Huntington County, Indiana

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Huntington County is a county in the northeastern central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2020 United States census, the population was 36,662.<ref name=QF>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The county seat (and only city) is Huntington.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Huntington County comprises the Huntington, Indiana micropolitan statistical area and is included in the Fort Wayne–Huntington–Auburn Combined Statistical Area.

HistoryEdit

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The city of Huntington from the southwest

Huntington County was organized from the previously unorganized Indiana Territory and lands gained by the Adams New Purchase of 1818. The county's creation was authorized by an act of the Indiana state legislature dated February 2, 1832. Organization of the county's governing structure began on May 5, 1834.<ref name="Walsworth Publishing Co">Template:Cite book</ref> The first non–Native American settlers in what has since become Huntington County were a group of 29 farm families from Connecticut who arrived in the early 1830s. These were "Yankee" settlers, meaning they were descended from the English Puritans who settled New England in the colonial era. These settlers were able to get to what has since become Huntington County due to the construction of the Wabash and Erie Canal, which was a shipping canal that connected the Great Lakes to the Ohio River by way of a manmade waterway. When they arrived in what has since become Huntington County, the settlers from Connecticut found dense virgin forest and wild prairie. The original 29 "Yankee" families from Connecticut laid out roads; built a post office; established post routes; and built a town hall, a church, and a schoolhouse from the trees in the area that they cut down.<ref name="Walsworth Publishing Co"/> The county was named for Samuel Huntington, who signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He was also president of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation.

GeographyEdit

The terrain of Huntington County consists of low rolling hills, completely devoted to agriculture or urban development. The Wabash River flows to the west through the upper-central part of the county, while the Salamonie River flows to the west through the lower part.<ref name=HCI>Huntington County IN (Google Maps, accessed 28 July 2020)</ref> Its highest point (about 925 feet (282 m) above sea level) is at the southwest corner.<ref>Huntington County High Point, Indiana (PeakBagger.com, accessed 28 July 2020)</ref> According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert (or 98.69%) is land and Template:Convert (or 1.31%) is water.<ref name=DC/>

Protected areasEdit

JE Roush Fish and Wildlife Area<ref name=HCI/>
Lost Bridge State Recreation Area<ref name=HCI/>

Notable peopleEdit

Public servantsEdit

Samuel E. Cook (1860–1946), U.S. congressman
J. Danforth Quayle, U.S. representative, senator, vice-president
J. Edward Roush (1920–2004), U.S. representative, father of "911"
Elizebeth (Smith) Friedman (1892–1980), author and pioneer in cryptology during WWI to WWII era, called "America's first female cryptanalyst"

CelebritiesEdit

Chris Schenkel (1923–2005), sportscaster
Archbishop John F. Noll (1875–1956), founded Catholic newspaper Our Sunday Visitor, founded Victory Noll and St. Felix Monastery.

ArtistsEdit

Mick Mars, guitarist for Mötley Crüe.

AthletesEdit

Gary Dilley, Tokyo Olympics swimmer
George Haines, Olympic Women's Swim coach
Chris Kramer, professional basketball player. Kramer played college basketball at Purdue University where he was two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.

Points of interestEdit

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Huntington County Historical Museum
Huntington University Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Huntington University
J. Edward Roush Lake
Merillat Centre for the Arts
Our Sunday Visitor Corporate Headquarters
Sheets Wildlife Museum and Learning Center
The Forks Of The Wabash
The Indiana Room Genealogy Center
Tel-Hy Nature Preserve
United States Vice Presidential Museum
Victory Noll Center

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EducationEdit

School districtEdit

Huntington County Community School Corporation

Private schoolsEdit

Higher educationEdit

Huntington University

News and mediaEdit

NewspapersEdit

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RadioEdit

WBZQ 1300 AM
Huntington North High School WVSH Viking Radio
WQHU-LP Huntington University Radio WQHU 105.5-FM Forester Radio]

Climate and weatherEdit

Template:Climate chart In recent years, average temperatures in Huntington have ranged from a low of Template:Convert in January to a high of Template:Convert in July, although a record low of Template:Convert was recorded in January 1982 and a record high of Template:Convert was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from Template:Convert in February to Template:Convert in June.<ref name=WX/>

GovernmentEdit

Template:See also The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The fiscal branch of the county government; controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives, elected to four-year terms from county districts, are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.<ref name=inc3623>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=inc2102>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Board of Commissioners: The executive and legislative body of the county. The commissioners are elected county-wide to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners are charged with collecting revenue and managing the county government.<ref name=inc3623/><ref name=inc2102/>

Court: The county maintains a small claims court that handles civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is also elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level circuit court.<ref name=inc2102/>

County Officials: The county has other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk. These officers are elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.<ref name=inc2102/>

Huntington County is part of Indiana's 3rd congressional district; Indiana Senate districts 17 and 19;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Indiana House of Representatives district 50.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

DemographicsEdit

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2010 censusEdit

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 37,124 people, 14,218 households, and 10,074 families in the county.<ref name=DP>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 15,805 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.<ref name=DC>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 97.1% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.5% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.7% of the population.<ref name=DP/> In terms of ancestry, 37.9% were German, 14.9% were Irish, 12.9% were American, and 12.1% were English.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Of the 14,218 households, 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.1% were non-families, and 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age was 39.0 years.<ref name=DP/>

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $55,630. Males had a median income of $41,648 versus $30,218 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,575. About 7.7% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

ReferencesEdit

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