Dubois County, Indiana

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Dubois County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The county seat is Jasper. As of 2000, the population was 39,674. ⁶

Contents

1 Geography

1.1 Adjacent counties

2 History
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,127 km² (435 mi²). 1,114 km² (430 mi²) of it is land and 13 km² (5 mi²) of it (1.18%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Martin County (north)
Orange County (northeast)
Crawford County (east)
Perry County (southeast)
Spencer County (south)
Warrick County (southwest)
Pike County (west)
Daviess County (northwest)

History

Dubois County was formed in 1818. It is named for Toussaint Dubois, a Frenchman who fought in the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Tippecanoe and the War of 1812. DuBois was a merchant who lived mainly in Vincennes. He drowned in 1816 while crossing the Little Wabash River near Lawrenceville, Illinois.

The original county seat was Portersville. In 1830 the county seat was moved south to Jasper.

Demographics

'''Dubois County Population by year
2000 39,674 1990 36,616 1980 34,238 1970 30,934 1960 27,463 1950 23,785 1940 22,579 1930 20,553 1920 19,915 1910 19,843 1900 20,357

As of the census² of 2000, there were 39,674 people, 14,813 households, and 10,739 families residing in the county. The population density was 36/km² (92/mi²). There were 15,511 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.54% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.51% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 2.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 14,813 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.80% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 22.10% 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 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,169, and the median income for a family was $52,342. Males had a median income of $32,484 versus $23,526 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,225. About 2.90% of families and 5.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.30% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Regions
State of Indiana
Michiana \| Nine-County Region \| Northern Indiana \| Northwest Indiana \| Southern Indiana \| Wabash Valley
Largest cities
Anderson \| Bloomington \| Carmel \| Columbus \| East Chicago \| Elkhart \| Evansville \| Fishers \| Fort Wayne \| Gary \| Goshen \| Greenwood \| Hammond \| Indianapolis \| Jeffersonville \| Kokomo \| Lafayette \| Lawrence \| Marion \| Merrillville \| Michigan City \| Mishawaka \| Muncie \| New Albany \| Noblesville \| Portage \| Richmond \| South Bend \| Terre Haute \| Valparaiso \| West Lafayette
Counties
Adams \| Allen \| Bartholomew \| Benton \| Blackford \| Boone \| Brown \| Carroll \| Cass \| Clark \| Clay \| Clinton \| Crawford \| Daviess \| De Kalb \| Dearborn \| Decatur \| Delaware \| Dubois \| Elkhart \| Fayette \| Floyd \| Fountain \| Franklin \| Fulton \| Gibson \| Grant \| Greene \| Hamilton \| Hancock \| Harrison \| Hendricks \| Henry \| Howard \| Huntington \| Jackson \| Jasper \| Jay \| Jefferson \| Jennings \| Johnson \| Knox \| Kosciusko \| Lagrange \| Lake \| LaPorte \| Lawrence \| Madison \| Marion \| Marshall \| Martin \| Miami \| Monroe \| Montgomery \| Morgan \| Newton \| Noble \| Ohio \| Orange \| Owen \| Parke \| Perry \| Pike \| Porter \| Posey \| Pulaski \| Putnam \| Randolph \| Ripley \| Rush \| Saint Joseph \| Scott \| Shelby \| Spencer \| Starke \| Steuben \| Sullivan \| Switzerland \| Tippecanoe \| Tipton \| Union \| Vanderburgh \| Vermillion \| Vigo \| Wabash \| Warren \| Warrick \| Washington \| Wayne \| Wells \| White \| Whitley

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