Edinburgh, Indiana

:"Alternative meanings at Edinburgh (disambiguation)."

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Town of Edinburgh, Indiana
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location in the state of Indiana


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name2 = Johnson, Bartholomew, Shelby
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Blue River, German, Jackson
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area_magnitude = 1 E6
area_total_km2 = 7.4
area_land_km2 = 7.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4505
population_density_km2 = 612.5
timezone = EST
utc_offset = −5
timezone_DST = EST
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area_total_sq_mi = 2.8
area_land_sq_mi = 2.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0
elevation_m = 205
elevation_ft = 673
latd = 39 |latm = 21 |lats = 10 |latNS = N
longd = 85 |longm = 58 |longs = 3 |longEW = W
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 46124
area_code = 812
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-20404GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0434019GR|3
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website = www.edinburgh.in.us

Edinburgh (pronEng|ˈɛdɪnbɜrɡ) is a town in Bartholomew, Johnson, and Shelby Counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 4,505 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana metropolitan statistical area. Edinburgh was named in honor of Edinburgh, Scotland and for many years was pronounced the same way.

Edinburgh is the home of Camp Atterbury, a National Guard training facility. The Big Blue River and Sugar Creek join to form the Driftwood River 1 mi (1.6 km) west of Edinburgh.

Geography

Edinburgh is located at coor dms|39|21|10|N|85|58|3|W|city (39.352728, -85.967466)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,505 people, 1,789 households, and 1,207 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,584.8 people per square mile (612.5/km²). There were 1,894 housing units at an average density of 666.3/sq mi (257.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.18% White, 0.13% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 1,789 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,170, and the median income for a family was $40,511. Males had a median income of $27,445 versus $24,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,486. About 8.3% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

ee also

*Edinburgh, Scotland
*Burgh

References

*cite book
first = N. Carol
last = Inman
year = 1991
title = The Origins of 1001 Towns In Indiana
publisher = Indiana State Historical Association

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