Henry County, Indiana

Henry County is a in the  of. As of, 49,462 people lived there. The and largest and only city is New Castle. Henry County is the main setting of the novel Raintree County by Ross Lockridge, Jr.

History
Henry County was formed in 1822. It was named for Patriot, governor of Virginia.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 394.83 sqmi, of which 391.88 sqmi (or 99.25%) is land and 2.96 sqmi (or 0.75%) is water.



Cities

 * New Castle

Reservoirs

 * Castle Lake
 * Giboney Lake
 * Haven, Lake
 * Summit Lake Reservoir
 * Westwood Park Reservoir

Adjacent counties

 * Delaware County (north)
 * Randolph County (northeast)
 * Wayne County (east)
 * Fayette County (southeast)
 * Rush County (south)
 * Hancock County (southwest)
 * Madison County (northwest)

Major highways
Sources: National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in New Castle have ranged from a low of 16 F in January to a high of 84 F in July, although a record low of −26 F was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 103 F was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.24 in in January to 4.70 in in May.

Demographics
As of the, there were 49,462 people, 19,077 households, and 13,020 families residing in the county. The population density was 126.2 PD/sqmi. There were 21,288 housing units at an average density of 54.3 /sqmi. The was 126.2 PD/sqmi. There were 21,288 housing units at an average density of 54.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 95.7% white, 2.2% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 19.9% were, 13.3% were , 11.8% were , and 9.1% were.

Of the 19,077 households, 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.8% were non-families, and 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 41.4 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $52,701. Males had a median income of $42,628 versus $30,226 for females. The for the county was $19,879. About 10.2% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Recreation

 * Summit Lake State Park