Delphi, Indiana

Delphi, Indiana
—  City  —
Sign depicting a horse-drawn canal boat.
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 40°35′15″N 86°40′18″W / 40.5875°N 86.67167°W / 40.5875; -86.67167Coordinates: 40°35′15″N 86°40′18″W / 40.5875°N 86.67167°W / 40.5875; -86.67167
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Carroll
Government
– Mayor	Randy J. Strasser (D)
Area
– Total	2.6 sq mi (6.6 km2)
– Land	2.6 sq mi (6.6 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	568 ft (173 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	2,893
– Density	1,177.7/sq mi (454.7/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	46923
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-17614[1]
GNIS feature ID	0433461[2]
Website	www.cityofdelphi.org

Delphi is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, Indiana, United States.^[3] Located twenty minutes northeast of Lafayette, it is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,893 at the 2010 census.

History

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  Site of Samuel Milroy's cabin (1827) founding Delphi, Carrol County, Indiana

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  Downtown, Delphi

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  Wabash and Erie Canal (Canal Park), Delphi

Geography

Delphi is located at 40°35′15″N 86°40′18″W / 40.587461°N 86.671638°W / 40.587461; -86.671638.^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The historical marker at the Carroll County courthouse in Delphi.

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,015 people, 1,161 households, and 748 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,179.3 people per square mile (454.7/km²). There were 1,241 housing units at an average density of 485.4 per square mile (187.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.57% White, 0.13% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 5.87% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.17% of the population.

There were 1,161 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,388, and the median income for a family was $45,878. Males had a median income of $31,360 versus $18,575 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,703. About 7.4% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• William "Dick the Bruiser" Afflis - Professional wrestler
• Doxie Moore - Professional Basketball Coach
• John Gould Moyer - 31st Governor of American Samoa
• William V. Lucas - United States House of Representatives
• Robert H. Shaffer - A pioneer in the field of college student personnel and student affairs
• Betty Wason - Author/Broadcast Journalist
• Clarence Whistler, professional wrestler of the 1880s

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. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
4. ^ "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. 

External links

• City of Delphi, Indiana website