FLOYD COUNTY, INDIANA

'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 Albany⁶.

Contents

Geography

Geographical Features

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

History

Demographics

Cities, towns and census-designated places

Townships

Colleges and universities

See also

External links

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.

Geographical Features

Floyds Knobs in Floyd county was named after the most prominent geographical feature of the county which are the knobs: many steep hills which dot the midsection of the county. The highest point is S. Skyline Drive (+38° 21' 13.64", -85° 50' 50.64") at just over 1000ft^[1]. The lowest point in the county being the shore of the Ohio River near New Albany at an elevation of 380ft^[2].

Major Highways

★ Interstate 65

★ Interstate 64

★ Interstate 265

★ U.S. Route 150

Adjacent counties

★ Clark County (northeast)

★ Jefferson County, Kentucky (south, across the Ohio River)

★ Harrison County (west)

★ Washington County (northwest)

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

As of the census^[3] 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. 28.9% were of German, 19.6% American, 11.3% Irish and 10.2% English ancestry according to Census 2000.
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, towns and census-designated places

★ Bridgeport ★ Edwardsville ★ Floyds Knobs ★ Galena

★ Georgetown ★ Greenville ★ Maplewood ★ Mount Saint Francis

★ Navilleton ★ New Albany ★ Scottsville

Townships

★ Franklin

★ Georgetown

★ Greenville

★ Lafayette

Colleges and universities

★ Indiana University Southeast

See also

★ Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

★ Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area

External links

★ Origin of Indiana County Names

References

1.
USGS New Albany (IN,KY) Topo Map

2.
USGS Lanesville (IN,KY) Topo Map

3. 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