Mount Ayr, Indiana

Mount Ayr, Indiana
—  Town  —
Location of Mount Ayr in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 40°57′9″N 87°17′54″W / 40.9525°N 87.29833°W / 40.9525; -87.29833Coordinates: 40°57′9″N 87°17′54″W / 40.9525°N 87.29833°W / 40.9525; -87.29833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Newton
Township	Jackson
Area
– Total	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
– Land	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	122
– Density	983.8/sq mi (379.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	47964
Area code(s)	219
FIPS code	18-51336[1]
GNIS feature ID	0449698[2]

Mount Ayr is a town in Jackson Township, Newton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 122 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Mount Ayr is located at 40°57′9″N 87°17′54″W / 40.9525°N 87.29833°W / 40.9525; -87.29833 (40.952608, -87.298371)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 147 people, 52 households, and 40 families residing in the town. The population density was 983.8 people per square mile (378.4/km²). There were 59 housing units at an average density of 394.9 per square mile (151.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.32% White, and 0.68% from two or more races.

There were 52 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $52,000, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $33,036 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,195. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.