Warrick County, Indiana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Warrick County
U.S. county
Warrick County Courthouse in Boonville
Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Founded	April 30, 1813
Named for	Jacob Warrick
Seat	Boonville
Largest city	Boonville
Area
• Total	391.05 sq mi (1,012.8 km2)
• Land	384.82 sq mi (996.7 km2)
• Water	6.24 sq mi (16.2 km2)  1.60%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	63,898
• Density	163.401/sq mi (63.0895/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th
Indiana county number 87 Eighth oldest county in Indiana

Warrick County is a place in Indiana, USA. In 2020, about 63,898 people lived there. The main town, or county seat, is Boonville. The county started in 1813. It's named after Captain Jacob Warrick, a brave soldier who died in a battle in 1811. Warrick County is growing fast, it's one of the top ten fastest-growing counties in Indiana!

It's also part of a bigger area called the Evansville Metropolitan Area, which includes parts of Indiana and Kentucky.

County History

Warrick County was officially created on March 9, 1813. It became active on April 30, 1813. It was formed from a larger area that used to be Knox County. Two counties, Warrick and Gibson, were made from this land. This area was located between the White River and the Ohio River.

The first boundaries of Warrick County were quite large. They included parts of what are now Crawford, Perry, Posey, and Vanderburgh counties. It also covered about two-thirds of Warrick County's current size.

At first, Evansville was the county seat. Then, the main town moved to Yankeetown, then to Newburgh. Finally, Boonville became the county seat, and it still is today.

County Geography

In 2010, Warrick County had a total area of about 391 square miles. Most of this land, about 385 square miles, is dry land. The rest, about 6 square miles, is water.

Neighboring Counties

Warrick County shares borders with several other counties:

• Pike County - to the north
• Dubois County - to the northeast
• Spencer County - to the east
• Daviess County, Kentucky - to the southeast
• Henderson County, Kentucky - to the south and southwest
• Vanderburgh County - to the west
• Gibson County - to the northwest

Cities and Towns

Here are the cities and towns you can find in Warrick County:

Unincorporated Communities

These are smaller communities that are not officially cities or towns:

Townships in Warrick County

Warrick County is divided into smaller areas called townships:

Transportation Routes

The county has a public transportation system called Warrick Area Transit System. Major highways that pass through Warrick County include:

Climate and Weather

In Boonville, the average temperature in January is about 23°F (coldest). In July, it's about 89°F (warmest). The coldest temperature ever recorded was -24°F in January 1994. The hottest was 101°F in July 1999.

The amount of rain and snow changes throughout the year. September usually has the least amount of precipitation, about 2.71 inches. March usually has the most, about 5.08 inches.

Population and People

In 2010, there were 59,689 people living in Warrick County. There were 22,505 households, which are groups of people living together. About 17,009 of these were families.

Most people in the county were white (95.0%). There were also smaller groups of Asian (1.6%), black or African American (1.3%), and American Indian (0.2%) people. Some people were from other races (0.5%) or had two or more races (1.3%). About 1.6% of the people were of Hispanic or Latino background.

Many people in Warrick County have German (35.3%), Irish (15.4%), American (13.4%), or English (12.5%) family backgrounds.

About 36.4% of households had children under 18 living with them. Most households (62.7%) were married couples. The average age of people in the county was 39.7 years old.

The average income for a household was $47,697. For families, it was $73,583. About 6.1% of all people in the county lived below the poverty line. This included 6.4% of those under 18.

Education

The main school system in Warrick County is the Warrick County School Corporation. It runs all the public schools in the county. There are 16 schools in total. This includes two high schools, one junior/senior high school, three middle schools, and ten elementary schools. There is also one alternative school.

In 2009, the junior high schools changed to middle schools. This means they now serve grades six through eight. A new middle school, Castle South Middle School, was also added. Castle Junior High was renamed Castle North Middle School.

Warrick County High Schools

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Warrick para niños