Union County, Indiana
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Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population is 7,349. The county seat is Liberty6.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 428 km² (165 mi²). 418 km² (162 mi²) of it is land and 10 km² (4 mi²) of it (2.24%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Wayne County (north)
- Preble County, Ohio (east)
- Butler County, Ohio (southeast)
- Franklin County (south)
- Fayette County (west)
[edit] History
Union County was formed in 1821. It was so named because it is the product of a union of parts of Fayette, Franklin and Wayne counties. The first settlers were from Laurens District, South Carolina. John Templeton was the first settler to enter land at the Cincinnati land office in what would become Harmony Township, Union County Indiana. The first county seat was Brownsville, a small town located on the East Fork of the Whitewater River. The seat was moved in 1824 to Liberty, a central location. The primary industry of Union County was and is farming. Union County is the birthplace of: Thomas Warren Bennett, Mary Alice Smith (Little Orphant Annie), Cincinnatus Hiner "Joaquin" Miller, Jay Hall Connaway, Major General Frederick Leroy Martin and Ambrose Burnside. Towns and hamlets in Union County include: Liberty, Brownsville, Philomath, Billingsville, Kitchel, Roseburg, Dunlapsville and West College Corner.
[edit] Demographics
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2000 7,349 |
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As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,349 people, 2,793 households, and 2,072 families residing in the county. The population density was 18/km² (46/mi²). There were 3,077 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.69% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. 0.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,793 households out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.60% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,672, and the median income for a family was $41,752. Males had a median income of $31,859 versus $21,617 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,549. About 7.90% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.30% of those under age 18 and 6.40% of those age 65 or over.
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[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.
