Floyd County, Indiana

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Floyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 70,823. The county seat is New Albany ⁶.

Contents

1 Geography

1.1 Adjacent counties

2 History
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
5 Colleges and universities
6 External references

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 384 km² (148 mi²). 383 km² (148 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.21%) is water.

Adjacent counties

History

Floyd County was formed in 1819. The Indiana State Library says it was named for Gen. John Floyd of Virginia, an officer in the War of 1812. Floyd was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1819. Others say it was named for either early settler Davis Floyd or early settler John Floyd.

Demographics

'''Floyd County Population by year
2000 70,823 1990 64,404 1980 61,169 1970 55,622 1960 51,397 1950 43,955 1940 35,061 1930 34,655 1920 29,381 1910 30,293 1900 30,118

As of the census² of 2000, there were 70,823 people, 27,511 households, and 19,697 families residing in the county. The population density was 185/km² (478/mi²). There were 29,087 housing units at an average density of 76/km² (196/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.23% White, 4.41% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 27,511 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were married couples living together, 12.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,022, and the median income for a family was $52,401. Males had a median income of $37,613 versus $26,539 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,852. About 6.90% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.50% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Floyds Knobs
Galena
Georgetown
Greenville
Mount Saint Francis
Navilleton
New Albany

Colleges and universities

Indiana University Southeast

External references

[Origin of Indiana County Names]

Regions
State of Indiana
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