Warrick County, Indiana

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


founded year = 1813
founded date =
seat wl = Boonville
largest city wl =
city type = town
area_total_sq_mi = 384
area_total_km2 = 995
area_land_sq_mi = 377
area_land_km2 = 977
area_water_sq_mi = 7
area_water_km2 = 18
area percentage = 1.74%
lat deg =
lat min =
long deg =
long min =
census yr = 2000
pop = 52383
density_sq_mi = 136
density_km2 = 53
time zone = Central
footnotes =
web =
named for = Jacob Warrick

Warrick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. It was organized in 1813 and was named for Captain Jacob Warrick, an Indiana militia company commander killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. As of 2000, the population was 52,383. It is one of the ten fastest growing counties in Indiana. [cite web| title=Population Growth of Counties | publisher=ePodunk | url=http://www.epodunk.com/top10/countyPop/coPop15.html | accessdate=2006-08-14] The county seat is BoonvilleGR|6.

History

Warrick County was formed out of Gibson County on April 30, 1813. Crawford, Perry, Posey, Spencer, and Vanderburgh counties were all formed from Warrick County. [cite book|author=De Witt Clinton Goodrich & Charles Richard Tuttle|publisher=R. S. Peale & co.|year=1875|location=Indiana|title=An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=YDIUAAAAYAAJ| pages=575]

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.cite web|author=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html |title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3|accessdate=2008-09-16|publisher=IN.gov] cite web|author= Indiana Code |url= http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf |title= Title 2, Article 10, Section 2 |accessdate=2008-09-16|publisher=IN.gov]

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, the collection of 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 terms of four years. 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 serve terms of four years and oversee different parts of the county government. Members elected to any county government position are required to declare a party affiliation and be a resident of the county.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 391 square miles (1,012 km²), of which 384 square miles (995 km²) is land and 7 square miles (18 km²) (1.74%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Pike County (north)
*Dubois County (northeast)
*Spencer County (east)
*Daviess County, Kentucky (southeast)
*Henderson County, Kentucky (south)
*Vanderburgh County (west)
*Gibson County (northwest)

Cities and towns

*Boonville
*Chandler
*Elberfeld
*Lynnville
*Newburgh
*Tennyson

Townships

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 52,383 people, 19,438 households, and 15,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 136 people per square mile (53/km²). There were 20,546 housing units at an average density of 54 per square mile (21/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.46% White, 1.00% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.2% were of German, 20.8% American, 12.4% English and 10.3% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 19,438 households out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.90% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.90% were non-families. 18.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,814, and the median income for a family was $55,497. Males had a median income of $40,491 versus $24,334 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,893. About 3.50% of families and 5.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.30% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The county's school corporation is Warrick County School Corporation which consists of 15 schools (two high schools, one senior/junior high, two junior highs, and ten elementary schools).
* [http://www.warrick.k12.in.us/ Warrick County School Corporation]

High Schools

Notes

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

External links

* [http://www.warrickcounty.gov/ Warrick County government's website]