Bartholomew County, Indiana facts for kids

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U.S. county
Bartholomew County courthouse in Columbus, Indiana
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Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Founded	February 12, 1821
Named for	Joseph Bartholomew
Seat	Columbus
Largest city	Columbus
Area
• Total	409.52 sq mi (1,060.7 km2)
• Land	406.91 sq mi (1,053.9 km2)
• Water	2.62 sq mi (6.8 km2)  0.64%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	82,208
• Density	189/sq mi (72.88/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	6th
Indiana county number 3

Bartholomew County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 82,208 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Columbus. The county was determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to be home to the mean center of U.S. population in 1900.

Bartholomew County makes up the Columbus, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie Combined Statistical Area.

History

Bartholomew County was formed on February 12, 1821, and was named for Lt. Col. Joseph Bartholomew, wounded at the Battle of Tippecanoe. The site of the county seat was chosen on February 15, 1821, by a team of commissioners, who suggested the name Tiptona, in honor of John Tipton.

Courthouse

The current Bartholomew County courthouse was built from 1870 to 1874 by McCormack and Sweeney of Columbus at a cost of $225,000.

It was designed by architect Isaac Hodgson, who was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1826 and immigrated to the United States in 1848; he designed six Indiana courthouses, including the one in Henry County.

The courthouse is built largely of brick and has mansard roofs typical of the Second Empire French style. Its asymmetrical "L" shape allows it to face two major streets in Columbus. The inscription indicating the commissioners, architect and date is high up on the east facade.

Today the Bartholomew County Veterans Memorial designed by American architect Charles Rose sits adjacent to the Courthouse.

Geography

Map of Bartholomew County

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 409.52 square miles (1,060.7 km²), of which 406.91 square miles (1,053.9 km²) (or 99.36%) is land and 2.62 square miles (6.8 km²) (or 0.64%) is water. Camp Atterbury occupies the northwestern corner of the county.

Adjacent counties

• Johnson County (northwest)
• Shelby County (northeast)
• Decatur County (east)
• Jennings County (southeast)
• Jackson County (south)
• Brown County (west)

City

• Columbus

Towns

• Clifford
• Edinburgh
• Elizabethtown
• Hartsville
• Hope
• Jonesville

Census-designated place

• Taylorsville

Other unincorporated places

Extinct towns

• Kansas

Townships

Transit

• ColumBUS

Major highways

Airport

• KBAK - Columbus Municipal Airport

Railroads

• Louisville and Indiana Railroad

Climate and weather

In recent years, average temperatures in Columbus have ranged from a low of 19 °F (−7 °C) in January to a high of 86 °F (30 °C) in July, although a record low of −27 °F (−33 °C) was recorded in January 1912 and a record high of 111 °F (44 °C) was recorded in July 1934. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.63 inches (67 mm) in February to 4.63 inches (118 mm) in May.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 82,208 people and 31,452 households residing in the county. The population density was 188.7 inhabitants per square mile (72.9/km²). There were 33,098 housing units at an average density of 81.3 per square mile (31.4/km²). Per the 2020 census, the racial makeup of the county was 80.0% white, 6.6% Asian, 2.2% black or African American, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 4.7% from other races, and 6.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 8.8% of the population. In terms of ancestry, according the 2010 census, 28.5% were German, 12.4% were English, 12.2% were Irish, and 10.7% were American.

Of the 29,860 households in 2010, 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.4% were non-families, and 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age was 38.2 years.

In 2010, the median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $64,024. Males had a median income of $50,358 versus $32,334 for females; the per capita income for the county was $26,860; and approximately 7.7% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public schools in Bartholomew County are administered by the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation and the Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation. The county's first tuition-free public charter school, the International School of Columbus, a middle school/high school, opened in 2009–10. The ISC was an International Baccalaureate World School offering the Diploma Program. The ISC closed due to financial difficulties in the fall of 2013.

Ivy Tech Community College Columbus is located in Bartholomew County.

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Bartholomew para niños