Dubois County, Indiana

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Overview

Dubois County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The county seat is Jasper. As of 2000, the population was 39,674. 6 Dubois County switched to the Central Time Zone on April 2, 2006, and returned to the Eastern Time Zone on November 4, 2007; both changes were controversial.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,127 km² (435 sq mi). 1,114 km² (430 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.18%) is water.


Major highways

Interstate 64
U.S. Route 231
Indiana State Road 56
Indiana State Road 64
Indiana State Road 145
Indiana State Road 162
Indiana State Road 164

[edit] Adjacent counties
Martin County (north)
Orange County (northeast)
Crawford County (east)
Perry County (southeast)
Spencer County (south)
Warrick County (southwest)
Pike County (west)
Daviess County (northwest)

History
Dubois County was formed in 1818 from Pike and Spencer Counties. It is named for Toussaint Dubois, a Frenchman who fought in the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Tippecanoe and the War of 1812. DuBois was a merchant who lived mainly in Vincennes. He drowned in 1816 while crossing the Little Wabash River near Lawrenceville, Illinois.

The original county seat was Portersville. In 1830 the county seat was moved south to Jasper.


Demographics

Dubois County
Population by year
2000 39,674
1990 36,616
1980 34,238
1970 30,934
1960 27,463
1950 23,785
1940 22,579
1930 20,553
1920 19,915
1910 19,843
1900 20,357
1890 20,253
1880 15,992
1870 12,597
1860 10,394
1850 6,321
1840 3,632
1830 1,778
1820 1,168


As of the census² of 2000, there were 39,674 people, 14,813 households, and 10,739 families residing in the county. The population density was 36/km² (92/sq mi). There were 15,511 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.54% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.51% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 2.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 64.7% were of German and 15.8% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 14,813 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.80% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,169, and the median income for a family was $52,342. Males had a median income of $32,484 versus $23,526 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,225. About 2.90% of families and 5.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.30% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.


Cities and towns

Incorporated

Birdseye
Ferdinand
Holland
Huntingburg
Jasper


Unincorporated

Celestine
Dubois
Haysville
Ireland
Kyana (no longer a town, is an area only, no post office)
Schnellville

Townships

Bainbridge
Boone
Cass
Columbia
Ferdinand
Hall
Harbison
Jackson
Jefferson
Madison
Marion
Patoka

Education

Public education in Dubois County is administered through four school corporations:

Greater Jasper Consolodated Schools
Northeast Dubois School Corporation
Southeast Dubois School Corporation
Southwest Dubois School Corporation
High Schools

Jasper High School (Greater Jasper Schools, Jasper)
Forest Park High School (Southest Dubois Schools, Ferdinand)
Northeast Dubois High School (Northeast Dubois Schools, Dubois)
Southridge High School (Southwest Dubois Schools, Huntingburg)