Jamestown, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Town of Jamestown, 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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unit_pref = Imperial
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name2 = Boone, Hendricks
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Jackson, Eel River
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area_magnitude = 1 E6
area_total_km2 = 1.3
area_land_km2 = 1.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 886
population_density_km2 = 657.9
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EST
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area_total_sq_mi = 0.5
area_land_sq_mi = 0.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0
elevation_m = 290
elevation_ft = 951
latd = 39 |latm = 55 |lats = 34 |latNS = N
longd = 86 |longm = 37 |longs = 39 |longEW = W
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 46147
area_code = 765
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-37692GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0436931GR|3
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Jamestown is a town in Jackson Township, Boone County and Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 886 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Jamestown is located at coor dms|39|55|34|N|86|37|39|W|city (39.926244, -86.627460)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 886 people, 361 households, and 254 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,717.6 people per square mile (657.9/km²). There were 382 housing units at an average density of 740.5/sq mi (283.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.55% White, 0.23% African American, 0.11% from other races, and 0.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 361 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $53,611. Males had a median income of $37,431 versus $24,271 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,821. About 7.3% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

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