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Cass County is a County located in the U.S. State of Indiana . The County Seat is Logansport 6 . GEOGRAPHY According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,075 Km&2 (415 Mi&2 ). 1,069 km&2 (413 mi&2) of it is land and 5 km&2 (2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.50% water. Adjacent counties
HISTORY Cass County was formed in 1829. It is named for Gen. Lewis Cass , Governor of Michigan Territory through 1831. Cass was U.S. Secretary Of State just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 40,930 people, 15,715 households, and 10,921 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 38/km&2 (99/mi&2). There were 16,620 housing units at an average density of 16/km&2 (40/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 93.70% White , 1.29% Black or African American , 0.31% Native American , 0.54% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 3.23% from Other Races , and 0.89% from two or more races. 7.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 15,715 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were Married Couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.01. In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $39,193, and the median income for a family was $46,506. Males had a median income of $32,362 versus $22,017 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $18,892. 7.60% of the population and 4.70% of families were below the Poverty Line . 9.80% of those under the age of 18 and 5.30% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. NOTABLE NATIVES AND FORMER RESIDENTS
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