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Vanderburgh County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 180,136.[1] The county seat is Evansville.[2] While Vanderburgh County was the eighth-largest county in 2020 population in Indiana, it is also the eighth-smallest county in area and the smallest in southwestern Indiana, covering only 236 square miles (610 km2). Vanderburgh County forms the core of the Evansville metropolitan statistical area.

History

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Vanderburgh County was formed on January 7, 1818, from Gibson, Posey, and Warrick counties. It was named for Captain Henry Vanderburgh, Revolutionary War veteran and judge for the Indiana Territory.

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the county has an area of 236.33 square miles (612.1 km2), of which 233.48 square miles (604.7 km2) (or 98.79%) is land and 2.86 square miles (7.4 km2) (or 1.21%) is water.[3]

Regional

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Adjacent counties

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Cities and towns

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Census-designated places

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Unincorporated towns

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Townships

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(2000 population)

Major highways

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Climate and weather

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Template:Climate chart In recent years, average temperatures in Evansville have ranged from a low of 25 °F (−4 °C) in January to a high of 91 °F (33 °C) in July, although a record low of −17 °F (−27 °C) was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 109 °F (43 °C) was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.96 inches (75 mm) in October to 4.78 inches (121 mm) in May.[4]

Government

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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 county council is the fiscal branch of the county government that has the legislative responsibilities for the spending and revenue collection in the county. Four representatives are elected from county districts and three are elected at-large by the entire county. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also 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.[5][6]

Board of commissioners: The executive body of the county is made of a board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide but must live within the district of the seat they hold, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term. One of the commissioners, typically the most senior, serves as president. The commissioners are charged with executing the acts legislated by the council, collecting revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.[5][6]

Court: The county has eight state trial courts of original jurisdiction. One circuit court and seven superior courts. The judges offices are non-partisan with terms of six years. A judge must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judges are assisted by magistrates that are appointed. circuit court.[6]

County officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk. Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.[6]

United States presidential election results for Vanderburgh County, Indiana[7]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
1888 6,027 50.23% 5,889 49.08% 82 0.68%
1892 6,175 48.52% 6,166 48.45% 386 3.03%
1896 8,068 52.74% 7,132 46.62% 97 0.63%
1900 8,228 51.59% 7,178 45.00% 544 3.41%
1904 8,624 51.65% 5,885 35.25% 2,187 13.10%
1908 9,116 49.43% 8,033 43.56% 1,294 7.02%
1912 4,839 27.37% 7,219 40.83% 5,624 31.81%
1916 9,966 47.52% 10,028 47.81% 979 4.67%
1920 19,357 52.39% 13,904 37.63% 3,685 9.97%
1924 25,907 55.29% 17,186 36.68% 3,763 8.03%
1928 29,067 59.44% 19,646 40.17% 192 0.39%
1932 16,873 33.91% 31,828 63.97% 1,051 2.11%
1936 14,725 25.79% 41,490 72.68% 870 1.52%
1940 28,417 42.25% 38,567 57.33% 283 0.42%
1944 30,684 46.87% 34,440 52.61% 338 0.52%
1948 27,584 45.25% 32,640 53.55% 732 1.20%
1952 42,010 58.20% 29,718 41.17% 459 0.64%
1956 42,462 57.68% 30,860 41.92% 297 0.40%
1960 41,068 52.90% 36,330 46.80% 237 0.31%
1964 27,231 37.10% 45,796 62.39% 380 0.52%
1968 38,231 49.28% 31,326 40.38% 8,020 10.34%
1972 48,806 68.32% 22,163 31.02% 468 0.66%
1976 37,975 51.87% 34,911 47.69% 325 0.44%
1980 36,248 51.07% 29,930 42.17% 4,804 6.77%
1984 40,994 56.68% 31,049 42.93% 287 0.40%
1988 38,928 55.25% 31,270 44.38% 255 0.36%
1992 30,271 39.39% 33,799 43.99% 12,770 16.62%
1996 28,509 43.22% 30,934 46.90% 6,518 9.88%
2000 35,846 54.13% 29,222 44.13% 1,153 1.74%
2004 41,463 58.68% 28,767 40.72% 424 0.60%
2008 37,512 48.15% 39,423 50.60% 978 1.26%
2012 39,389 54.26% 31,725 43.71% 1,474 2.03%
2016 40,496 55.19% 28,530 38.88% 4,349 5.93%
2020 41,844 53.88% 34,415 44.31% 1,403 1.81%
2024 41,056 55.61% 31,727 42.97% 1,049 1.42%
2016 1 33.33% 1 33.33% 1 33.33%


See also: Government of Indiana

Vanderburgh County is generally a Republican-leaning swing county in presidential elections. Only two Democratic candidates - George McGovern in 1972 and Hillary Clinton in 2016 - have failed to win 40 percent of the county's vote since 1928. The city of Evansville itself is a swing city; it voted for Donald Trump in 2016 by 4 points, and four years later for Joe Biden, also by 4 points.[8] In 2020, former Evansville mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel (a Democrat) carried the county in his bid for the office of Attorney General but lost statewide.

The county is located in the 8th congressional district, which was notoriously dubbed "The Bloody Eighth" because of its tendency to oust incumbents from both parties - since 1933, no Congressman has represented the district longer than 12 years in a row.[9]

Demographics

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Racial and ethnic composition

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Vanderburgh County, Indiana – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[10] Pop 1990[11] Pop 2000[12] Pop 2010[13] Pop 2020[14] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 153,791 150,576 152,547 153,080 143,444 91.81% 91.23% 88.73% 85.18% 79.63%
Black or African American alone (NH) 11,848 12,354 14,008 16,228 17,459 7.07% 7.48% 8.15% 9.03% 9.69%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 191 274 279 345 331 0.11% 0.17% 0.16% 0.19% 0.18%
Asian alone (NH) 657 898 1,284 1,986 2,411 0.39% 0.54% 0.75% 1.11% 1.34%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [15] x [16] 60 89 677 x x 0.03% 0.05% 0.38%
Other race alone (NH) 265 73 251 388 709 0.16% 0.04% 0.15% 0.22% 0.39%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [17] x [18] 1,814 3,714 8,792 x x 1.06% 2.07% 4.88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 763 883 1,679 3,873 6,313 0.46% 0.53% 0.98% 2.16% 3.50%
Total 167,515 165,058 171,922 179,703 180,136 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 180,136. The median age was 38.6 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.5 males age 18 and over.[19][20]

The racial makeup of the county was 80.6% White, 9.8% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4% Asian, 0.4% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.6% from some other race, and 6.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.5% of the population.[20]

92.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 8.0% lived in rural areas.[21]

There were 76,084 households in the county, of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.0% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[19]

There were 84,058 housing units, of which 9.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 63.5% were owner-occupied and 36.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.6%.[19]

2010 census

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As of the 2010 United States census, there were 179,703 people, 74,454 households, and 45,118 families residing in the county.[22] The population density was 769.7 inhabitants per square mile (297.2/km2). There were 83,003 housing units at an average density of 355.5 per square mile (137.3/km2).[3] The racial makeup of the county was 86.2% white, 9.1% black or African American, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.0% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.2% of the population.[22] In terms of ancestry, 32.3% were German, 18.3% were American, 11.7% were Irish, and 9.4% were English.[23]

Of the 74,454 households, 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.4% were non-families, and 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age was 37.5 years.[22]

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $57,076. Males had a median income of $42,663 versus $31,037 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,945. About 10.7% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.[24]

Education

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The entire county is in the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation.[25]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Vanderburgh County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named weather
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana Code. "Title 36, Article 2, Section 3". IN.gov. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Indiana Code. "Title 2, Article 10, Section 2" (PDF). IN.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 27, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  7. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ Bloch, Matthew; Buchanan, Larry; Katz, Josh; Quealy, Kevin (July 25, 2018). "An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Presidential Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  9. ↑ Johnson, Dirk (October 10, 2000). "THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: AN INDIANA RACE; Conservatives Face Off in Quirky Populist District". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  10. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - General Social and Economic Characteristics - Indiana - Table 15 - Persons by Race: 1980 and Table 16 - Total Persons and Spanish Origin Persons by Type of Spanish Origin and Race: 1980" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. p. 14-. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Indiana: Table 6 - Race and Hispanic Origin" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. pp. 13–55. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Vanderburgh County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau.
  13. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Vanderburgh County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau.
  14. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Vanderburgh County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau.
  15. ↑ included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census
  16. ↑ included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census
  17. ↑ not an option in the 1980 Census
  18. ↑ not an option in the 1990 Census
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  21. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  23. ↑ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  24. ↑ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  25. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Vanderburgh County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022. - Text list

Further reading

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Coordinates: 38°01′N 87°35′W / 38.02°N 87.58°W / 38.02; -87.58

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