ALLEN COUNTY PROFILE, Allen County, Indiana

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On this page: Allen County Population 1920-2000
Township Population, 1950-2000
Map of Allen County Townships
Recent (1990-2000) Change in Township Population
Population by Race, 1970-2000
       and Hispanic Origin 1980-2000
Allen County Median Age, 2000

ALLEN COUNTY POPULATION: 1920-2000
county estimates Chart 1 Allen County is the third largest county of Indiana's 92 counties as of the 2000 Census, behind Marion ( population: 860,454;major city: Indianapolis) and Lake County (pop: 484,564; major cities: Gary and Hammond). The population in Allen County represented 5.46% of the State's total population of 6,080,506 in 2000.


ALLEN COUNTY TOWNSHIP POPULATION TRENDS
Township
1950 Census
1960 Census
1970 Census
1980 Census
1990 Census
2000 Census
  
# Change 1950-2000
%
Change
1950-2000
Aboite
1,427
3,131
6,132
11,663
18,490
28,338
 
26,911
1885.84%
Adams
8,495
18,428
31,034
31,897
31,023
31,394
 
22,899
269.56%
CedarCreek
2,200
3,579
4,414
5,864
6,688
10,288
 
8,088
367.64%
Eel River
1,238
1,432
1,622
2,423
2,576
3,004
 
1,766
142.65%
Jackson
660
699
661
602
561
498
 
-162
-24.55%
Jefferson
1,616
1,895
2,130
2,142
1,882
1,958
 
342
21.16%
Lafayette
1,234
1,490
2,035
2,389
2,530
2,707
 
1,473
119.37%
Lake
1,515
1,880
2,061
2,184
1,914
1,985
 
470
31.02%
Madison
1,360
1,466
1,711
1,729
1,615
1,796
 
436
32.06%
Marion
1,425
2,326
3,221
3,600
3,529
3,655
 
2,230
156.49%
Maumee
1,305
1,435
1,781
2,408
2,459
2,619
 
1,314
100.69%
Milan
1,623
1,942
2,335
3,178
3,165
3,503
 
1,880
115.83%
Monroe
1,955
2,158
2,153
2,174
1,969
1,963
 
8
0.41%
Perry
2,570
4,036
5,768
8,299
10,909
18,170
 
15,600
607.00%
Pleasant
1,340
1,864
2,474
3,472
3,355
3,362
 
2,022
150.90%
St. Joseph
3,288
14,237
38,094
55,348
61,167
68,276
 
64,988
1976.52%
Scipio
347
430
409
396
414
414
 
67
19.31%
Springfield
1,606
1,875
2,608
2,987
3,169
3,697
 
2,091
130.20%
Washington
5,868
12,608
20,296
23,851
27,416
33,105
 
27,237
464.16%
Wayne
142,650
155,285
149,516
127,729
116,005
111,117
  
-31,533
-22.11%
ALLEN TOTAL
183,722
232,196
280,455
294,335
300,836
331,849
  
148,127
80.63%


Note: More township information is available on the Population Estimates page and in the Poverty page.

Township Changes from 1990 to 2000
Perry Township has had the largest percentage change of all townships in Allen County between 1990 and 2000 (66.6%-1 out of every 3 residents is new to that area) in population during this decade.
Aboite Township's population increase was 53.3%, and the number of new residents—9,848—represents the largest number increase in all Allen County townships.
Wayne Township remains the largest township, and the rate of decrease in population has slowed, with Wayne only losing 4.2% of its population in the 90s, compared with 9-15% the previous 20 years.

map of Allen County townships

RECENT TOWNSHIP ACTIVITY 1990-2000
Township
# Change
% Change
Aboite
9,848
53.3%
Adams
371
1.2%
CedarCreek
3,600
53.8%
Eel River
428
16.6%
Jackson
-63
-11.2%
Jefferson
76
4.0%
Lafayette
177
7.0%
Lake
71
3.7%
Madison
181
11.2%
Marion
126
3.6%
Maumee
160
6.5%
Milan
338
10.7%
Monroe
-6
-.3%
Perry
7,261
66.6%
Pleasant
7
.2%
St. Joseph
7,109
11.6%
Scipio
0
0%
Springfield
528
16.7%
Washington
5,689
20.8%
Wayne
-4,888
-4.2%
ALLEN TOTAL

31,013

10.3%
If the townships are grouped into 6 areas, basically the central city, suburbia, and rural Allen County, the areas of growth in the nineties are more easily visualized:
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION of TOWNSHIPS
2000 Population
Change from 1990-2000
Number
Percent
Southwest "Suburbia"-Aboite, Pleasant, Lafayette
34,407
10,032
41.2%
Northwest "Suburbia"-Eel River, Perry, Washington
54,279
13,378
32.7%
Northeast "Suburbia"-Cedar Creek, Milan, St. Joseph, Springfield
85,764
11,575
15.6%
rural townships-Jackson, Jefferson, Lake, Madison, Maumee, Monroe, Scipio
11,233
425
3.9%
Southeast "Suburbia"-Adams, Marion
35,049
497
1.4%
Central-Wayne
111,117
-4,888
-4.2%





Change in Allen's County's Population by Race
RACE
1970
1980
1990
2000
White
260,088
262,908
264,088
275,697
Black
19,298
26,396
30,102
37,527
Asian
  
1,286
2,544
4,652
Other (1)
1,069
3,745
4,102
13,973 (2)
Total
282,425
294,335
300,836
331,849
1) "Other" includes American Indian, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, some other race, and (in 2000) "2 or more races".   Note: Hispanic (or Latino) is not a race.

2) 2000 Breakdown of "Other" as reported in table above:
Amer. Indian, Alaska Native
1,187
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
124
"Other" race (See Comments in Hispanic section, below)
6,716
2 or more races (first census this option was available)
5,946






Corresponding Percentage Changes for the last three decades:
RACE
70-80
80-90
90-00
White
1.1%
.4%
4.4%
Black
36.8%
14.0%
24.7%
Asian
  
97.8%
82.9%
Other (1)
250.3%
9.5%
240.6%
Total
4.9%
2.2%
10.3%
While the percentage changes for the non-white races appear to be very substantial (see chart at left), these are from relatively small bases (at least compared to the white race). The overall percentage distribution change over time-shown below- demonstrates more clearly the impact of the growth of the non-white races.
Distribution of the Allen County Population by Race
RACE
1970
1980
1990
2000
White
92.7%
89.3%
87.8%
83.1%
Black
6.9%
9.0%
10.0%
11.3%
Asian
0%
.4%
.8%
1.4%
Other
.4%
1.3%
1.4%
4.2%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%


NOTE ON HISPANIC ORIGIN

The U.S. Census Bureau adheres to federal standards for collecting and presenting data on race and Hispanic (or Latino) origin. Race and Hispanic origin are two separate and distinct concepts; a Hispanic can be of any race. The Census collection has been evolving over the past several censuses, and caution is advised when comparing data over time since different phrasing and placement of questions can affect responses.
The following represents the Hispanic population in Allen County:

RACE Breakdown of Hispanics
White  
2,557
5,965
Black  
214
378
Asian  
39
55
Native Hawaiian, Pac. Islander  
included in "other"
21
Some Other Race (add "Alone" in 2000, i.e some other race alone)  
2,853
6,154
Two or More Races (First offered in 2000)  
n.a.
1,117
TOTAL
4,743
5,663
13,877
 Note that the number of respondents indicating Hispanic origin with race equal to "Some Other Race" is almost equal to the total number of respondents in Allen County using the "Some Other Race Alone" category; therefore, interpreting "Some Other Race Alone" would be equivalent to viewing this as a Hispanic response, but keep in mind that over half of the Hispanics are in other racial groups.

1) The 1970 Census was the first census to include a separate question on Hispanic origin, but it was only asked in a sample of 5% of all households.


MEDIAN AGE of Indiana Counties, 2000 Census
Indiana
35.2
Top 10 Youngest
1 Tippecanoe
27.2
2 Monroe
27.6
3 Lagrange
29.5
4 Adams
32.9
5 Elkhart
33.0
6 Noble
33.3
7 Marion
33.6
8 Delaware
33.8
9 Allen
34.1
10 Hamilton
34.1
10 Oldest
1 Brown
40.8
2 Vermillion
38.9
3 Parke
38.9
4 Pike
38.8
5 Henry
38.7
6 Martin
38.5
7 Blackford
38.5
8 Tipton
38.4
9 Ohio
38.4
10 Warren
38.2

Median Age projections for Allen County
2005: 34.5
2010: 35.1

 

See Population Projections page for Allen County population projections by age group to 2040.

1) Italics designates college population a significant percentage of total population.
Note that 4 of the top 10 youngest counties are in the northeast Indiana area. If the college populated towns are excluded, then 4 of the top 7 youngest counties are in the NEI area.

Sources: U.S. Census American Factfinder , a service provided by the Census which provides quick profiles on areas.
Indiana Business Research Center which serves as the governor's liaison to Census 2000, is a State Partner in the U.S. Census Bureau's State Data Center Program, and is the official state representative to the Federal State Cooperative on Population Estimates and Projections.



Data Release Dates: All data here was provided by Census 2000. Another census will not occur until 2010, and data will be released 2-3 years following the census.

To access the spreadsheet file (microsoft excel) containing this data, click here.

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