Blackford County
Blackford County, Indiana
Hartford City, IN 47348
Phone: (765) 348-1620
Fax: (765) 348-7222
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In east-central IN, north of Muncie; organized Feb 15, 1838 from Jay County. Name Origin: For Isaac Newton Blackford (1786-1859), IN legislator and justice of the IN Supreme Court (1817-52)
Area (sq mi):: 165.40 (land 165.10; water 0.31) Population per square mile: 83.90
Population 2005: 13,849 State rank: 83 Population change: 2000-20005 -1.40%; 1990-2000 -0.10% Population 2000: 14,048 (White 98.00%; Black or African American 0.10%; Hispanic or Latino 0.60%; Asian 0.20%; Other 1.30%). Foreign born: 0.10%. Median age: 38.50
Income 2000: per capita $16,543; median household $34,760; Population below poverty level: 8.70% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $21,128-$22,547
Unemployment (2004): 7.00% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.10% Median travel time to work: 23.40 minutes Working outside county of residence: 44.40%
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