Wells County, Indiana

Infobox U.S. County
county = Wells County
state = Indiana


founded year = 1837
founded date =
seat wl = Bluffton
largest city wl =
city type =
area_total_sq_mi = 370
area_total_km2 = 959
area_land_sq_mi = 370
area_land_km2 = 958
area_water_sq_mi = 0
area_water_km2 = 1
area percentage = 0.12%
census yr =
pop = 27600
density_sq_mi = 75
density_km2 = 29
time zone =
UTC offset =
DST offset =
footnotes =
web = www.wellscounty.org
named for = William A. Wells

Wells County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 27,600. The county seat is BlufftonGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 370 square miles (959 km²), of which 370 square miles (958 km²) is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) (0.12%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Allen County (north)
*Adams County (east)
*Jay County (southeast)
*Blackford County (south)
*Grant County (west)
*Huntington County (northwest)

Cities and towns

*Bluffton
*Markle
*Ossian
*Poneto
*Uniondale
*Vera Cruz
*Zanesville

Unincorporated towns

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 27,600 people, 10,402 households, and 7,624 families residing in the county. The population density was 75 people per square mile (29/km²). There were 10,970 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.32% White, 0.16% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.7% were of German, 16.0% American, 9.0% English, 7.5% Irish and 5.1% Swiss ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 10,402 households out of which 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,934, and the median income for a family was $51,517. Males had a median income of $35,830 versus $22,442 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,158. About 4.20% of families and 5.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.00% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.

External links

* [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=403 William Wells]

References

*cite book
first = Richard L. (editor)
last = Forstall
year = 1996
title = Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses
publisher = United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division
id = ISBN 0-934213-48-8