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Starke County, Indiana

Starke County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 23,371. The county seat is Knox.

History
The Indiana State Legislature passed an omnibus county bill on February 7, 1835, that authorized the creation of 13 counties in northeast Indiana, including Starke. The county government organization commenced in 1850. It was named for Gen. John Stark, who commanded New Hampshire troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 in the American Revolutionary War, and who defeated the British at the Battle of Bennington in 1777.

Before white settlement, all of the land that forms modern-day Starke County and adjacent LaPorte County to the north was inhabited by the Potawatami Indian nation. These groups were forcibly removed to Kansas by the United States government in 1838, and many died on what has been called the Potawatomi Trail of Death.

When Starke County was created, it included the present LaPorte County townships of Cass, Dewey, Hanna, and Prairie. Residents in this area had to travel some distance east to Lemon's Bridge to cross the Kankakee River to travel south to the center of the county, the future site of the county seat at Knox. Therefore, because they were effectively isolated from the rest of Starke County, residents north of the river petitioned to be annexed to LaPorte county and this was done on January 28, 1842.

Name
Despite being named for General John Stark and originally being known and appearing on maps as Stark County when initially created and organized, an e was added to the county's name fairly early in its history. No solid evidence has been found to clearly explain this alteration. Three possible explanations have been advanced - an early scribe had "fancy lettering", including a k with a long tail or flourish that appeared to others as ke, with the new spelling sticking; General Stark himself may have used a similar flourish at the end of his signature; which became a point of confusion to Indiana officials (unlikely, since Stark County, Ohio (1808) and Illinois (1839) both preceded Starke County, Indiana, not to mention numerous other smaller midwestern toponyms spelled "Stark"); or an Indianapolis official's clerical error around 1860.

Geography
Starke County consists of low, rolling hills covered with vegetation or brush. Its boundaries include three prominences that rise to 780 ft above sea level - two adjacent swells 0.6 mi northeast of Bass Lake, and a small ridge 3.0 mi east-southeast of Bass Lake.

According to the 2010 census, Starke County has a total area of 312.21 sqmi, of which 3.07 sqmi (or 0.98%) are covered by water. The northwestern boundary of Starke County is defined by the Kankakee River; the Yellow River, a tributary of the Kankakee, flows through the central part of the county, past Knox.

Major highways
• US 30.svg U.S. Route 30

• US 35.svg U.S. Route 35

• US 421.svg U.S. Route 421

• Indiana 8.svg State Road 8

• Indiana 10.svg State Road 10

• Indiana 23.svg State Road 23

• Indiana 39.svg State Road 39

Adjacent counties
• LaPorte County - north

• St. Joseph County - northeast

• Marshall County - east

• Fulton County - southeast

• Pulaski County - south

• Jasper County - west

• Porter County - northwest

Municipalities
The municipalities in Starke County, and their populations as of the 2010 Census, are:

Cities and towns
• Hamlet – 800

• Knox – 3,704

• North Judson – 1,772

Census-designated places
• Bass Lake – 1,249

• Koontz Lake – 1,554

• San Pierre – 156

Unincorporated communities
• Aldine

• Bass Station

• Brems

• English Lake

• Grovertown

• Indian Hill

• Lena Park

• Lomax

• Oak Grove

• Ober

• Ora

• Toto

• Winona

Townships
The nine townships of Starke County, with their populations as of the 2010 Census, are: • California – 2,011

• Center – 6,229

• Davis – 1,043

• Jackson – 549

• North Bend – 1,394

• Oregon – 3,367

• Railroad – 1,226

• Washington – 3,003

• Wayne – 4,541

Education
Public schools in Starke County are administered by four different districts:
 * Culver Community Schools
 * Knox Community School Corporation
 * North Judson-San Pierre Schools
 * Oregon-Davis School Corporation

Hospitals

 * Northwest Health Starke

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in Knox have ranged from a low of 14 °F in January to a high of 84 °F in July, although a record low of -29 °F was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 102 °F was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.68 in in February to 4.09 in in June.

Government
The county government is a constitutional body, granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana and the Indiana Code.

County Council: The county council is the legislative branch of the county government and controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts to four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.

Board of Commissioners: The executive body of the county, the commissioners are elected county-wide to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute the acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the functions of the county government.

Court: The judge on the court is elected to a term of six years. The judge is assisted by a magistrate who is appointed by the judge. The court handles criminal and civil cases, and has a small-claims division. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state-level circuit court.

County officials: The county has other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk, elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.

Starke County is part of Indiana's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives and is currently represented by Rudy Yakym.

In presidential elections, Starke County was a bellwether county for a time, voting for the winner in every election from 1964 to 2008.

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, 23,363 people, 9,038 households, and 6,484 families lived in the county. The population density was 75.6 PD/sqmi. The 10,962 housing units had an average density of 35.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 97.1% White, 0.3% American Indian, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 27.2% were German, 16.3% were Irish, 8.9% were English, 8.7% were American, and 6.9% were Polish.

Of the 9,038 households, 32.7% had children under 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.3% were not families, and 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.58, and the average family size was 3.02. The median age was 40.4 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and for a family was $44,044. Males had a median income of $37,507 versus $28,628 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,991. About 12.9% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under 18 and 7.0% of those 65 or over.

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St. Joseph County, Indiana

St. Joseph County, colloquial St. Joe County by residents, is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 272,912, making it the fifth-most populous county in Indiana. Formed in 1830, it was named for the St. Joseph River which flows through it to Lake Michigan. The county seat is South Bend. St. Joseph County is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN–MI "Michiana", Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 461.38 sqmi, of which 457.85 sqmi (or 99.23%) is land and 3.54 sqmi (or 0.77%) is water.

Cities

 * Mishawaka
 * South Bend

Towns

 * Indian Village
 * Lakeville
 * New Carlisle
 * North Liberty
 * Osceola
 * Roseland
 * Walkerton

Census-designated places

 * Granger
 * Notre Dame

Other unincorporated places

 * Ardmore
 * Chain-O-Lakes
 * Colburn
 * Crumstown
 * Dreamwold Heights
 * Georgetown
 * Gilmer Park
 * Gulivoire Park
 * Hamilton
 * Lydick
 * Midway Corners
 * Nutwood
 * Olive
 * Pleasant Valley
 * State Line
 * Tamarack Grange
 * Terre Coupee
 * Westfield
 * Woodland
 * Wyatt
 * Zeigler

Townships

 * Centre
 * Clay
 * German
 * Greene
 * Harris
 * Liberty
 * Lincoln
 * Madison
 * Olive
 * Penn
 * Portage
 * Union
 * Warren

Adjacent counties

 * Berrien County, Michigan (north)
 * Cass County, Michigan (northeast)
 * Elkhart County (east)
 * Marshall County (south)
 * Starke County (southwest/CST Border)
 * LaPorte County (west/CST Border)

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in South Bend have ranged from a low of 16 °F in January to a high of 83 °F in July, although a record low of -22 °F was recorded in January 1943 and a record high of 109 °F was recorded in July 1934. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.98 in in February to 4.19 in in June.

Government
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The county council is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.

Board of Commissioners: The executive body of the county is made of a board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term. One of the commissioners, typically the most senior, serves as president. The commissioners are charged with executing the acts legislated by the council, collecting revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.

Court: The county maintains several courts: the Circuit Court that hears primarily civil matters and some criminal cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of six years and must be a licensed attorney in good standing. The judge is assisted by three magistrates appointed by the judge. The Superior Court hears both civil and criminal cases, including small claims and traffic/misdemeanor cases. There are eight judges appointed to the Superior Court by the Governor of Indiana. They are assisted by four magistrates who handle the small claims and traffic/misdemeanor dockets. The Probate Court hears juvenile cases, child abuse or neglect cases, along with probate matters. The judge on the court is elected to a term of six years and must be a licensed attorney in good standing. The judge is assisted by three magistrates and one commissioner (similar to a magistrate) who are appointed by the judge. Decisions from these courts can be appealed to the Indiana Court of Appeals.

County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk. Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.

St. Joseph County is part of Indiana's 2nd congressional district and is represented by Republican Rudy Yakym in the United States Congress. Indiana's US Senators are Republicans Mike Braun and Todd Young.

St. Joseph County leans Democratic in presidential elections like most counties with college cities.

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 266,931 people, 103,069 households, and 66,365 families residing in the county. The population density was 583.0 PD/sqmi. There were 114,849 housing units at an average density of 250.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 78.7% white, 12.7% black or African American, 1.9% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 3.4% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 7.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 25.3% were German, 15.5% were Irish, 12.0% were Polish, 8.5% were English, and 4.5% were American.

Of the 103,069 households, 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.6% were non-families, and 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age was 36.2 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $57,510. Males had a median income of $45,269 versus $31,667 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,082. About 10.7% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

K-12 schools
School districts include:
 * John Glenn School Corporation
 * Mishawaka School City
 * New Prairie United School Corporation
 * Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation
 * South Bend Community School Corporation
 * Union-North United School Corporation

Public high schools in the county include:
 * John Adams High School (South Bend district)
 * Clay High School (South Bend district)
 * James Whitcomb Riley High School (South Bend district)
 * Washington High School (South Bend district)
 * Mishawaka High School (Mishawaka district)
 * Penn High School (Penn-Harris district)

Catholic schools on this list are operated by or associated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend
 * Private schools
 * Christ the King [Grades K-8]
 * Community Baptist Christian School [Grades K-12]
 * Corpus Christi [Grades K-8]
 * Covenant Christian School [Grades K-8]
 * Granger Christian School [Grades K-12]
 * Holy Cross Elementary [Grades K-8]
 * Holy Family Elementary [Grades K-8]
 * Ironwood Christian School [Grades K-12]
 * Mishawaka Catholic School (St. Bavo Campus, St. Joseph Campus & St. Monica Campus) [Grades ECD-8]
 * Michiana Christian School [Grades K-5]
 * Mishawaka First Baptist School [Grades K-12]
 * Marian High School [Grades 9-12]
 * North Liberty Christian School [Grades K-5]
 * Our Lady of Hungary [Grades K-8]
 * Queen of Peace School [Grades K-6]
 * Resurrection Lutheran Academy [Grades Pre K-8]
 * St. Adalbert Elementary [Grades K-8]
 * St. Anthony de Padua School [Grades K-8]
 * St. John the Baptist Elementary [Grades K-8]
 * St. Joseph Grade School [Grades K-8]
 * St. Jude Elementary [Grades K-8]
 * St. Mary of the Assumption School [Grades K-8]
 * St. Matthew Elementary [Grades K-8]
 * St. Patrick School [Grades K-6]
 * St. Pius X School [Grades Pre K-8]
 * South Bend Christian Center [Grades K-12]
 * South Bend Junior Academy [Grades K-8]
 * South Bend St. Joseph's High School [Grades 9-12]
 * Stanley Clark School [Grades K-8]
 * Trinity School at Greenlawn [Grades 6-12]

Colleges and universities

 * Bethel College
 * Brown Mackie College (closed in 2017)
 * Holy Cross College
 * Indiana University South Bend
 * Ivy Tech North Central
 * St. Mary's College
 * University of Notre Dame

History
The St. Joseph County Public Library was founded in 1889. Originally known as the South Bend Public Library, it was founded by the South Bend School Corporation and managed by Evelyn Humphries out of a floor of the Oliver Opera House. Humphries soon secured funding for the building of the Main Library which opened to the public in 1896. It was known as "The Castle" due to its unique architecture. In 1902, Virginia Tutt became the second library director. She opened the first library branch in Washington High School in 1918, which often served as a community center for Polish and Hungarian immigrants. The Betty Ruth Spiro Memorial Library replaced "The Castle" in 1959 as the new main library building in downtown South Bend. This building served the community until its renovation in 1992 led to a fire and subsequent damage from smoke and fire sprinklers. The renovation continued and the library was able to open 7 days later thanks to help from the community.

In 2016, Main Library began looking at the need for an expanded space in downtown South Bend to meet the needs of the growing community. After working with consultants and architects, it was decided in October 2018 that Main Library will expand to include a community learning center, renovated exterior, and inner courtyard. St. Joseph County is considering cutting the library's funding by almost $500,000 a year. As a result, on September 5, 2019, hundreds of residents protested in the streets, and all library branches closed early. Overflow crowds backed the county council meeting to show their support for the library. The library ended up losing the funding two years later.

Branches

 * Main Library
 * Centre Township Branch
 * Francis Branch
 * German Township Branch
 * Lakeville Branch
 * LaSalle Branch
 * North Liberty Branch
 * River Park Branch
 * Tutt Branch
 * Western Branch

Studio 304
Technology hub where patrons can explore 3-D printing, poster printing, iPads, Adobe Creative Suite, gaming, virtual reality rigs, and recording rooms.

Local and family history
Books, newspapers, yearbooks, magazines, and other items of local significance can be examined. Online archives and genealogical websites are also available to reference in the creation of family trees.

Databases
SJCPL subscribes to over 50 databases that can aid in research, education, grant writing, and business development.

Homebound delivery
Library staff members will bring library materials directly to your home if requested.

Notable people

 * Thadeus Jay Miller, artist

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Spencer County, Indiana

Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,810. The county seat is Rockport. Despite not being in the Owensboro Metropolitan Area, the entire riverfront of the city of Owensboro, Kentucky borders the southern tip of the county.

History
Spencer County was formed in 1818 from parts of Warrick County and Perry County. It was named for Captain Spier Spencer, killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. He was also the namesake for Spencer, Indiana, the county seat of Owen County.

Abraham Lincoln lived in Spencer County from 1816 to 1830, between the ages of seven and twenty-one. Originally, the area his family settled in was in Perry County with Spencer County being formed almost two years later. His family moved to Illinois in 1830. The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located at the site of the Lincoln family farm. In addition, the graves of his mother Nancy Lincoln and sister Sarah Lincoln Grigsby are located in Spencer County.

On December 16, 1900, two African-American men, Bud Rowlands and Jim Henderson, were lynched by the county courthouse in Rockport after being arrested as suspects in the brutal robbery and killing of a white barber at 2 am the night before. A mob estimated at 1,500 broke open the jail and took them out, hanging them from a tree by the courthouse, and shooting their bodies numerous times. John Rolla was accused by Rowlands as a suspect and also lynched. This was the second-highest number of lynchings in the state, though it pales in comparison to lynchings in Southern states.

The current Spencer County courthouse was built in 1921. It is the fifth courthouse to serve the county.

County attractions include the town of Santa Claus, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, and Santa's Candy Castle.

Saint Meinrad Archabbey is located at the northeastern corner of Spencer County.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 401.43 sqmi, of which 396.74 sqmi (or 98.83%) is land and 4.68 sqmi (or 1.17%) is water.

Cities and towns
ZIP Codes are in parentheses.
 * Chrisney (47611)
 * Dale (47523)
 * Gentryville (47537)
 * Grandview (47615)
 * Richland (47634)
 * Rockport (47635)
 * Santa Claus (47579)

Census-designated place

 * St. Meinrad (47577)

Other unincorporated places

 * Africa
 * Bloomfield
 * Buffaloville
 * Centerville
 * Clay City
 * Enterprise
 * Eureka
 * Evanston (47531)
 * Fulda (47531)
 * Hatfield (47617)
 * Huffman
 * Kennedy
 * Kercheval
 * Lamar (47550)
 * Liberal
 * Lincoln City (47552)
 * Mariah Hill (47556)
 * Maxville
 * Midway
 * New Boston
 * Newtonville
 * Patronville
 * Pigeon
 * Pueblo
 * Pyeattville
 * Reo
 * Ritchie
 * Rock Hill
 * Sand Ridge
 * Santa Fe
 * Schley
 * Silverdale

Townships

 * Carter
 * Clay
 * Grass
 * Hammond
 * Harrison
 * Huff
 * Jackson
 * Luce
 * Ohio

Adjacent counties

 * Dubois County (north/ET Boundary)
 * Daviess County, Kentucky (south)
 * Perry County (east)
 * Hancock County, Kentucky (southeast)
 * Warrick County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-64.svg|25px]] Interstate 64
 * [[Image:US 231.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 231
 * [[Image:indiana 62.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 62
 * [[Image:indiana 66.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 66
 * [[Image:indiana 68.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 68
 * [[Image:indiana 70.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 70
 * [[Image:indiana 161.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 161
 * [[Image:indiana 162.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 162
 * [[Image:indiana 245.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 245
 * [[Image:indiana 545.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 545

National protected area

 * Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in Rockport have ranged from a low of 24 °F in January to a high of 91 °F in July, although a record low of -23 °F was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 107 °F was recorded in June 1944. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 3.01 in in October to 4.78 in in May.

Government
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The county council is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.

Board of Commissioners: The executive body of the county is made of a board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term. One of the commissioners, typically the most senior, serves as president. The commissioners are charged with executing the acts legislated by the council, collecting revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.

Court: The county maintains a small claims court that can handle some civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is also elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level circuit court.

County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk. Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.

Spencer County is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district and is represented in Congress by Republican Larry Bucshon.

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 20,952 people, 8,082 households, and 5,907 families residing in the county. The population density was 52.8 PD/sqmi. There were 8,872 housing units at an average density of 22.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 96.9% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 1.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 47.0% were German, 16.4% were Irish, 12.6% were English, and 11.1% were American.

Of the 8,082 households, 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.9% were non-families, and 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age was 41.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $61,365. Males had a median income of $44,526 versus $30,466 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,609. About 6.8% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education
It has two school districts: North Spencer County School Corporation and South Spencer County School Corporation.

Notable people
It is the birthplace of H. Justin Davidson, Ken Dilger, Del Harris, Florence Henderson, Roger Kaiser, Bill Peet, Brig General Thomas Gamble Pitcher, and Howard Schnellenberger. Another notable figure that grew up here was Abraham Lincoln, who was the 16th President of the United States.

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Shelby County, Indiana

Shelby County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 45,055. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Shelbyville.

History
After the American Revolutionary War established US sovereignty over the territory of the upper midwest, the new federal government defined the Northwest Territory in 1787, which included the area of present-day Indiana. In 1800, Congress separated Ohio from the Northwest Territory, designating the rest of the land as the Indiana Territory. President Thomas Jefferson chose William Henry Harrison as the governor of the territory, and Vincennes was established as the capital. After the Michigan Territory was separated and the Illinois Territory was formed, Indiana was reduced to its current size and geography. By December 1816 the Indiana Territory was admitted to the Union as a state.

The Native people who inhabited these areas prior to arrival of European settlers were generally resistant to the loss of their lands. As settlers pushed into the area, treaties signed by some leaders with United States representatives ceded large areas of their territory to the US. Starting in 1794, Native American titles to Indiana lands were extinguished by usurpation, purchase, or war and treaty. The United States acquired land from the Native Americans in the 1809 treaty of Fort Wayne, and by the treaty of St. Mary's in 1818, which included the future Shelby County.

The Indiana State Legislature passed a bill on December 31, 1821, that authorized the creation of four counties, including Shelby. On July 1, 1822, the county was organized, beginning with selecting a site for the county seat.

The new county was named for Gen. Isaac Shelby, who defeated the British at the Battle of Kings Mountain in the Revolutionary War. Shelby then became the first Governor of Kentucky. During the War of 1812, he led the army of Kentucky into Canada, and defeated the British at the decisive Battle of the Thames in 1813.

Geography
The low, rolling hills of Shelby County are lightly carved by drainages, but are otherwise completely devoted to agriculture or urban development. The western edge of the county is drained by Sugar Creek, flowing south-southwestward into Johnson County. The central and SW parts of the county are drained by Big Blue River, flowing south-southwestward into Johnson County. The lower part of the county is drained by Flatrock River, flowing southwestward into Bartholomew County. The terrain slopes to the southwest, with its highest elevations (930 ft ASL) along the eastern part of its northern border with Hancock County. According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 412.76 sqmi, of which 411.15 sqmi (or 99.61%) is land and 1.61 sqmi (or 0.39%) is water.

City and towns

 * Edinburgh (part)
 * Fairland
 * Morristown
 * St. Paul (part)
 * Shelbyville (city/county seat)

Unincorporated communities

 * Beech Brook
 * Bengal
 * Blue Ridge
 * Boggstown
 * Brookfield
 * Candleglo Village
 * Clover Village
 * Fenns
 * Flat Rock
 * Fountaintown
 * Freeport
 * Geneva
 * Green Meadows
 * Gwynneville
 * Knighthood Grove
 * Knighthood Village
 * Lewis Creek
 * London
 * London Heights
 * Marietta
 * Marion
 * Meiks
 * Meltzer
 * Middletown
 * Morven
 * Mount Auburn
 * Norristown
 * Pleasant View
 * Pleasure Valley
 * Prescott
 * Rays Crossing
 * Rolling Ridge
 * Sleepy Hollow
 * Smithland
 * Sugar Creek
 * Waldron (census-designated place)
 * Walkerville
 * Wilson Corner

Townships

 * Addison
 * Brandywine
 * Hanover
 * Hendricks
 * Jackson
 * Liberty
 * Marion
 * Moral
 * Noble
 * Shelby
 * Sugar Creek
 * Union
 * Van Buren
 * Washington

Adjacent counties

 * Hancock County - north
 * Rush County - east
 * Decatur County - southeast
 * Bartholomew County - south
 * Johnson County - west
 * Marion County - northwest

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-65.svg|20px]] Interstate 65
 * [[Image:I-74.svg|20px]] Interstate 74
 * [[Image:US 52.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 52
 * [[Image:US 421.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 421
 * [[Image:indiana 9.svg|20px]] Indiana State Road 9
 * [[Image:indiana 44.svg|20px]] Indiana State Road 44
 * [[Image:indiana 244.svg|20px]] Indiana State Road 244
 * [[Image:indiana 252.svg|20px]] Indiana State Road 252

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in Shelbyville have ranged from a low of 18 °F in January to a high of 86 °F in July, although a record low of -25 °F was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 105 °F was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.38 in in January to 4.47 in in May.

2010 Census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 44,436 people, 17,302 households, and 12,221 families in the county. The population density was 108.1 PD/sqmi. There were 19,080 housing units at an average density of 46.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 95.4% white, 1.0% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 1.6% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 28.5% were German, 13.1% were American, 12.2% were Irish, and 9.0% were English.

Of the 17,302 households, 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.4% were non-families, and 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age was 39.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $60,824. Males had a median income of $46,325 versus $32,416 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,398. About 7.4% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The legislative branch of the county government; controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected to four-year terms from county districts. They set salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.

Board of Commissioners: The executive body of the county; commissioners are elected county-wide to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute the acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the county government.

Court: Three State Trial Courts sit in the Courthouse located at 407 S. Harrison Street, Shelbyville, Indiana 46176. Shelby Circuit Court was established by the Indiana Constitution. Shelby Superior Courts 1 and 2 were created by Acts of the Legislature. Shelby Superior Court 2 handles the small claims. Cases are allocated between the Courts by Local Court Rules. The judges of the Shelby Cirucit and Superior Courts are elected to six (6) year terms and must be admitted to practice law in the State of Indiana. Appeals from Shelby County Trial Courts are made to the Indiana Court of Appeals.

County Officials: The county has other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk. These officials are elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.

Notable people

 * Isaac Colton Ash, Los Angeles, California, City Council member, 1925–27
 * George W. Clarke, governor of Iowa, 1913–1917
 * Edith Jones Woodward, astronomer, born in Waldron in 1914
 * Kid Quill, hip hop/rap

title: Shelby County, Indiana


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Rush County, Indiana

Rush County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. In the 2020 United States Census, the population was 16,752. The county seat (and only city) is Rushville.

History
When the Indiana Territory was granted statehood (December 20, 1816), there were no settlers on the lands of the future Rush County. However, this changed quickly, and by 1821 the newly founded settlements were desirous of being organized into a county unit. Accordingly, the state legislature passed an act dated December 31, 1821, which authorized Rush County, effective April 1, and further authorized the first commissioners (pro tem) to begin organizing the county's governing structure on June 3, 1822. The act also authorized six townships to cover the county; subsequent growth through the years has caused the number of townships to double. It was named for Dr. Benjamin Rush, one of the signers of the 1776 Declaration of Independence. That same summer (1822) the future town (and county seat) of Rushville was platted and laid out.

Geography
In the 1820s the low rolling hills of Rush County were generously covered with trees, usually walnut and sugar maples. By 1879 Rush County was the state's largest producer of maple syrup. However, logging and clearing for agriculture have completely removed the trees, except for stands in drainages, and the available land is completely devoted to agriculture or urban development. The Big Blue River drains the upper part of the county, flowing to the southwest. The Little Blue River flows southwest to drain the central part of the county, and Flatrock River flows south-southwest through the lower central part of the county. The terrain's highest point (1,135 feet/346 m ASL) is an isolated rise at the county's east boundary, 1.4 mi SSW of Glenwood. According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 408.46 sqmi, of which 408.12 sqmi (or 99.92%) is land and 0.34 sqmi (or 0.08%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Henry County - north
 * Fayette County - east
 * Franklin County - southeast
 * Decatur County - south
 * Shelby County - west
 * Hancock County - northwest

Cities and towns

 * Carthage
 * Glenwood
 * Rushville (city/county seat)

Census-designated places

 * Arlington
 * Manilla
 * Milroy

Unincorporated towns

 * Boyd
 * Charlottesville
 * Circleville
 * Fairview
 * Falmouth
 * Farmers
 * Farmington
 * Gings
 * Gowdy
 * Henderson
 * Henry
 * Homer
 * Mauzy
 * Mays
 * Moscow
 * New Salem
 * Occident
 * Raleigh
 * Richland
 * Sexton
 * Sulphur Spring
 * Williamstown

Townships

 * Anderson
 * Center
 * Jackson
 * Noble
 * Orange
 * Posey
 * Richland
 * Ripley
 * Rushville
 * Union
 * Walker
 * Washington

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-74.svg|20px]] / [[Image:US 421.svg|20px]] Interstate 74/U.S. Route 421**
 * [[Image:US 52.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 52
 * [[Image:indiana 3.svg|20px]] Indiana State Road 3
 * [[Image:indiana 44.svg|20px]] Indiana State Road 44
 * [[Image:indiana 140.svg|20px]] Indiana State Road 140
 * [[Image:indiana 244.svg|20px]] Indiana State Road 244

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in Rushville have ranged from a low of 17 °F in January to a high of 84 °F in July, although a record low of -28 °F was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 108 °F was recorded in July 1901. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.55 in in February to 5.06 in in May.

Government
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The legislative branch of the county government; controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected to four-year terms from county districts. They set salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.

Board of Commissioners: The executive body of the county; commissioners are elected county-wide to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the county government.

County Officials: The county has other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor and circuit court clerk. These officers are elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.

2010 Census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 17,392 people, 6,767 households, and 4,803 families in the county. The population density was 42.6 PD/sqmi. There were 7,508 housing units at an average density of 18.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 97.4% white, 0.8% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 23.4% were German, 16.8% were American, 12.0% were Irish, and 11.9% were English.

Of the 6,767 households, 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.0% were non-families, and 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age was 40.6 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $52,874. Males had a median income of $41,581 versus $30,035 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,215. About 10.3% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

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Ripley County, Indiana

Ripley County is a county located at the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2020 Census, the population was 28,995. The county seat is Versailles.

History
Ripley County was formed on December 27, 1816, in the same legislative act that created Jennings County. It was named for Gen. Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, an officer in the War of 1812, who figured in the Battle of Lundy's Lane and the Siege of Fort Erie during 1814.

Geography
The county seat of Ripley County is Versailles, Indiana. It was selected as the county seat in 1818, and was laid out in 1819.

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 448.06 sqmi, of which 446.43 sqmi (or 99.64%) is land and 1.64 sqmi (or 0.37%) is water.

Unincorporated communities

 * Allen Crossing
 * Ballstown
 * Behlmer Corner
 * Benham
 * Clinton
 * Correct
 * Cross Plains
 * Cross Roads
 * Dabney
 * Delaware
 * Dewberry
 * Elrod
 * Friendship
 * Haney Corner
 * Jackson
 * Jolleyville
 * Laugheryville
 * Lookout
 * Morris
 * Negangards Corner
 * New Carrollton
 * New Marion
 * Old Milan
 * Olean
 * Otter Village
 * Penntown
 * Pierceville
 * Prattsburg
 * Rexville
 * Spades
 * Stringtown
 * Stumpke Corner

Ghost towns

 * Saint Magdalen

Adjacent counties

 * Dearborn County (east)
 * Decatur County (northwest)
 * Franklin County (north)
 * Jefferson County (south)
 * Jennings County (west)
 * Ohio County (east–southeast)
 * Switzerland County (at southeast tip)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-74.svg|20px]] Interstate 74 – runs east–west across northern tip of county.
 * [[Image:US 50.svg|20px]] US Route 50 – runs east–west across middle of county, through Holton and Versailles.
 * [[Image:US 421.svg|20px]] US Route 421 - enters from Decatur County near northwest tip of Ripley County. Runs SSE to Versailles, then SSW into Jefferson County.
 * [[Image:indiana 46.svg|20px]] State Road 46 – runs east–west across northern tip of county, paralleling Interstate 74 on its south side.
 * [[Image:indiana 48.svg|20px]] State Road 48 – runs east–west across upper portion of county, through Napoleon.
 * [[Image:indiana 62.svg|20px]] State Road 62 – begins at intersection with State Road 129, north of Cross Plains. Runs east through Friendship to Dearborn County.
 * [[Image:indiana 101.svg|20px]] State Road 101 – begins at intersection with US Route 50 near east county line. Runs north to Penntown.
 * [[Image:indiana 129.svg|20px]] State Road 129 – begins at intersection with State Road 46 east of Batesville, runs south to Versailles, then SSE through Cross Plains into Switzerland County.
 * [[Image:indiana 229.svg|20px]] State Road 229 – enters from Franklin County at Batesville, runs SSW to Ballstown then south and west to Napoleon. Runs west to Decatur County.
 * [[Image:indiana 350.svg|20px]] State Road 350 – begins at intersection with US 421 at Osgood, runs east through Delaware and Pierceville into Dearborn County.

National protected area

 * Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in Versailles have ranged from a low of 18 °F in January to a high of 84 °F in July, although a record low of -28 °F was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 100 °F was recorded in July 1999. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.71 in in February to 5.27 in in May.

Government
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The county council is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts, serving four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.

Board of Commissioners: The Board of Commissioners is the executive body of the county. Commissioners are elected county–wide in staggered four–year terms. One commissioner serves as board president. They are charged with executing the acts legislated by the council, collecting revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.

County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor and circuit court clerk. Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.

State Government: At the State level, Ripley County is divided in its representation. Adams and Laughery Townships are located in the 55th House District which is represented by Rep. Cindy Ziemke. The rest of Ripley County is located in the 67th district represented by Rep. Randy Frye. Adams and Laughery Townships are in the 42nd Senate District represented by State Senator Jean Leising. The rest of Ripley County is in Senate District 43 represented by Senator Chip Perfect.

Federal Government: Ripley County is part of Indiana's 6th congressional district and is represented in Congress by Republican Greg Pence. Along with the rest of Indiana, its senators are Mike Braun and Todd Young.

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 28,818 people, 10,789 households, and 7,910 families residing in the county. The population density was 64.6 PD/sqmi. There were 11,952 housing units at an average density of 26.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 97.6% white, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.5% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 43.4% were German, 14.2% were American, 13.9% were Irish, and 8.7% were English.

Of the 10,789 households, 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.7% were non-families, and 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age was 39.2 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $57,305. Males had a median income of $41,711 versus $31,927 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,025. About 7.5% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Randolph County, Indiana

Randolph County is a county located in the central section of U.S. state of Indiana, on its eastern border with Ohio. As of 2020, the population was 24,502. The county seat is Winchester.

History
The Indiana General Assembly authorized the formation of Randolph County from Wayne County in January 1818, to take effect in August 1818. According to "The History of Randolph County in 1882" by Ebenezer Tucker, The County was named for Randolph County, Indiana Territory, which later became Randolph County, Illinois, which was named in honor of Edmund Randolph, Governor of Virginia. The county may also have been named for Randolph County, North Carolina, where the area's first settlers came from. That county was named for Peyton Randolph, the first President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation.

Between 1820 and 1824, the county's territory extended to the Michigan boundary; consequently, the plat for the town of Fort Wayne (now a city) is recorded in Randolph County's Recorder's Office. Randolph County's population grew rapidly in the early years of the nineteenth century. It became known as a progressive community, with many residents coming from the mid-Atlantic and northern tier free states. Numerous members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) lived here, and they supported public education and abolitionism.

The county was the site of three settlements developed by free African Americans, and by 1845 there were about 500 people of color here. The most famous, the Greenville Settlement, in Greensfork Township, was in the southeast part of the county and straddled the state line, also partially in Darke County, Ohio. It was the site of the Union Literary Institute, founded in 1846 by Quakers and free people of color. It was primarily for black students of the area, but also accepted whites as one of the first racially integrated schools in the United States. Other predominately black settlements were Cabin Creek, about 10 miles southwest of Winchester, Indiana; and Snow Hill, between Winchester and Lynn, Indiana.

Given its settlement history, with many migrants from the northern tier, Randolph County was politically dominated by the Republican Party into the early twentieth century. Between 1858 and 1931, the county produced two Governors, one Congressman, one U. S. Senator, three Indiana Secretaries of State, and one State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The county's population growth slowed after 1880.

Randolph County answered the problem of rural decline in the early twentieth century by embracing much of the "Country Life Movement." The county consolidated its rural schools. This was done under the leadership of Lee L. Driver, a county native who became the nation's leading expert on rural school consolidation. Randolph County became the exemplar of the movement, and was the subject of many publications and visits from officials from as far away as Canada and China.

In the early 21st century, residents in Winchester, Union City, and Farmland have sought to revitalize Randolph County through a renewed focus on historic preservation, heritage tourism, and the arts. The county is included in the Ohio River National Freedom Corridor, as many refugees from slavery sought escape via crossing the Ohio River and using aid of residents at stops along the Underground Railroad, sometimes traveling further north and into Canada. In 2016 a state historical marker was installed at the site of the Union Literary Institute, to recognize its contributions to black and interracial education, and the cause of freedom.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 453.31 sqmi, of which 452.38 sqmi (or 99.79%) is land and 0.94 sqmi (or 0.21%) is water.

Randolph County is the point of origin for the White River and Whitewater River.

Adjacent counties

 * Jay County (north)
 * Darke County, Ohio (east)
 * Wayne County (south)
 * Henry County (southwest)
 * Delaware County (west)

Transportation

 * [[Image:US 36.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 36
 * [[Image:US 35.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 35
 * [[Image:US 27.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 27
 * [[Image:indiana 1.svg|20px]] Indiana State Road 1
 * [[Image:indiana 28.svg|20px]] Indiana State Road 28
 * [[Image:indiana 32.svg|20px]] Indiana State Road 32
 * [[Image:indiana 227.svg|20px]] Indiana State Road 227

Incorporated

 * Farmland
 * Losantville
 * Lynn
 * Modoc
 * Parker City
 * Ridgeville
 * Saratoga
 * Union City
 * Winchester

Unincorporated

 * Arba
 * Bartonia
 * Bloomingport
 * Buena Vista
 * Carlos
 * Crete
 * Deerfield
 * Fairview
 * Georgetown
 * Harrisville
 * Haysville Corner
 * Huntsville
 * Maxville
 * Mull
 * New Lisbon
 * New Pittsburg
 * Pinch
 * Randolph
 * Rural
 * Scott Corner
 * Shedville
 * Snow Hill
 * South Salem
 * Spartanburg
 * Stone
 * Unionport
 * Windsor

Townships

 * Franklin
 * Green
 * Greensfork
 * Jackson
 * Monroe
 * Stoney Creek
 * Union
 * Ward
 * Washington
 * Wayne
 * White River

Nettle Creek (Losantville) and West River (Modoc) Townships were combined to form Union Township.

Attractions
McVey Memorial Forest (Located North of Farmland approximately 6 miles on State Road 1)

Farmers market during the summer on the Courthouse Square in Winchester.

Local festivals and events

 * Mom, Baseball and Apple Pie Festival. (Held in Winchester during August annually.)
 * Labor Day marathon softball tournament (Winchester City Park and draws teams from all over the United States to play softball and celebrate the last holiday of summer. Winchester's population nearly doubles for this weekend.)
 * Mardi Gras. (Held annually in October in Winchester.)
 * State Line Heritage Days. (Held annually in the fall in Union City.)
 * A Community Christmas, drive-through lightshow at Harter Park in Union City. (Held annually between Thanksgiving and New Year's.)

Airports

 * Randolph County Airport (newly expanded in 2010 and 2011)

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in Winchester have ranged from a low of 16 °F in January to a high of 83 °F in July, although a record low of -26 °F was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 102 °F was recorded in September 1953. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.63 in in February to 4.34 in in June.

Government
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The county council is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.

Board of Commissioners: The executive body of the county is made of a board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term. One of the commissioners, typically the most senior, serves as president. The commissioners are charged with executing the acts legislated by the council, collecting revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.

Court: The county maintains a small claims court that can handle some civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is also elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level circuit court.

County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.

Randolph County is part of Indiana's 6th congressional district and is represented in Congress by Republican Greg Pence.

Randolph County is one of the most consistently Republican counties in the entire United States. Since 1888, the Republican candidate has only failed to carry the county in a presidential election twice. This occurred in 1912 thanks to the strong third party candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt, as well as 1964 where Barry Goldwater was seen as too conservative statewide & nationally in his landslide loss to Lyndon B. Johnson.

Education
Public schools in Randolph County are administered by the Union School Corporation, Randolph Southern School Corporation, Randolph Eastern School Corporation, Randolph Central School Corporation, and Monroe Central School Corporation.

High schools

 * Union High School (Modoc)
 * Randolph Southern High School
 * Union City High School (Randolph Eastern)
 * Winchester Community High School (Randolph Central)
 * Monroe Central High School

Junior high/middle schools

 * Union Jr. High School
 * Randolph Southern Jr. High School
 * West Side Middle School (Randolph Eastern)
 * Lee L. Driver Middle School (Randolph Central)
 * Monroe Central Jr. High School

Elementary schools

 * Union Elementary School
 * Randolph Southern Elementary School
 * North Side Elementary School (Randolph Eastern)
 * Deerfield Elementary School (Randolph Central)
 * O.R. Baker Elementary School (Randolph Central)
 * Willard Elementary School (Randolph Central)
 * Monroe Central Elementary School

Notable residents

 * Congressman Thomas M. Browne.
 * John R. Commons, nationally known economist.
 * Governor James P. Goodrich.
 * Governor Isaac P. Gray.
 * Wendell M. Stanley, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry.
 * Senator James E. Watson.
 * Robert Wise (1914–2005), Hollywood director, was born in Winchester.
 * Jim Jones (1931–1978), 1970s leader of the Peoples Temple and founder of Jonestown.
 * Rick Derringer of the group, The McCoys, who had the hit song, "Hang On Sloopy". He also did "Rock N Roll Hoochie Koo" and toured with the Ringo Starr, All-Star Band.
 * Randy Hobbs, also of the McCoys, one of the great bass guitarists in music history. He also played with Jimi Hendrix, and the Johnny and Edgar Winters Bands.

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 26,171 people, 10,451 households, and 7,300 families residing in the county. The population density was 57.9 PD/sqmi. There were 11,743 housing units at an average density of 26.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 96.1% white, 0.4% black or African American, 0.3% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 1.8% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 23.7% were German, 13.9% were Irish, 11.5% were American, and 11.4% were English.

Of the 10,451 households, 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.2% were non-families, and 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age was 40.8 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $45,543. Males had a median income of $37,528 versus $28,851 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,552. About 10.3% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

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Talk:Logistic map

Very old discussions

 * The logistic map is related to the Mandelbrot set by the equation c=(1-(r-1)2)/4.

I can't follow the algebra here. Mandelbrot is z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c and logistic is x[n+1] = r x[n] (1-x[n]). I don't think the formula given above converts these formulas into each other. AxelBoldt 02:24 Sep 30, 2002 (UTC)

 * I agree.

Rewrite the logistic map as xn+1 = r ( 1/4 - (xn-1/2)2) and use the change of variables: zn = r(1/2 - xn). Result: zn+1 = zn2 + c with c=(1-(r-1)2)/4. Abelian (talk) 21:55, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Are there any other formulae that have this property.

I.e., you have the Mandelbrot set and the logistic map being a degree 2 polynomial. Are there any interesting examples with degree 3? Degree 4? Other types of functions?

Yes. If you iterate practically any function that's not linear (not a straight line), then there will be some starting values that give chaotic (although, of course, perfectly deterministic) results. The FractInt software comes with lots of them. -- DavidCary

(Should this answer go on the article page ?)

There seems to be a problem with this equation:

x_{n+1} = r x_n (1 - x_n),

One of the quantities X sub n on the right side of the equation should be an X sub 0. I'm not sure which one, though.

''Nope. Both on the right are supposed to be x_n.'' -- DavidCary

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Regarding "also given access to perfect computation...". This statement is logically false, because a logistic map, in principle, operates on un-computable numbers. This means that even a theoretically ("in principle") "perfect" computer could not compute the vast majority of trajectories. And by vast majority, I mean 99.999999999...%. For a formal definition of computability, see Turing's essay "On Computable Numbers".

-- Kevin Baas 20:11, 26 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I was going to fix this paragraph myself, and I had much trouble, because when ever I encountered a "not the same as..." I thought for a minute and eventually answered "Yes it is." The proper way to speak of predictability/unpredictability is in information-theoretic terms. In information theoretic terms, one speaks of probability, noise, and divergence. A stochastic system is probabilistic, but may still very well be a continuous stochastic system, that is, have an information dimension of one, and ultimately represent the same amount of information as a chaotic system. Indeed, one can have a stochastic chaotic system, with an arbitrary rate infromation decay/divergence. Chaotic and stochastic are orthogonal classifications. A linear(non-chaotic) and non-stochastic system simply evades the question of information and therefore predictability altogether. We must therefore disclude it from any concept of predictability or randomness. Indeed, randomness already discludes all non-stochastic systems. Where a system is "random", it has "divergence", times a scalar. A system may have divergence distributed evenly in resepct to a real-valued parameter. In this case, one simply adds a "noise" term: + N. This is so-called "randomness". In a chaotic system, on the other hand, the divergence is concentrated by a point. Regardless, one has convergence and divergence, and in either case noise is noise is noise. i.e. randomness is divergence is noise. In terms of "causuality" in the markov sense, there is really no fundamental discriminatory factor. It still remains possible, ofcourse, for one to make a (superficial) mathematical distinction, but one should not look for any ontological distinction - it is ontologically unnecessary for there to be a distinction.

But I have not yet been complete enough, one might still raise the objection that a chaotic system is fully specified by a finite set of symbols and is non-stochastic. However, my point is that this is completely irrelevant. The symbols are arbitrary.

A chaotic is neccessarily a non-equilibrium system; chaotic systems only exist where there is a flow of energy, and thus also neccessarily, a flow of information. The "unpredictability" of a chaotic system is part of this flow, just as the "noise" in a stochastic system is an influx of information. The difference is simply whether the distribution of this influx - this flow - is flat with respect to a given measurement.

But there is also the philosophical problem of "noise" as extrinsic "unknown" (determinism) - the scientific deterministic assumption - vs. noise as an in-itself (free-will). But in either case there is, inextricably, noise, and thus noise, since it cannot be reduced, replaced, or removed, must ultimatly be in-itself, regardless of whether it is "extrinsic" or "intrinsic". (The question was never what name we give to the difference of the being-of-noise, but rather the simply differential character of the difference itself.) The more fundamental question is not intrinisic vs. extrinsic, but in-itself (essential) vs. phenomenological. But the two positions are informationally equaivalent/indistinguishable: one nonetheless has "noise", "information", and everything else. There is no way to statistically distingush among the consequences beyond a mere quantification of the "noise rate". -- Kevin Baas 06:21, 28 Feb 2004 (UTC)

"With r between 3 and 1+√6 (approximately 3.45)..." It seems like there's a typo in the 1+6, but I'm not sure what it should be --Kevinatilusa

--- Why does it keep saying independent of inital seed? It seems like (r-1)/r is a solution no matter what r is (r>=1). For example if r was 4, you wouldn't get much chaotic behavior if you started with .75 .Is the talk about period and chaotic behavior talking about a general seed such as a transcendental one? Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 00:41, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

note
if r = 4, the logistic map appears to be solvable: set

$$\,\! \phi = \cos^{-1}(1 - 2 x_0) $$

then if

$$\,\! x_{n+1} = 4 x_n (1 - x_n) $$

we have

$$ x_n = \frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{2} \cos (2^n \phi) $$ which can be easily checked. Scythe33 20:55, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, that's correct. There are also explicit solutions for r = 2 and r = -2 More information can be found here: Scribblesinmindscapes 16:29, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

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Chaos (or period 3) begins at precisely r = 1 + Sqrt(8)
There are methods for proving that period 3 begins at exactly r = 1 + Sqrt(8). I can provide a published proof if necessary, but also did the proof myself as a presentation in a chaos theory class. I think this section could benefit by mentioning this. 68.55.58.255 07:41, 23 May 2007 (UTC) Please give a reference to published proof in article and if I'm not wrong good place for a your proof is wikibooks ( with link to wikibooks in article). --Adam majewski (talk) 14:37, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Biology
It would be interesting to read about connections to biology. Are there interesting observations in nature predicted by this? (Most interesting seems the range 3-3.45) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.242.107.211 (talk) 02:55, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Logistic map with WEBPLOT
There is another way, using WEBPLOT program: XMIN : 0 XMAX : 1 XSCL : .1 YMIN : 0 YMAX : 1 YSCL : .1 XINIT : $A2/.5+ WEBSTART : 0 WEBSTOP : 50 CURRENT : 1'-'*$B1+2** REFERENCE : ' --zzo38(✉) 01:24, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Higher Resolution Orbit Map
I created a higher resolution orbit diagram for the logistic map and was wondering if indeed it is worth putting here. Please let me know what you think. Thanks! Efecretion (talk) 08:39, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * could you put the code ( in commons) and describe algorithm ? --Adam majewski (talk) 19:12, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I could upload the Mathematica .nb file. The algorithm is similar to the one described in the old image.  Where in commons would I put the info? --Efecretion (talk) 06:28, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

 * [[Image:LogisticMap EarlyIterates.png|thumb|left|175px|Early iterates]]
 * I scribbled over Image:LogisticMap BifurcationDiagram.png tracing the first few iterates in order to give a visual explanation of the behavior of the chaotic "shadows". Not sure where/if it's worth publishing it... so I just mention it here, for now. ale (talk) 18:02, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Inconsistent diagram
The first graph on the page (the animation) has mislabeled axes. The horizontal axis should be "n" to be consistent with the equation given in the article. Took me forever to figure out what it was talking about. I'd do it myself but I don't know how to make animated gifs.

205.175.97.169 (talk) 06:56, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

GIF, axes
The right limit for the t axis is too big. I suggest making it (0,75) instead of (0,200). It's really too difficult to see the transient dynamics in the current GIF. MATThematical (talk) 22:42, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

 * How about this?
 * [[Image:Logistic map animation.gif]]
 * Regards, Snaily (talk) 08:27, 9 July 2014 (UTC)

 * Much better. I love it! Can you add it to the main page MATThematical (talk) 15:42, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

 * Thanks Matt, glad you like it. I scaled it down a bit and put it in. - Regards Snaily (talk) 05:15, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

r values below 0
Should there be description on what happens if the value of r is below 0? --Artman40 (talk) 13:58, 20 October 2014 (UTC)
 * The population goes negative, which doesn't really make sense as a population model? I imagine that's why nobody seems to have bothered to consider this case. Double sharp (talk) 10:09, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I was wrong about this: MathWorld has a page considering r = −2, which also admits an exact solution. Double sharp (talk) 12:09, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

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Badly labelled graphs

These two graphs have to be some of the worst I've ever seen. They are so badly labelled, and give no idea to a reasonable user as to what the they are showing (the right graph specifically). "Parameter" should at least be labelled "parameter, r", and none of t, T, f and k are anywhere defined properly. And "[n] t=nT" is not how you properly label an axis. First, either it is "t" or it is "n" (and not "[n]" either), and secondly, some description would be nice. I've seen better graphs than this on vixra. It needs to be sorted out or removed completely, unfortunately. Krea (talk) 20:58, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

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Pulaski County, Indiana

Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 12,514. The county seat is Winamac.

History
Pulaski County was organized in 1835.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 434.53 sqmi, of which 433.65 sqmi (or 99.80%) is land and 0.88 sqmi (or 0.20%) is water.

Major highways

 * US 35.svg U.S. Route 35
 * US 421.svg U.S. Route 421
 * indiana 14.svg Indiana State Road 14
 * indiana 39.svg Indiana State Road 39
 * indiana 114.svg Indiana State Road 114
 * indiana 119.svg Indiana State Road 119
 * indiana 143.svg Indiana State Road 143

Railroads

 * CSX Transportation

Adjacent counties

 * Starke County (north)
 * Marshall County (northeast)
 * Fulton County (east)
 * Cass County (southeast)
 * White County (south)
 * Jasper County (west)

Towns
The municipalities in Pulaski County, and their populations as of the 2010 Census, are:
 * Francesville – 879
 * Medaryville – 614
 * Monterey – 218
 * Winamac – 2,490

Census-designated places

 * Star City – 377

Other unincorporated places

 * Beardstown
 * Clarks
 * Denham
 * Lakeside
 * Lawton
 * Pulaski
 * Radioville
 * Ripley
 * Thornhope
 * Vanmeter Park

Townships
The 12 townships of Pulaski County, with their populations as of the 2010 Census, are:

• Beaver – 516

• Cass – 878

• Franklin – 715

• Harrison – 628

• Indian Creek – 691

• Jefferson – 545

• Monroe – 4,019

• Rich Grove – 921

• Salem – 1,399

• Tippecanoe – 1,104

• Van Buren – 911

• White Post – 1,075

Education
Public schools in Pulaski County are administered by four districts:
 * Eastern Pulaski Community Schools
 * West Central School Corporation
 * Culver Community Schools
 * North Judson-San Pierre Schools

High Schools
 * Winamac Community High School
 * West Central High School

Middle Schools
 * Winamac Community Middle School
 * West Central Middle School

Elementary Schools
 * Eastern Pulaski Elementary School
 * West Central Elementary School

Hospitals

 * Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac – 25 beds

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in Winamac have ranged from a low of 14 °F in January to a high of 84 °F in July, although a record low of -29 °F was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 102 °F was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.68 in in February to 4.09 in in June.

Government
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The county council is the fiscal-legislative branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Four members are elected from county districts, and three are elected at-large. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.

Board of Commissioners: The executive-legislative body of the county is the board of commissioners. The commissioners represent geographic districts, but are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term. One of the commissioners, typically the most senior, serves as president. The commissioners are charged with adopting and executing legislation, collecting revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.

Court: The county maintains a small claims court that can handle some civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level circuit court.

County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.

Pulaski County is part of Indiana's 2nd congressional district and in 2016 was represented by Jackie Walorski in the United States Congress.

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 13,402 people, 5,282 households, and 3,707 families residing in the county. The population density was 30.9 PD/sqmi. There were 6,060 housing units at an average density of 14.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 97.2% white, 0.7% black or African American, 0.3% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 32.4% were German, 12.2% were Irish, 8.6% were English, and 8.2% were American.

Of the 5,282 households, 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.8% were non-families, and 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age was 41.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $50,903. Males had a median income of $43,624 versus $27,131 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,491. About 13.4% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.5% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

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Posey County, Indiana

Posey County is the southernmost, southwesternmost, and westernmost county in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its southern border is formed by the Ohio River, and its western border by the Wabash River, a tributary to the Ohio. As of 2020, the population was 25,222. The county seat is Mount Vernon. Posey County is part of the Evansville, Indiana metropolitan statistical area. The Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon, on the Ohio River, is the seventh-largest inland port complex in the nation. Mechanization of dock technology has altered the number of workers at the port, but Posey County is still the seventh-largest internal port in the United States, based on the tons of materials handled. Grain from the Midwest is among the products shipped.

History
After the American Revolutionary War, Posey County was originally considered part of the Northwest Territory, organized in 1787 by the new United States. As part of the Indiana Territory, it was organized in November 1814 from Gibson and Warrick counties. It was named for Revolutionary War Gen. Thomas Posey, who was then serving as Governor of the Territory. Mount Vernon was designated as the county seat in 1825. Its port on the Ohio River continues to be integral to the economy of the state and county.

Like other parts of southern Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, Posey County was first settled by people from the Upper South, many of whom arrived via the Ohio River. Farming was the primary development at first. In the mid- to late 19th century, the county received many German immigrants. The river port had rougher areas of vice, and a higher population of single men, as was typical. African Americans were among the men who worked on ships and at the port.

Posey County was the site of the largest recorded lynching of African Americans in Indiana's history. In October 1878, a white mob lynched seven black men in the span of a few days. No one in the mob was prosecuted, and at each court session for the next three years, the prosecutor asked the judge to "set the case over to the next session". A grand jury was called to investigate the mob action, but with an election pending for the prosecuting attorney, no one was ever indicted. Following years of research, Posey County judge Jim Redwine wrote a novel, Judge Lynch! (2008), based on the events. Redwine sometimes lectures on the riot, inviting his audience to imagine how they would have acted and stressing the injustice done to the African Americans who were denied the right to a fair trial.

Geography
The low rolling hills of southwest Indiana are carved by drainages; the Black River flows southwestward through the county's upper portion, discharging into the Wabash River north of New Harmony. Rush Creek drains the county's central portion, flowing westward to discharge into the Wabash in Harmonie State Park. The area is largely cleared and devoted to agriculture or urban use, although the drainages and lowlands are still wooded or brush-filled.

According to the 2010 United States Census, the county has a total area of 419.32 sqmi, of which 409.57 sqmi (or 97.67%) is land and 9.75 sqmi (or 2.33%) is water. The lowest point in the state of Indiana is located on the Ohio River in Posey County, where the Wabash River flows into it, and Posey County's highest point (590 ft ASL) is a small rise 1.6 mi SSW from Saint Wendel, near the county's southeast corner. Posey county lies at the tripoint of Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois.

Adjacent counties

 * White County, Illinois (west and northwest across intermittent sections of water and land boundaries)
 * Gallatin County, Illinois (southwest also over intermittent sections of water and land boundaries)
 * Gibson County (north and northeast)
 * Union County, Kentucky (south, with some land boundaries on Indiana side)
 * Vanderburgh County (east)
 * Henderson County, Kentucky (southeast also with some land boundaries on Indiana side)

Cities and towns

 * Cynthiana – town
 * Griffin – town
 * Mount Vernon – city/county seat
 * New Harmony – town
 * Poseyville – town

Townships

 * Bethel
 * Black
 * Center
 * Harmony
 * Lynn
 * Marrs
 * Point
 * Robb
 * Robinson
 * Smith

Unincorporated places

 * Barrett
 * Blairsville
 * Bufkin
 * Caborn
 * Dead Mans Crossing
 * Erwin
 * Farmersville
 * Grafton
 * Hepburn
 * Heusler
 * Hovey
 * Lippe
 * Marrs Center
 * New Baltimore
 * Oak Grove
 * Oliver
 * Parkers Settlement – census-designated place
 * Philip Station
 * Prairie
 * Rapture
 * Saint Philip
 * Saint Wendel
 * Savah
 * Solitude
 * Springfield
 * Stewartsville
 * Upton
 * Wadesville
 * Welborn Switch
 * West Franklin

Protected areas

 * Harmonie State Park
 * Wabash Lowlands Wetland Conservation Area

Railroads

 * CSX Transportation
 * Evansville Western Railway

River ports

 * Ports of Indiana-Mt. Vernon is "the 7th largest inland port [complex] in the United States and serves as a major multi-modal hub for the region." It handles more than 4 million trip tons of cargo annually. Southwind Maritime Center is the name of a related port facility, now considered within the complex. This port facility is important to the economy of the state of Indiana as well as to Posey County. It handles shipping of grain, grain products, coal, fertilizer, cement and minerals, from a region that produces a large amount of grain. This is the largest public port within 175 miles of the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in Mount Vernon have ranged from a nighttime low of 23 °F in January to a daytime high of 87 °F in July, although a record low of -21 °F was recorded in January 1912 and a record high of 109 °F was recorded in July 1901. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.65 in in September to 5.38 in in May.

Government
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The legislative branch of the county government; controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected to four-year terms from single-member districts of roughly equal population in the county. They set salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.

Board of Commissioners: The executive body of the county is a three-person board of commissioners, who are elected at-large (county-wide), to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the county government.

Court: The county maintains a small claims court that handles civil cases. The court judge is elected to a four-year term and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable, who is also elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level circuit court.

County Officials: Other county elected offices include sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk. Each serves a four-year term. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 25,910 people, 10,171 households, and 7,442 families in the county. The population density was 63.3 PD/sqmi. There were 11,207 housing units at an average density of 27.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 97.2% white, 0.9% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 43.6% were German, 13.6% were American, 11.6% were Irish, and 11.2% were English.

Of the 10,171 households, 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.8% were non-families, and 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age was 41.6 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $68,722. Males had a median income of $55,786 versus $32,747 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,727. About 6.0% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The county has two school districts: Mount Vernon Metropolitan School District and North Posey County Schools Metropolitan School District.

Public high schools
 * Mount Vernon High School – Mount Vernon
 * North Posey High School – Poseyville address

Previously New Harmony Town and Township Consolidated Schools covered a portion of the county. The district closed in 2012 and consolidated into North Posey County Schools.

Tourism and recreation

 * Posey County Stockyard
 * Visit Posey County
 * Brittlebank Park – Mount Vernon
 * Harmonie State Park – New Harmony
 * Hovey Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area – Mount Vernon
 * New Harmony Historic District – New Harmony
 * Sherburne Park – Mount Vernon

Representation in other media

 * Posey County Judge James M. Redwine wrote a novel, Judge Lynch! (2008), based on the 1878 lynchings of seven African-American men in Mt. Vernon.

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