White County, Indiana Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids White County
U.S. county
White County Courthouse in Monticello
Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Founded	1 February 1834 (authorized)
Named for	Isaac White
Seat	Monticello
Largest city	Monticello
Area
• Total	508.68 sq mi (1,317.5 km²)
• Land	505.12 sq mi (1,308.3 km²)
• Water	3.56 sq mi (9.2 km²) 0.70%%
Population
• Estimate (2018)	24,133
• Density	47.8/sq mi (18.5/km²)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	4th
Indiana county number 91

White County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 24,643. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Monticello.

History
Geography
Climate and weather
Demographics
- 2010 Census
Education
See also

History

White County was formed in 1834. It was named for Isaac White of Equality, Illinois who was killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. White was a Colonel in the Illinois militia, who volunteered to serve as a Private in the Indiana militia in the march against Prophetstown. He was placed under the command of Kentucky Maj. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss. The two exchanged swords in a demonstration of mutual respect at Fort Vincennes. In the Battle of Tippecanoe they died together and were buried in a common grave at Battle Ground.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 508.68 square miles (1,317.5 km²), of which 505.12 square miles (1,308.3 km²) (or 99.30%) is land and 3.56 square miles (9.2 km²) (or 0.70%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Pulaski County (north)
Cass County (east)
Carroll County (southeast)
Tippecanoe County (south)
Benton County (west)
Jasper County (northwest/CST Border)

City

Monticello

Towns

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated places

Townships

Big Creek
Cass
Honey Creek
Jackson
Liberty
Lincoln
Monon
Prairie
Princeton
Round Grove
Union
West Point

Major highways

Interstate 65
U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 231
U.S. Route 421
Indiana State Road 16
Indiana State Road 18
Indiana State Road 39
Indiana State Road 43
Indiana State Road 119

Railroads

CSX Transportation
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway

Climate and weather

Weather chart for Monticello, 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
51 1 -8	49 4 -6	75 11 -1	88 18 4	99 23 10	103 28 16	106 30 17	101 29 16	75 26 12	69 19 6	79 11 1	68 3 -5
temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm

In recent years, average temperatures in Monticello have ranged from a low of 17 °F (−8 °C) in January to a high of 86 °F (30 °C) in July, although a record low of −25 °F (−32 °C) was recorded in January 1963 and a record high of 107 °F (42 °C) was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.94 inches (49 mm) in February to 4.16 inches (106 mm) in July.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	1,832	—
1850	4,761	159.9%
1860	8,258	73.5%
1870	10,554	27.8%
1880	13,795	30.7%
1890	15,671	13.6%
1900	19,138	22.1%
1910	17,602	−8.0%
1920	17,351	−1.4%
1930	15,831	−8.8%
1940	17,037	7.6%
1950	18,042	5.9%
1960	19,709	9.2%
1970	20,995	6.5%
1980	23,867	13.7%
1990	23,265	−2.5%
2000	25,267	8.6%
2010	24,643	−2.5%
2018 (est.)	24,133	−2.1%
US Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

2010 Census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 24,643 people, 9,741 households, and 6,849 families in the county. The population density was 48.8 inhabitants per square mile (18.8/km²). There were 12,970 housing units at an average density of 25.7 per square mile (9.9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.9% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 3.7% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 7.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 27.0% were German, 13.3% were Irish, 9.7% were English, and 8.4% were American.

Of the 9,741 households, 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.7% were non-families, and 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age was 41.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $52,626. Males had a median income of $39,715 versus $28,880 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,323. About 7.7% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public schools in White County are administered by the Frontier School Corporation, North White School Corporation, Tri-County School Corporation and Twin Lakes School Corporation.

High Schools and Middle Schools

Tri-County Middle/Senior High School [1]
Frontier Junior-Senior High School [2]
North White High School [3]
North White Middle School [4]
Roosevelt Middle School [5]
Twin Lakes High School [6]

Elementary Schools [7]

Eastlawn Elementary School [8]
Frontier Elementary School [9]
Meadowlawn Elementary School [10]
Monon Elementary School [11]
Oaklawn Elementary School [12]
Tri-County Intermediate School [13]

White County, Indiana facts for kids

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