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36-570: The conference comprises class 2A and 3A schools from Boone , Clinton , Hendricks , Montgomery , and Putnam counties. The Monon Athletic Conference set its foundation in 2023 after charter members Crawfordsville, Frankfort, North Montgomery, Southmont, and Western Boone formally separated from the Sagamore Conference (SAC) after the 2024–2025 academic year citing enrollment differences and growth levels between remaining SAC members Danville , Lebanon , and Tri-West. For stability,

72-426: A party affiliation and to be residents of the county. Boone County is part of Indiana's 4th and 5th congressional districts , Indiana Senate districts 21 and 23, and Indiana House of Representatives districts 28, 38 and 87. Prior to 1940, Boone County was a Democratic-leaning swing county in presidential elections, backing the national winner in every election from 1912 to 1936. From 1940 on, it has become

108-503: A Republican stronghold. In 2024 , Vice President Kamala Harris became the first Democratic presidential candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson to win a share of over forty percent of the vote. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 56,640 people, 21,149 households, and 15,509 families in the county. The population density was 133.9 inhabitants per square mile (51.7/km ). There were 22,754 housing units at an average density of 53.8 per square mile (20.8/km ). The racial makeup of

144-434: A female householder with no husband present, 26.7% were non-families, and 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.12. The median age was 38.6 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 47,697 and the median income for a family was $ 81,401. Males had a median income of $ 57,251 versus $ 41,309 for females. The per capita income for

180-576: A low of 18 °F (−8 °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 112 °F (44 °C) was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.35 inches (60 mm) in February to 4.54 inches (115 mm) in July. The county government is a constitutional body, and

216-575: A point seven miles from the Wabash river; thence to the Wabash river, by a line parallel to the present boundary line aforesaid; and thence, by the Wabash river, to the place of beginning." The treaty with the Potawatomi of October 2 established cessions of land to the United States. The U.S. government also agreed to pay perpetual annuity to the Potawatomi, as well as to purchase any claim to

252-566: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Boone County, Indiana Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana . As of 2020, the population was 70,812. The county seat is Lebanon . In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the Northwest Territory , which included the area of present-day Indiana. In 1800, Congress separated Ohio from the Northwest Territory, designating

288-559: Is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana , and by the Indiana Code . County Council: The legislative branch of the county's government; controls and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected to four-year terms from county districts. They set 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

324-443: 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 acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the county government. Court: The county maintains a small claims court that handles civil cases. The judge on

360-702: The 2010 census, the county has a total area of 423.25 square miles (1,096.2 km ), of which 422.91 square miles (1,095.3 km ) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km ) (or 0.08%) is water. Public schools in Boone County are administered by the Lebanon Community School Corporation , Western Boone County Community School District , Zionsville Community Schools , and Sheridan Community Schools. In recent years, average temperatures in Lebanon have ranged from

396-483: The Delaware New Purchase. Boone County was created by the state legislature on April 1, 1830, with Jamestown (which had been first settled that year) named as the initial county seat. The county was named for frontiersman Daniel Boone . The interim county commissioners met on May 1 of the following year to identify a permanent seat of government, which by law had to be within 2 miles (3.2 km) of

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432-558: The Delaware, who dominated central and east central Indiana, to west of the Mississippi River by 1820, clearing the way for colonization by settlers migrating north and west from Cincinnati and other Ohio River settlements. The area was called the Delaware New Purchase until it was divided into Wabash County in the northwest and Delaware County in the southeast on January 2, 1820. Those counties were soon after dissolved, and

468-617: The Miami was signed on October 6, 1818, at St. Mary's, Ohio, between representatives of the United States and the Miami tribe , as well as others living in their territory. Jonathan Jennings , Lewis Cass , and Benjamin Parke , acting as representatives of the United States, signed the treaty. William Conner served as an interpreter. The accord contained seven articles. Based on the terms of

504-530: The Union as a state. Starting in 1794, Native American titles to Indiana lands were extinguished by usurpation, purchase, or war and treaty. The United States acquired land from the Native Americans in the 1809 treaty of Fort Wayne , and by the treaty of St. Mary's in 1818 considerably more territory became property of the government. This included the future Boone County, designating areas covered by

540-650: The United States and Natives of central Indiana regarding purchase of Native land. The treaties were The main treaty was with the Miamis, who were the main tribe in Indiana. Unqualified references to the treaty usually refer to this one. The treaties acquired a substantial portion of the land area (dubbed the New Purchase ) of the state of Indiana from the Miami , Delaware , Potawatomi , and others in exchange for cash, salt, sawmills, and other goods, effectively moving

576-647: The WIC formally following their September 2023 board meeting citing competitive balance and travel distance and costs as the primary reason for moving conferences. These moves collectively take the Sagamore Conference to three members and the Western Indiana Conference to nine members. The name "Monon Athletic Conference" was introduced on February 22, 2024 following discussions by all league members as all eight members fall on or close to

612-742: The Wabash River, except for some individual plots and a parcel in north central Indiana between the Eel River and the Salamonie River called the Big Miami Reserve. The Reserve contained about 760,000 acres (3,100 km ) and was the largest Indian reservation ever to exist within the state of Indiana. It encompassed all of present-day Howard County , and portions of seven surrounding counties: Wabash , Miami , Cass , Clinton , Tipton , Madison , and Grant . At its creation,

648-540: The Wea of October 2 resulted in the Wea ceding their claims to all lands in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. In return, the U.S. government agreed to pay a sum total of $ 3,000 in silver annually to the Wea on a reservation the tribe had claimed earlier in the treaty. This reserved tract of land was described as "Beginning at the mouth of Raccoon creek; thence by the present boundary line, seven miles; thence, northeasterly, seven miles, to

684-660: The Wyandot (September 20), the Potawatomi (October 2), the Wea (October 2), the Delaware (October 3), and the Miami (October 6). The treaty with the Wyandot, Seneca, Shawnese, and Ottawas of September 17, 1818, established that the grants described in the Treaty of Fort Meigs (formally titled, "Treaty with the Wyandots, etc., 1817") would be considered only as reservations for the use of indigenous peoples. The 1818 treaty also granted additional land reservations and annuity payments to

720-553: The accord, the Miami ceded territories south of the Wabash River covering a large portion of central Indiana, subsequently known as the "New Purchase", to the United States. This tract consisted of the entire central portion of Indiana between the Wabash River and the old boundary established by the Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809 ). It also established the first Indian reservation in Indiana, the Great Miami Reserve in

756-524: The area was wilderness, and there were no colonial settlements between Terre Haute and Fort Wayne on the Wabash River. The reservation was short-lived. By 1840, via several additional treaties, the state effectively acquired the reservation and removed the Indians to west of the Mississippi River . The treaties resulted in the confinement of the Miami to the reserve area and the removal of

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792-539: The ceded land made by the Kickapoo . William Conner served as an interpreter. The treaty with the Delawares (Lenape) of October 3 established the cession of all Lenape land in Indiana to the United States. In return, the U.S. government was to provide a country for the displaced Lenape people west of the Mississippi River; full compensation for their improvements; perpetual annuity; grants of land to individuals; and

828-655: The conference considered a number of other schools for expansion to bring the league to eight members. North Putnam joined the league from the Western Indiana Conference (WIC) on May 19, 2023. Cascade , which was originally leaving the Indiana Crossroads Conference to re-join the WIC shifted course and joined the MAC on September 26, 2023 thus withdrawing their acceptance back into the WIC. Greencastle followed suit thereafter from

864-451: The county (984 feet (300 meters) ASL) is a small hill two miles/3.2 km northeast of Lebanon . The upper part of the county is drained by Sugar Creek, flowing westward into Montgomery County ; the southwest part of the county is drained by Big Raccoon Creek, also flowing west-southwestward into Montgomery. The southeast part of the county is drained by Eagle Creek and its tributaries, flowing southward into Marion County . According to

900-477: The county was $ 38,696. About 6.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2020 United States Census , there were 70,812 people. 40°03′N 86°28′W  /  40.05°N 86.47°W  / 40.05; -86.47 Treaty of St. Mary%27s (1818) The Treaty of St. Mary's may refer to one of six treaties concluded in fall of 1818 between

936-467: The county was 95.3% white, 1.7% Asian, 0.9% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 28.9% were German , 19.3% were English , 14.1% were Irish , and 9.0% were American . Of the 21,149 households, 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had

972-441: The county's center; the [future] city of Lebanon was selected to serve this purpose. Boone County lies near the center of the state. It is 24 miles (39 km) from east to west and 17.5 miles (28.2 km) from north to south. It contains about 418.5 square miles (108,500 hectares), two-thirds of which is in cultivation. Its central position, excellent soil, and available water power have been in its favor. The highest point of

1008-610: The court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is also elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level circuit court . County Officials: The county has other elected offices, including sheriff , coroner , auditor , treasurer , recorder , surveyor , and circuit court clerk . They are elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare

1044-602: The involved indigenous groups. The treaty with the Wyandot of September 20, resulted in the cession by the Natives of two small tracts of land in Wayne County , Michigan Territory , containing the villages of Maguaga and Brownstown in present-day Riverview and Flat Rock, Michigan . In return, Territorial Governor Lewis Cass granted them land in Huron Charter Township, Michigan . The treaty with

1080-501: The northern boundary of the state from near the Ohio River to the Wabash River in the northwest and north. They also resulted in creation of Indian reservations and continued the process of Indian removals in Indiana begun by the Treaty of Greenville in 1795. In the fall of 1818 six separate treaties were completed at St. Marys, Ohio , between the United States and the Wyandot, Seneca, Shawnese, and Ottawas (September 17), with

1116-493: The northern portion of the New Purchase. In another tenet of the accord, the United States agreed to pay the Miami a perpetual annuity of fifteen thousand dollars. Moreover, the United States agreed to construct one gristmill and one sawmill , as well as provide one blacksmith , one gunsmith , and agricultural implements. The Miami would also be provided one hundred and sixty bushels of salt annually. The New Purchase

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1152-460: The path of the former Monon Railroad which connected Louisville and Indianapolis to Chicago . All members will begin play in the 2025–2026 academic year. Class Joined Conference Hendricks Montgomery Clinton Putnam Montgomery Putnam Montgomery Boone == References == This Indiana school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sports in Indiana

1188-568: The payment of certain claims. The U.S. government also agreed to provide and support a blacksmith for the Lenape after their removal to the west, and the Lenape were allowed to occupy their ceded territory for up to three years after the signing of the treaty. Signatories included, among others, Kikthawenund of the Unalatchgo Lenape clan and federal commissioner Jonathan Jennings . William Conner served as an interpreter. The treaty with

1224-673: The rest of the land as the Indiana Territory . President Thomas Jefferson chose William Henry Harrison as the territory's first governor, and Vincennes was established as the territorial capital. After the Michigan Territory was separated and the Illinois Territory was formed, Indiana was reduced to its current size and geography. By December 1816 the Indiana Territory was admitted to

1260-470: The treaty lines from the Treaty of Fort Wayne of 1809; the far southeastern and northeastern boundaries were treaty lines from the Treaty of Grouseland of 1805, and parts of the eastern and western boundaries were the borders of the state. The southern tip of the area extended to what is today central Jackson County near Brownstown . By the treaty with the Miami, the Miami ceded most of their land south of

1296-476: Was a jagged shaped area comprising most of the central third of the state. It had a large trapezoid "bite" out of the northern boundary that became the Great Miami Reserve, and a sawtooth in the northwest where the Tippecanoe and Wabash Rivers formed a gore. The treaties defined the northern and western boundary as the Wabash, Tippecanoe, and Vermillion rivers; the southwestern and southeastern boundaries were

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