POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA

'Posey County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 27,061. The county seat is Mount Vernon⁶.

Contents

Geography

Major Highways

Railroads

River Ports

Adjacent counties

History

Demographics

Cities and towns

Recreation

References

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,086 km² (419 mi²). 1,058 km² (408 mi²) of it is land and 28 km² (11 mi²) of it (2.61%) is water.

Major Highways

★ Interstate 64

★ Indiana State Road 62

★ Indiana State Road 65

★ Indiana State Road 66

★ Indiana State Road 68

★ Indiana State Road 69

★ Indiana State Road 165

Railroads

★ CSX Transportation

River Ports

★ Largest ports in the U.S. from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwind Maritime Center

Adjacent counties

★ Gibson County (north)

★ Vanderburgh County (east)

★ Henderson County, Kentucky (southeast)

★ Union County, Kentucky (south)

★ Gallatin County, Illinois (southwest)

★ White County, Illinois (west)

History

Posey County was formed in 1814. It was named for Revolutionary War Gen. Thomas Posey, who was, at the time, Governor of the Indiana Territory.

Demographics

'Posey County Population by year

'2000' 27,061 '1990' 25,968 '1980' 26,414 '1970' 21,740 '1960' 19,214 '1950' 19,818 '1940' 19,183 '1930' 17,853 '1920' 19,334 '1910' 21,670 '1900' 22,333 '1890' 21,529 '1880' 20,857 '1870' 19,185 '1860' 16,167 '1850' 12,549 '1840' 9,683 '1830' 6,549 '1820' 4,061

As of the census² of 2000, there were 27,061 people, 10,205 households, and 7,612 families residing in the county. The population density was 26/km² (66/mi²). There were 11,076 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (27/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.97% White, 0.86% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.2% were of German, 19.2% American, 10.8% English and 7.0% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 10,205 households out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.50% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% 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 3.08.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $44,209, and the median income for a family was $53,737. Males had a median income of $39,084 versus $23,996 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,516. About 6.00% of families and 7.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.50% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ Cynthiana

★ Griffin

★ Mount Vernon

★ New Harmony

★ Poseyville

Recreation

★ Harmonie State Park

★ Hovey Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area [1]

★ Brittlebank Park (Mount Vernon)

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