Pulaski County, Indiana Facts for Kids

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County
Pulaski County Courthouse in Winamac
Location in the state of Indiana
Indiana's location in the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Established	February 7, 1835
Named for	Count Casimir Pulaski
County seat	Winamac
Largest town	Winamac (population and total area)
Incorporated Municipalities	Four towns Francesville Medaryville Monterey Winamac
Government
• Type	County
• Body	Board of Commissioners
Area
• Total	434.53 sq mi (1,125.4 km²)
• Land	433.65 sq mi (1,123.1 km²)
• Water	0.88 sq mi (2.3 km²)
Area rank	25th largest county in Indiana
Elevation	705 ft (215 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	13,402
• Estimate (2018)	12,469
• Rank	84th largest county in Indiana 2,237th largest county in U.S.
• Density	30.9/sq mi (11.9/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	46366, 46374, 46511, 46939, 46960, 46978, 46985, 46996, 47946, 47957, 47959-60
Area code	574
Congressional district	2nd
Indiana Senate districts	5th and 18th
Indiana House of Representatives districts	16th and 20th
FIPS code	18-131
GNIS feature ID	0446852
U.S. and State Routes
Airport	Arens Field
Waterway	Tippecanoe River
Website	www.pulaskionline.org
Indiana county number 66

Demographics (2010)
White	Black	Asian
97.2%	0.7%	0.2%
Islander	Native	Other	Hispanic (any race)
0.0%	0.3%	1.6%	2.4%

Pulaski County ( pə-ˈLÆ-ski) is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2010 U.S. census, the population was 13,402. The county seat is Winamac.

History
Geography
Municipalities
- Towns
- Census-designated places
Townships
Climate and weather
Demographics
Education
See also

History

Pulaski County was organized in 1835.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 434.53 square miles (1,125.4 km²), of which 433.65 square miles (1,123.1 km²) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.88 square miles (2.3 km²) (or 0.20%) is water.

Major highways

U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 421
Indiana State Road 14
Indiana State Road 39
Indiana State Road 114
Indiana State Road 119
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)

Municipalities

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

Townships

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

Climate and weather

Weather chart for Winamac, Indiana

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temperatures in °F
precipitation totals in inches
source: The Weather Channel

Metric conversion

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
49 -1 -10	43 2 -8	70 8 -2	89 16 3	97 22 10	104 27 15	99 29 17	98 28 16	83 24 12	75 18 6	78 9 -1	66 2 -7
temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm

In recent years, average temperatures in Winamac have ranged from a low of 14 °F (−10 °C) in January to a high of 84 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −29 °F (−34 °C) was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 102 °F (39 °C) was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.68 inches (43 mm) in February to 4.09 inches (104 mm) in June.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	561	—
1850	2,595	362.6%
1860	5,711	120.1%
1870	7,801	36.6%
1880	9,851	26.3%
1890	11,233	14.0%
1900	14,033	24.9%
1910	13,312	−5.1%
1920	12,385	−7.0%
1930	11,195	−9.6%
1940	12,056	7.7%
1950	12,493	3.6%
1960	12,837	2.8%
1970	12,534	−2.4%
1980	13,258	5.8%
1990	12,643	−4.6%
2000	13,755	8.8%
2010	13,402	−2.6%
2018 (est.)	12,469	−7.0%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

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 inhabitants per square mile (11.9/km²). There were 6,060 housing units at an average density of 14.0 per square mile (5.4/km²). 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.

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

Pulaski County, Indiana facts for kids

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