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Gibson County

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Gibson County, Indiana
PO Box 630
Princeton, IN 47670
Phone: (812) 386-8401
Fax: (812) 385-5025

On the southwest border of IN, north of Evansville; organized Mar 9, 1813 (prior to statehood) from Knox County. Name Origin: For Gen. John Gibson (1740-1822), an officer in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War, jurist, and secretary of IN Territory (1801-16).

Area (sq mi): 499.05 (land 488.78; water 10.27). Pop per sq mi: 68.30.
Pop 2005: 33,408. State rank: 50. Pop change: 2000-20005 2.80%; 1990-2000 1.80%. Pop 2000: 32,500 (White 96.00%; Black or African American 1.90%; Hispanic or Latino 0.70%; Asian 0.50%; Other 1.10%). Foreign born: 0.90%. Median age: 38.00.
Income 2000: per capita $18,169; median household $37,515; Pop below poverty level: 8.20%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $23,593-$28,021.
Unemployment 2004: 4.60%. Change from 2000: 0.80%. Median travel time to work: 23.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 38.80%.

Cities with population over 10,000: None.


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Gibson County, Tennessee
1 Court Sq Suite 100
Trenton, TN 38382
Phone: (731) 855-7642
Fax: (731) 855-7643
www.gibsoncountytn.com

In northwestern TN, north of Jackson; organized Oct 21, 1823 from Western District (Indian lands). Name Origin: For Maj. John Gibson, an officer in Gen. Andrew Jackson's (1767-1845) Natchez expedition (1812-13).

Area (sq mi): 603.59 (land 602.67; water 0.92). Pop per sq mi: 79.90.
Pop 2005: 48,148. State rank: 30. Pop change: 2000-20005 0.00%; 1990-2000 4.00%. Pop 2000: 48,152 (White 78.20%; Black or African American 19.70%; Hispanic or Latino 1.10%; Asian 0.10%; Other 1.50%). Foreign born: 0.80%. Median age: 38.80.
Income 2000: per capita $16,320; median household $31,105; Pop below poverty level: 12.80%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $22,333-$24,629.
Unemployment 2004: 8.10%. Change from 2000: -1.50%. Median travel time to work: 22.10 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 33.70%.

Cities with population over 10,000: None.


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It's making a $57 million plant-and-equipment investment and will employ 230 making steel seat frames, says Todd Mosby, executive director, Gibson County Economic Development Corp.
The swamp rabbit once occurred in six southwestern Indiana counties; but, currently, nearly all of them occur in the northern (Long Pond) and southern (Pearl Island) portions of Gibson County (Whitaker & Abrell 1986).
Local emergency officials reported eight deaths in west Tennessee's Dyer County, and three in neighbouring Gibson County, said Kurt Pickering, spokesman for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
 
 
 
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