]
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[edit] History
Vigo County, pronounced (Ve-go), was officially formed in 1818 by order of the Indiana State Legislature. The county is named in honor of Col. Francis Vigo, of Italian heritage but a citizen of Spain due to residence in St. Louis. He is credited with great assistance to George Rogers Clark both in financing Clark's exploration and Revolutionary War efforts, and in service as an agent obtaining military information for Clark against British campaigns on the then frontier.
[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 410 square miles (1,063 km²), of which 403 square miles (1,045 km²) is land and 7 square miles (19 km²) (1.75%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Vermillion County (north)
- Parke County (northeast)
- Clay County (east)
- Sullivan County (south)
- Clark County, Illinois (southwest)
- Edgar County, Illinois (northwest)
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[edit] Townships
Twelve townships make up Vigo County. They are:
A map of the arrangement of the townships is available from the Vigo County Public Library site.
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[edit] Demographics
| Vigo County Population by year |
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2000 105,848 |
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As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 105,848 people, 40,998 households, and 26,074 families residing in the county. The population density was 262 people per square mile (101/km²). There were 45,203 housing units at an average density of 112 per square mile (43/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.66% White, 6.04% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 21.6% were of German, 21.0% American, 11.1% English and 9.8% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 40,998 households out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.00% were married couples living together, 11.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.40% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 14.30% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,184, and the median income for a family was $42,957. Males had a median income of $32,854 versus $22,381 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,620. About 10.30% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.60% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.
The public school district is the Vigo County School Corporation, which at serving over 16,000 students is one of the largest school corporations in the state.
[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.
- ^ David Leip (2003). Bellwether States and Counties. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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