Decatur County, Indiana
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is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 24,555. The
county seat is
Greensburg6.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 967
km² (373
mi²). 965 km² (373 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.22%) is water.
Adjacent counties
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Rush County (north)
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Franklin County (east)
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Ripley County (southeast)
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Jennings County (south)
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Bartholomew County (west)
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Shelby County (northwest)
Decatur County was formed in 1822. It was named for Commodore
Stephen Decatur, Jr., naval officer in the
First and
Second Barbary Wars, and in the
War of 1812. Decatur was mortally wounded in a duel in 1820.Recently,Greensburg,the county seat,was selcted as the new location of the Honda assembly plant being proposed.
'''Decatur County
Population by year
| align=center 2000 24,555
1990 23,645
1980 23,841
1970 22,738
1960 20,019
1950 18,218
1940 17,722
1930 17,308
1920 17,813
1910 18,793
1900 19,518
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As of the
census² of 2000, there were 24,555 people, 9,389 households, and 6,882 families residing in the county. The
population density was 25/km² (66/mi²). There were 9,992 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (27/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.50%
White, 0.05%
Black or
African American, 0.11%
Native American, 0.72%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.10% from
other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 9,389 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.10% were
married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% 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 3.03.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,401, and the median income for a family was $46,453. Males had a median income of $31,790 versus $24,688 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,582. About 6.60% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.40% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.
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Greensburg*
Milford*
Millhousen*
Newpoint*
St. Paul*
WestportThe county's townships are Adams, Clay, Clinton, Fugit, Jackson, Marion, Salt Creek, Sandcreek, and Washington.
