Paragon, Indiana
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Paragon is a town in Ray Township
Ray Township, Morgan County, Indiana
Ray Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,701.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Ray Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:* Potato Mound at...

, Morgan County
Morgan County, Indiana
Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 68,894. The county seat is Martinsville. Morgan is one of seven counties contiguous to Marion County, and is located between Indianapolis, in Marion County, and Bloomington, located in Monroe County...

, Indiana
Indiana
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, United States
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. The population was 659 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Paragon is located at 39°23′42"N 86°33′42"W (39.394901, -86.561797).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 663 people, 237 households, and 176 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 2,640.8 people per square mile (1,023.9/km²). There were 275 housing units at an average density of 1,095.4 per square mile (424.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.70% White, 0.15% from other races
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, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 237 households out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town the population was spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,333, and the median income for a family was $38,971. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,354 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $14,193. About 11.5% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
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