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22-585: The Whitewater was first named by J. M. Nickles in 1903. He described exposures of limestone and interbedded calcareous shale along the Whitewater River at Richmond , Wayne County , Indiana. An excellent exposure of the Whitewater Formation is a roadcut located on Route 27 south of Richmond, Indiana, at 39.7877 N, -84.9014 W. This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in Indiana

44-524: A median income of $ 45,270 and females $ 33,353. The per capita income was $ 25,023. About 4.5% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over. 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 county council

66-515: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in Ohio is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Whitewater River (Great Miami River tributary) The Whitewater River is a 101-mile-long (163 km) southerly flowing right tributary of the Great Miami River in southeastern Indiana and southwestern Ohio in

88-632: Is land and 2.38 square miles (6.2 km ) (or 0.77%) is water. Part of the southeastern county line is formed by the Ohio River . In recent years, average temperatures in Lawrenceburg have ranged from a low of 21 °F (−6 °C) in January to a high of 86 °F (30 °C) in July, although a record low of −27 °F (−33 °C) was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 107 °F (42 °C)

110-405: Is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes. Board of Commissioners: The executive body of the county is made of a board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term. One of the commissioners, typically the most senior, serves as president. The commissioners are charged with executing the acts legislated by

132-405: Is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that

154-523: The United States . It is formed by the confluence of two forks, the West Fork and East Fork. The name is a misnomer, as there is no true white water on the river. However, there are many rapids due to the steep gradient present - the river falls an average of six feet per mile (1.1 m/km). The gradient rendered upstream navigation impossible, and in the mid-nineteenth century resulted in the construction of

176-842: The Whitewater Canal paralleling the river from north of Connersville, Indiana, to the Ohio River . The West Fork, shown as the main stem of the river on federal maps, rises in Randolph County, Indiana , approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Modoc . It flows 69.5 miles (111.8 km) south and southeast, past Hagerstown and Connersville , and joins the East Fork of the river at Brookville, Indiana . The 56.7-mile-long (91.2 km) East Fork rises in Darke County, Ohio , approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of New Paris . It flows south, through Richmond, Indiana , and joins

198-531: The Honorable Joseph R. Johns . The Lawrenceburg City Court Judge serves a four-year term. County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff , prosecuting attorney , coroner , auditor , treasurer , recorder , surveyor , and circuit court clerk . Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare

220-706: The Ohio River. The region surrounding the Whitewater River is known as the Whitewater Valley. The melting Wisconsin ice cap starting about 21,000 years ago created the Whitewater Valley basin as we know it today. The Whitewater Valley encompasses approximately 80 miles (130 km) between Hagerstown in Wayne County and Lawrenceburg in Dearborn County on the Ohio River. The Whitewater River and its valley were

242-693: The West Fork of the river at Brookville, Indiana. From the junction the Whitewater flows southeasterly into Ohio where it eventually joins the Great Miami River, a tributary of the Ohio River. Following continual flooding problems on the East Fork, and to help control flooding in the Ohio River , the East Fork was dammed by the US Army Corps of Engineers to create Brookville Lake in 1974. Brookville Lake extends 17 miles (27 km) from just south of Liberty, Indiana , to Brookville. Cities and towns on

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264-478: The Whitewater River (north to south) include Hagerstown, Cambridge City , Connersville, Laurel , Metamora , Brookville, Harrison (Ohio) , and Lawrenceburg . Richmond, Indiana is on the East Fork of the Whitewater River and is the most significant town in the river valley, containing most of the population of the valley. The West Fork of the river is paralleled by State Road 121 from Connersville to 5 miles (8 km) west of Brookville, thence by U.S. Route 52 to

286-415: The age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.5% were non-families, and 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age was 40.0 years. The median household income was $ 47,697 and the median family income was $ 66,561. Males had

308-399: The commercial importance of the river and the canal. The river today is devoted to scenic and recreational uses. 39°6′34″N 84°48′57″W  /  39.10944°N 84.81583°W  / 39.10944; -84.81583 Dearborn County, Indiana Dearborn County is one of 92 counties of the U.S. state of Indiana . Located on the Ohio border near the southeast corner of

330-774: The council, collecting revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government. Court: Dearborn County's courts consist of a Circuit Court, presided over by the Honorable James Humphrey (shared with Ohio County in the only such arrangement in the state ) and two Superior Courts, the Honorable Jonathan Cleary , presiding over Dearborn County Superior Court No. 1 and the Honorable Sally McLaughlin , presiding over Dearborn County z Superior Court No. 2. Judges are elected to six-year terms. Lawrenceburg also has City Courts, presided over by

352-410: The county was 97.5% white, 0.6% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.3% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 46.5% were German , 19.2% were Irish , 11.4% were English , and 7.8% were American . Of the 18,743 households, 35.1% had children under

374-435: The formation of Franklin and Wayne Counties, followed by Switzerland in 1814. Early growth in the region was centered on Lawrenceburg which became an important railroad junction connecting two of the regions major rail lines. A contention existed between the towns of Lawrenceburg and the mostly German-speaking immigrants that dominated Rising Sun over the favored status of Lawrenceburg as the county seat. The rivalry between

396-563: The main conduit of settlement of southeastern and eastern Indiana from Cincinnati and Clarksville (opposite Louisville) on the Ohio River during the first half of the nineteenth century, prior to the construction of railroads. The Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad constructed a line known as the Whitewater Railroad in 1863-1868 on the tow path of the Whitewater Canal, from Hagerstown to just west of Cincinnati. It brought to an end

418-518: The state, Dearborn County was formed in 1803 from a portion of Hamilton County, Ohio. In 2020, the population was 50,679. The county seat and largest city is Lawrenceburg . Dearborn County is part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area . In 1803, following Ohio's admission to the Union , a wedge, or pie shaped, remnant of the former Northwest Territory along Ohio's southwestern border

440-484: The two towns was resolved in 1844 when the Indiana State legislature separated the portion of Dearborn County south of Laughery Creek and created the last and smallest Indiana county, county of Ohio on March 1, 1844, with Rising Sun designated as its county seat. According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 307.42 square miles (796.2 km ), of which 305.03 square miles (790.0 km ) (or 99.22%)

462-563: Was ceded to Indiana Territory and organized as Dearborn County. It was named after Henry Dearborn who was U.S. Secretary of War at that time. Lawrenceburg was then designated as the county seat. All or part of seven other present day counties were carved from the original county with the present boundaries being established in 1845. The region, nicknamed the "Gore", slices through the present-day counties of Dearborn, Franklin , Ohio , Randolph , Switzerland , Union , Wayne and Fayette . Subdivision of Dearborn County began in 1811 with

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484-569: Was recorded in July 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.94 inches (75 mm) in September to 5.53 inches (140 mm) in May. At the 2010 United States Census , there were 50,047 people, 18,743 households and 13,773 families residing in the county. The population density was 164.1 inhabitants per square mile (63.4/km ). There were 20,171 housing units at an average density of 66.1 per square mile (25.5/km ). The racial makeup of

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