BLACKFORD COUNTY, INDIANA

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'Blackford County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 14,048. The county seat is Hartford City⁶.

Contents

History

Geography

Major highways

Railroads

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Townships

Education

External links

References

History

Blackford County was formed on April 2, 1838. It is named for Judge Isaac Blackford, the first Speaker of the Indiana General Assembly. Blackford served as a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from 1817 to 1853. The county seat of Hartford City was selected June 10, 1841. The town was founded due to the large natural gas reserve in the area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 428 km² (165 mi²). 428 km² (165 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.19%) is water.

Major highways

★ Indiana State Road 3

★ Indiana State Road 18

★ Indiana State Road 22

★ Indiana State Road 26

Railroads

★ Norfolk Southern Railway

Adjacent counties

★ Wells County (north)

★ Jay County (east)

★ Delaware County (south)

★ Grant County (west)

Demographics

'Blackford County Population by year

'2000' 14,048 '1990' 14,067 '1980' 15,570 '1970' 15,888 '1960' 14,792 '1950' 14,026 '1940' 13,783 '1930' 13,617 '1920' 14,084 '1910' 15,820 '1900' 17,213 '1890' 10,461 '1880' 8,020 '1870' 6,272 '1860' 4,122 '1850' 2,860 '1840' 1,226

As of the census² of 2000, there were 14,048 people, 5,690 households, and 4,028 families residing in the county. The population density was 33/km² (85/mi²). There were 6,155 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (37/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.40% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.0% were of American, 24.0% German, 12.9% Irish and 10.8% English ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 5,690 households out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,760, and the median income for a family was $41,758. Males had a median income of $30,172 versus $21,386 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,543. About 6.00% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ Converse

★ Dunkirk

★ Hartford City

★ Matamoras

★ Millgrove

★ Montpelier

★ Roll

★ Shamrock Lakes

★ Trenton

Townships

★ Harrison

★ Jackson

★ Licking

★ Washington

Education

Public schools in Blackford County are administered by Blackford County Schools.

★ Blackford High School [1]

★ Hartford City Middle School [2]

★ Montpelier School [3]

★ Northside Elementary School [4]

★ Southside Elementary School [5]

External links

★ Blackford County official website

★ Blackford County Historical Society

★ Blackford County Schools

References

★ Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses, , Richard L. (editor), Forstall, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division, 1996, ISBN 0-934213-48-8
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