Switzerland County, Indiana

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Switzerland County is one of the 92 county of Indiana, located towards the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. In 2000, the population was 9065. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 9696, making it the fifth least populous county in Indiana. It covers total area of 223.52 sq mi (578.91 sq km), of which, 221.18 square miles (572.85 sq km) of it is land and 2.34 square miles (6.06 sq km) of it is water, it is the seventh smallest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 9065 residents, 3435 households, and 2540 families in the county. The population density was 41 people per square mile (15.83/kmē), making it the ninth least densely populated county in Indiana. There were 4226 housing units at an average density of 19.1 per square mile (7.37/kmē). The average household size was 2.61 people, and the average family size was 3.03 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 9696, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 9564 White, 60 Black or African American, 16 American Indian, 7 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 48 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $37092, making it the 28th poorest county by median household income among the Indiana. The median income for a family in the county was $41395, it is Indiana's tenth poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17466, it is the 26th lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Indiana.

In 2000, 2017 pupils and students, of which 50.97% are male and 49.03% are female, 22.25% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.02% nursery or pri school, 3.47% kindergarten, 56.02% elementary school, 27.37% high school and 9.12% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Patriot Town	Switzerland County	0.26	0.22	0.04	202	906.7	16866	37500
2	Vevay Town	Switzerland County	1.54	1.48	0.05	1735	1171.3	15477	27448

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9065
April 2000 Estimate	9065
July 2000 Estimate	9094
July 2001 Estimate	9349
July 2002 Estimate	9502
July 2003 Estimate	9416
July 2004 Estimate	9469
July 2005 Estimate	9670
July 2006 Estimate	9610
July 2007 Estimate	9667
July 2008 Estimate	9696

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	59	22	81
Kindergarten	39	31	70
Elementary school	570	560	1130
High school	294	258	552
College or graduate school	66	118	184

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Switzerland County, Indiana	$37092	$41395	$17466
Indiana, United States	$41567	$50261	$20397
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587