Hamilton County, Indiana
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Hamilton County is a
.Hamilton County is part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Since the beginning of the 21st century, Hamilton County has been the second most populous county in Central Indiana.
Hamilton County's roots are in agriculture. However, after
In 2020, Hamilton County was home to three of the state's 20 largest cities and towns: Carmel (5th), Fishers (6th), and Noblesville (12th).
Geist and Morse reservoirs are two man-made lakes in Hamilton County that offer boating, fishing, and waterfront living.
In June 2008, Hamilton County was named America's Best Place to Raise a Family by Forbes.com
History
The land containing Hamilton County was brought into the possession of the United States by the
Most Belgian immigration to Indiana occurred in the northwestern part of the state in Lake County and Porter County. However, in the 1890s, a significant number of Belgian immigrants also settled in the Noblesville area of Hamilton County. Similarly, chain migration led to numerous first generation Serbian immigrants who had settled in Indianapolis, and their Indiana-born children, to move to Arcadia, Carmel, Sheridan, Noblesville, and Cicero around the turn of the 20th century.[9][10]
Like most of Indiana, the area was also heavily
Climate and weather
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In recent years, average temperatures in Noblesville have ranged from a low of 17 °F (−8 °C) in January to a high of 85 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −23 °F (−31 °C) was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 105 °F (41 °C) was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.42 inches (61 mm) in January to 4.86 inches (123 mm) in May. Hamilton County's climate thus falls within the Köppen
Government
The county executive body is the Board of
District 1 consists of Carmel, which is coextensive with Clay Township. District 2 consists of Fishers, Noblesville, Delaware Township, and Noblesville Township. District 3 consists of Adams Township, Fall Creek Township, Jackson Township, Washington Township, Wayne Township, White River Township, Arcadia, Atlanta, Cicero, Sheridan and Westfield.
The current (2022) County Commissioners are:
- Christine Altman - District 1
- Steven C. Dillinger - District 2
- Mark Heirbrandt - District 3
The county's finances are managed by the
District 1 consists of parts of Clay Township (45 precincts). District 2 consists of Delaware, Fall Creek, and Wayne Townships. District 3 consists of Noblesville, Jackson and White River Townships. District 4 consists of parts of Clay Township (17 precincts), Adams and Washington Townships.
The current (2022) members of the County Council are:
- Fred Glynn - District 1
- Amy Massillamany - District 2
- Steve Schwartz1 - District 3
- Ken Alexander - District 4
- Brad Beaver - Council member at large
- Steven Nation - Council member at large
- Sue Maki - Council member at large
Hamilton County is part of Indiana's 5th congressional district; Indiana Senate districts 20, 21, 28, 29 and 30;[16] and Indiana House of Representatives districts 29, 32, 35, 36, 38, 39, 86, 87 and 88.[17]
Politics
The county is located in Indiana's 5th congressional district, which is currently (2022) represented by Republican Victoria Spartz.
Hamilton County has long been reckoned as a classic
Hamilton County's loyalty to the Republican Party is not limited to presidential elections. The county regularly rejects Democrats in gubernatorial and senatorial races, and is typically one of the Republicans' strongest counties at the state level. One of the few times in recent memory that Hamilton County has supported a Democrat for governor or Senate was in 1992, when Evan Bayh narrowly carried it with 50.48 percent of the vote in his successful gubernatorial reelection bid. However, Bayh lost Hamilton County in his three bids for Senate.
In 2016, despite his statewide dominance that year, Trump turned in the weakest showing for a Republican nominee in Hamilton County since Hoover, winning just 56% of the vote. Thus, Hamilton County voted less Republican than the rest of the state for the first time in almost 100 years.
In 2020, Joe Biden won the largest percentage of the vote for a Democrat in the history of the county (45.6%) while Donald Trump won the second smallest percentage ever (52.4%) for a Republican. It was the first time since 1936 that a Democrat even managed 40 percent of the county's vote, and only the second time in 88 years that a Republican had won the county by fewer than 10 points. Biden carried both Carmel and Fishers.[20]
Year | Republican / Whig | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 101,587 | 52.21% | 88,390 | 45.43% | 4,600 | 2.36% |
2016 | 87,404 | 56.04% | 57,263 | 36.72% | 11,291 | 7.24% |
2012 | 90,747 | 66.20% | 43,796 | 31.95% | 2,546 | 1.86% |
2008 | 78,401 | 60.64% | 49,704 | 38.45% | 1,174 | 0.91% |
2004 | 77,887 | 74.24% | 26,388 | 25.15% | 631 | 0.60% |
2000 | 56,372 | 74.25% | 18,002 | 23.71% | 1,552 | 2.04% |
1996 | 42,792 | 69.45% | 14,153 | 22.97% | 4,674 | 7.59% |
1992 | 34,622 | 62.46% | 10,215 | 18.43% | 10,597 | 19.12% |
1988 | 36,654 | 80.36% | 8,853 | 19.41% | 108 | 0.24% |
1984 | 30,254 | 82.30% | 6,364 | 17.31% | 143 | 0.39% |
1980 | 26,218 | 74.22% | 7,036 | 19.92% | 2,073 | 5.87% |
1976 | 21,828 | 72.86% | 7,857 | 26.23% | 273 | 0.91% |
1972 | 20,247 | 82.74% | 4,151 | 16.96% | 72 | 0.29% |
1968 | 14,250 | 67.63% | 4,586 | 21.77% | 2,233 | 10.60% |
1964 | 12,060 | 61.28% | 7,553 | 38.38% | 68 | 0.35% |
1960 | 13,409 | 70.63% | 5,511 | 29.03% | 64 | 0.34% |
1956 | 11,220 | 68.96% | 4,974 | 30.57% | 77 | 0.47% |
1952 | 10,843 | 69.69% | 4,564 | 29.33% | 153 | 0.98% |
1948 | 7,521 | 62.12% | 4,384 | 36.21% | 202 | 1.67% |
1944 | 8,297 | 66.06% | 4,101 | 32.65% | 162 | 1.29% |
1940 | 8,931 | 64.73% | 4,791 | 34.72% | 75 | 0.54% |
1936 | 7,323 | 56.90% | 5,396 | 41.93% | 151 | 1.17% |
1932 | 7,100 | 53.08% | 5,999 | 44.85% | 277 | 2.07% |
1928 | 7,960 | 68.36% | 3,611 | 31.01% | 74 | 0.64% |
1924 | 7,463 | 64.91% | 3,785 | 32.92% | 250 | 2.17% |
1920 | 7,897 | 63.04% | 4,280 | 34.17% | 350 | 2.79% |
1916 | 3,951 | 54.78% | 2,799 | 38.81% | 462 | 6.41% |
1912 | 2,247 | 31.86% | 2,463 | 34.93% | 2,342 | 33.21% |
1908 | 4,421 | 56.48% | 2,947 | 37.65% | 460 | 5.88% |
1904 | 4,832 | 63.50% | 2,469 | 32.44% | 309 | 4.06% |
1900 | 4,788 | 58.62% | 2,931 | 35.88% | 449 | 5.50% |
1896 | 4,643 | 59.82% | 2,947 | 37.97% | 171 | 2.20% |
1892 | 3,627 | 54.52% | 2,492 | 37.46% | 533 | 8.01% |
1888 | 3,599 | 56.04% | 2,412 | 37.56% | 411 | 6.40% |
1884 | 3,565 | 57.20% | 2,357 | 37.82% | 310 | 4.97% |
1880 | 3,638 | 61.69% | 2,093 | 35.49% | 166 | 2.81% |
1876 | 3,259 | 61.01% | 1,897 | 35.51% | 186 | 3.48% |
1872 | 3,180 | 68.50% | 1,462 | 31.50% | 0 | 0.00% |
1868 | 3,242 | 71.73% | 1,278 | 28.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
1864 | 3,225 | 74.69% | 1,093 | 25.31% | 0 | 0.00% |
1860 | 2,195 | 63.79% | 1,144 | 33.25% | 102 | 2.96% |
1856 | 1,748 | 58.84% | 1,185 | 39.89% | 38 | 1.28% |
1852 | 971 | 41.62% | 961 | 41.19% | 401 | 17.19% |
1848 | 809 | 41.90% | 805 | 41.69% | 317 | 16.42% |
1844 | 859 | 48.70% | 766 | 43.42% | 139 | 7.88% |
1840 | 972 | 58.55% | 688 | 41.45% | 0 | 0.00% |
1836 | 569 | 68.47% | 262 | 31.53% | 0 | 0.00% |
1832 | 251 | 60.19% | 166 | 39.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
1828 | 156 | 73.93% | 55 | 26.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
1824 | 10 | 22.22% | 4 | 8.89% | 31 | 68.89% |
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 402.44 square miles (1,042.3 km2), of which 394.27 square miles (1,021.2 km2) (or 97.97%) is land and 8.17 square miles (21.2 km2) (or 2.03%) is water.[24]
Major highways
Airport
Adjacent counties
- Tipton County — North
- Madison County — East
- Hancock County — Southeast
- Marion County — South
- Boone County — West
- Clinton County — Northwest
Cities and towns
Unincorporated areas
Townships
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 26,123 | — | |
1900 | 29,914 | 14.5% | |
1910 | 27,026 | −9.7% | |
1920 | 24,222 | −10.4% | |
1930 | 23,444 | −3.2% | |
1940 | 24,614 | 5.0% | |
1950 | 28,491 | 15.8% | |
1960 | 40,132 | 40.9% | |
1970 | 54,532 | 35.9% | |
1980 | 82,027 | 50.4% | |
1990 | 108,936 | 32.8% | |
2000 | 182,740 | 67.7% | |
2010 | 274,569 | 50.3% | |
2020 | 347,467 | 26.5% | |
2022 (est.) | 364,921 | [25] | 5.0% |
US Decennial Census[26] 1790-1960[27] 1900-1990[28] 1990-2000[29] 2010-2019[1] |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (NH)
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275,185 | 79.2% |
Black or African American (NH)
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14,674 | 4.2% |
Native American (NH)
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402 | 0.1% |
Asian (NH)
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23,459 | 6.75% |
Pacific Islander (NH)
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134 | 0.04% |
Other/Mixed (NH)
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15,507 | 4.46% |
Latino
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18,106 | 5.2% |
2010 Census
As of the
Of the 99,835 households, 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 25.1% were non-families, and 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.19. The median age was 35.6 years.[31]
The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $95,376. Males had a median income of $67,221 versus $44,273 for females. The per capita income for the county was $38,500. About 3.6% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the
Life expectancy
The life expectancy in Hamilton County in 2010 was 81.21 years, up 6.6 percent from 76.16 years in 1980.[34][35] By comparison, the US national average in 2010 was 78.49 years.[36][37]
Education
School districts include:[38]
- Carmel Clay Schools
- Hamilton Heights School Corporation
- Hamilton Southeastern Schools
- Sheridan Community Schools
- Noblesville Schools
- Westfield-Washington Schools
See also
References
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