Clay City, Indiana

Clay City, Indiana
—  Town  —
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 39°16′37″N 87°6′43″W / 39.27694°N 87.11194°W / 39.27694; -87.11194Coordinates: 39°16′37″N 87°6′43″W / 39.27694°N 87.11194°W / 39.27694; -87.11194
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clay
Township	Harrison
Area
– Total	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
– Land	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	861
– Density	1,922.5/sq mi (742.3/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)
ZIP code	47841
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-13276[1]
GNIS feature ID	0432585[2]
Website	http://www.claycity.net/

Clay City is a town in Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 861 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Clay City was originally platted in 1873 under the name "Markland," but that name could not be used because another post office in Indiana used that name. The name "Huntersville" was adopted in honor of U.S. Congressman Morton C. Hunter. The Congressman was not popular in the local area, however, so residents objected to the name, and the name "Clay City" was eventually chosen by a local committee.^[3]

Geography

Clay City is located at 39°16′37″N 87°6′43″W / 39.27694°N 87.11194°W / 39.27694; -87.11194 (39.277048, -87.112079)^[4].

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 census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,019 people, 442 households, and 281 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,906.9 people per square mile (742.3/km²). There were 473 housing units at an average density of 885.2 per square mile (344.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.92% White, 0.10% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 442 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,316, and the median income for a family was $36,750. Males had a median income of $31,324 versus $19,479 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,281. About 5.3% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

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. ^ Jacob Platt Dunn (1912), Indiana Geographical Nomenclature, Indiana Magazine of History, Volume 8, page 78.
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

• Town of Clay City, Indiana website