Martin County, Indiana

The Indiana Territory achieved statehood near the end of 1816. Shortly thereafter, the new state legislature created Dubois (December 1817) and Daviess (February 1818) counties. Due to the inflow of settlers into southwest Indiana, and the difficulty of accessing the county seats of those counties, Martin County was partitioned off from parts of those counties, being authorized on January 20, 1820. It was named for Maj. John T. Martin of Newport, Kentucky. ==Geography==

The hills of Martin County are largely wooded and cut with drainages; the available area is devoted to agriculture, development, or is under control of the US government - about a third of the county belongs to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, and about a quarter of the county belongs to Hoosier National Forest. The highest point ( ASL) is in Mitcheltree Township, within NSA Crane. The East Fork of the White River flows southwestward through the lower part of the county. The central part of the county is drained by Indian Creek, which discharges into White River near the center of the county. The upper part of the county is drained by Boggs Creek, which discharges into White River near the county's western edge. in northeast and southeast parts of Martin County. Administered by US Forest Service • Martin State Forest - in eastern part of Martin County. Administered by Indiana Department of Natural Resources Lakes • Greenwood Lake • Seed Tick Lake • West Boggs Lake (part) ==Highways==

• U.S. Route 50 • U.S. Route 150 • U.S. Route 231 • State Road 450 • State Road 550 • State Road 650 City and towns • Crane • Loogootee (city) • Shoals Unincorporated communities • Bramble • Burns City (census-designated place) • Cale • Dover Hill (census-designated place) • Hindostan Falls • Indian Springs • Ironton • Lacy • Mount Olive • Mount Pleasant • Natchez • Padanaram • Pleasant Valley • Rusk • Scenic Hill • Shoals Overlook • Trinity Springs • Whitfield Townships • Center • Halbert • Lost River • Mitcheltree • Perry • Rutherford ==Climate and weather==

{{climate chart In recent years, average temperatures in Shoals have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July, although a record low of was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from in February to in May. ==Government==

The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code. County Council: The legislative branch of the county government; controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected to four-year terms from county districts. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes. Board of Commissioners: The executive body of the county; commissioners are elected county-wide to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute the acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the county government. and Indiana House of Representatives districts 62 and 63. Political Culture ==Education==

2020 census As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 9,812. The median age was 43.2 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 102.5 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 95.4% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.2% from some other race, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 0.9% of the population. There were 4,060 households in the county, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.8% were married-couple households, 20.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 4,786 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.4% white, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.7% of the population. Of the 4,216 households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.8% were non-families, and 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age was 41.8 years. ==See also==