Thorntown, Indiana

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


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Boone
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Sugar Creek
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 1.5
area_land_km2 = 1.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.6
area_land_sq_mi = 0.6
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1562
population_density_km2 = 1056.4
population_density_sq_mi = 2736.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_m = 261
elevation_ft = 856
latd = 40 |latm = 7 |lats = 44 |latNS = N
longd = 86 |longm = 36 |longs = 32 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 46071
area_code = 765
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-75626GR|2
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blank1_info = 0444737GR|3
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Thorntown is a town in Sugar Creek Township, Boone County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,562 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Thorntown is located at coor dms|40|7|44|N|86|36|32|W|city (40.128757, -86.608762)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,562 people, 589 households, and 444 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,736.1 people per square mile (1,058.1/km²). There were 632 housing units at an average density of 1,107.1/sq mi (428.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.57% White, 0.13% Asian, 1.47% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.98% of the population.

There were 589 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,289, and the median income for a family was $43,194. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $24,524 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,109. About 5.4% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* William La Follette, United States House of Representatives, was born in Thorntown.

References

External links

* [http://www.bccn.boone.in.us/thorntown/index.html Thorntown, Indiana official website]