Mooreland, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Mooreland is a town in Blue River Township
, Henry County
, Indiana
, United States
. The population was 375 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 393 people, 141 households, and 108 families residing in the town. The population density
was 2,800.5 people per square mile (1,083.8/km²). There were 148 housing units at an average density of 1,054.7 per square mile (408.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.49% White, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.
There were 141 households out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples
living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the town the population was spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,556, and the median income for a family was $38,594. Males had a median income of $25,250 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $13,176. About 9.2% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
Blue River Township, Henry County, Indiana
Blue River Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,179.-Geography:Blue River Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.07 percent is water...
, Henry County
Henry County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 48,508 people, 19,486 households, and 13,971 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 20,592 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 375 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Mooreland is located at 39°59′50"N 85°15′2"W (39.997204, -85.250567).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 393 people, 141 households, and 108 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2,800.5 people per square mile (1,083.8/km²). There were 148 housing units at an average density of 1,054.7 per square mile (408.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.49% White, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.
There were 141 households out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the town the population was spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,556, and the median income for a family was $38,594. Males had a median income of $25,250 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $13,176. About 9.2% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
Notable natives and former residents
- Haven KimmelHaven Kimmel- Biography :Haven Kimmel was born in New Castle, Indiana, and was raised in Mooreland, Indiana, the focus of her bestselling memoir, A Girl Named Zippy: Growing up Small in Mooreland, Indiana ....
, author, novelist and poet. Kimmel later wrote two books about her childhood growing up in Mooreland-A Girl Named Zippy and She Got Up Off the Couch. - Vern HuffmanVern HuffmanRichard Vernon Huffman was an American football and basketball player. He was born in Mooreland, Indiana and was raised in and around New Castle, Indiana. He played basketball for the New Castle High School team that won the Indiana state basketball championship in 1932...
, All-American basketball and football player for Indiana UniversityIndiana UniversityIndiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000... - Wilbur Wright was born three miles south of Mooreland