1. Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Indiana Prevention Resource Center GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 4
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP, Project Director
The Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University is funded, in part, by a contract with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, financially supported through HHS/Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. The IPRC is operated by the Department of Applied Health Science and The School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

2. GIS in Prevention County Profile Series, No. 4
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP
Project Director
Project Staff:
Ritika Bhawal, MPH
Ryan Chopra, MPH
Kyoungsun Heo, MPA
Tuba M. Pervin Altay, MPH
Indiana Prevention Resource Center
Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Trustees of Indiana University or the Division of Mental Health and Addiction. Indiana University accepts full Responsibility for the content of this publication. ©2005 The Trustees of Indiana University. Permission is extended to reproduce this County Profile for non-profit educational purposes. All other rights reserved.

3. Vanderburgh County Map
The maps and tables in this publication were prepared using PCensus
for MapInfo and MapInfo Professional.

4. 3. Geographic and Historical Notes
Sources: Map from PCensus for MapInfo; Geographic Notes from Indiana Facts: Flying the Colors by John Clements, 1995.
Vanderburgh County is located in South Central Indiana bordered by the Ohio River and the State of Kentucky to the south and by the following Indiana counties: Posey to the west, Gibson to the north, and Warrick to the east. U.S. Highway 41 and State Highways 62 and 66 cross the county. Elevation is 375 to 500 feet.
A variety of types of terrain are found in the county: slightly sloping in the south, steeper across the west and north, and nearly level sectors near the Big Creek and Pigeon Creek tributaries on the eastern border. The landscape features hickory and oak trees. The county pertains to the Central Mississippi Valley Wooded Slopes land resource area.
Vanderburgh county is in the Ceantral Time Zone and observes DST. Average daily temperatures are 24٥/42٥ in January and 67٥/89٥ in July. Annual precipitation is about 42 and snowfall about 10 inches. The first freeze comes first in the far northeastern sector between October 20-25, and a little later (October 25-30) across the rest of the county. The last freeze happens first (April 5-10) in the majority of the county and a bit later (April 10-15) in the northern third of the county. / The growing season lasts about days.
Agricultural activity is mainly in corn for grain and soybeans. Additional crops include hay and winter wheat. Livestock are mainly cattle/calves and hogs/pigs. About half of the land is in farms and more than four-fifths of that land is in cash crops. Important natural resources include coal, construction sand and gravel, petroleum, and forestland. Water resources include lakes/reservoirs (the largest being Clutter, Kahre, Woodland, Talahi, Schnake, and Hamilton Lakes), the Ohio River, and the Big and Pigeon Creeks.
Communities include the city of Evansville, the county seat; and the town of Darmstadt.

5. Vanderburgh County
The maps and tables in this publication were prepared using PCensus
7.06 for MapInfo and MapInfo Professional 7.0.

6. 3. Location and Historical Notes
Vanderburgh County is not a tobacco-producing county, according to the Strategic Development Group’s “Alternative Agricultural Strategy” (Bloomington, March 15, 2001) report, which is part of Governor Joseph E. Kernan’s “Recipient Final Reports for Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture Grant Programs” (

7. Don’t Know Your Block Group Number?
3. Vanderburgh County Block Group Maps
Don’t Know Your Block Group Number?
You can find it easily at the American Factfinder Web Site (

8. Vanderburgh County
Slide #1
Block Groups

9. Vanderburgh County
Slide #2
Block Groups

10. Vanderburgh County
Slide #3
Block Groups