Индиана штатындағы Вермильон округі

County in Indiana, United States

Vermillion County lies in the western part of the U. S. state of Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,439. The county seat is Newport. It was officially established in 1824 and was the fiftieth Indiana county created. Vermillion County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county contains seven incorporated towns with a total population of about 9,900. as well as several unincorporated communities; it is also divided into five townships which provide local services. An interstate highway, two U. S. routes, and five state roads cross the county, as does a major railroad line.

The first settlers in the area arrived in 1816, the same year that the state of Indiana was established. Vigo County was formed in 1818 and included the area that later became Parke and Vermillion counties. In 1821, Parke County was formed, and on January 2, 1824, the Indiana General Assembly created Vermillion County out of Parke County; the act took effect on February 1. The county seat was established at Newport later that year. The county was named for the southbound Vermilion River, which flows nearby. The name is spelled in the French/Commonwealth English style with a double letter "l", in contrast to the American English spelling of the adjacent Vermilion County, Illinois. This is one of only a few cases in the United States in which a county borders a county with the same name in another state. The first courthouse was a frame building. The contract was awarded in June 1824 for $345 and was to be completed by the following November; it was used for county business until a brick building could be constructed. The brick courthouse was contracted in 1831; the completed building was used until January 29, 1844, when the building caught fire. It was repaired and served until 1868 when a third courthouse was built at a cost of $30,000;#tag:ref|A $30,000 capital expense in 1868 would be roughly equivalent to $6,410,000 in 2009.#tag:ref|A $28,000 capital expense in 1903 would be roughly equivalent to $4,000,000 in 2009. Vermillion County is in the humid continental climate region of the United States along with most of Indiana. Its Köppen climate classification is Dfa, meaning that it is cold, has no dry season, and has a hot summer. In recent years, temperatures in Newport have ranged from an average low of in January to a high of in July, although a record low of was recorded in 1994, and a record high of was recorded in 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from inches in February to inches in June. U. S. Route 136 does so as well, about 1.5 mile (2 km) further to the north. U. S. Route 36 crosses the south part of the county on its way from Rockville to Chrisman, Illinois, passing just south of Dana. [[Indiana State Road 32 runs from the state line through Perrysville and continues east toward Crawfordsville. [[Indiana State Road 63 runs the length of the county from north to south on its way to Terre Haute in the south; [[Indiana State Road 71 begins at State Road 63 near Newport and runs southwest, then south through Dana and Bono before ending at Blanford. There, [[Indiana State Road 163 runs east through Clinton to join U. S. Route 41 on the east side of the Wabash River. [[Indiana State Road 234 runs from the Indiana border through Cayuga, continuing east through Kingman in Fountain County. CSX Transportation operates a railroad line running from Danville, Illinois to Terre Haute. This line runs most of the length of Vermillion County from north to south, passing through Rilesyburg, Cayuga, and Clinton before crossing the Wabash River. Another CSX line coming from Decatur, Illinois, enters the county from the west and meets the north–south line near Hillsdale. The 6 mile (10 km) Vermilion Valley Railroad passes through the very north edge of the county on its way from the Flex N Gate factory west of Covington to Danville, Illinois. The Indianapolis International Airport is located about 65 mile (105 km) to the east.

Vermillion County's economy is supported by a labor force of approximately 7,924 workers with an unemployment rate in December 2010 of 12.5%. Government jobs make up 13% of the county's employment. Manufacturing accounts for 12.4%, and construction 10%, while 8.5% of the county's jobs relate to farming.

The largest private employers in Vermillion County as of 2017 are as follows. This list
excludes franchises, retail, and majority part time employers. Largest Fulltime Employers of Vermillion County (as of 2017) Rank Employer Number of Employees 1 White Construction 577 2 Elanco 460 3 South Vermillion School Corp 285 4 Union Hospital 160 5 International Paper 140 6 Duke Energy 120 7 North Vermillion School Corp 120 8 Scott Pet Products 54 9 National Gypsum 22 10 Scott Oil, Inc. 21 11 Hog Slat 18 12 Clinton Color Crafters 17 13 AC Grain 12

The administration of public schools in Vermillion County is divided between two entities. The North Vermillion Community School Corporation administers North Vermillion Junior Senior High School and North Vermillion Elementary School, both located just north of Cayuga along State Road 63. The South Vermillion Community School Corporation administers schools located in Clinton, including South Vermillion High School, South Vermillion Middle School, and three elementary schools: Central, Ernie Pyle, and Van Duyn. It also manages the Parke Vermillion Education and Training Interlocal (PVETI) in Hillsdale. There are no colleges or universities within Vermillion County, but there are several nearby. Indiana State University is a public four year college in Terre Haute in neighboring Vigo County, about 30 mile (48 km) to the south of Newport. Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology, a smaller private college also in Terre Haute, specializes in teaching engineering, mathematics, and science. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana has 23 campuses throughout the state; the nearest to Vermillion County is in Terre Haute. The Vermillion County Public Library has branches in Cayuga, Newport, and Dana. In 1909 a Carnegie library was built in Clinton; it was expanded in 1947 and in 1953. In the early 1990s it was determined that an entirely new building was needed, and this was completed in 1994. Union Hospital, located in Terre Haute to the south, operates a hospital in Clinton.

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 16,212 people, 6,619 households, and 4,533 families residing in the county. The population density was There were 7,488 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the county was 98.3% white, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.8% of the population. Of the 6,619 households, 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.5% were non families, and 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age was 41.9 years.