Moores Hill, Indiana

Moores Hill, Indiana
—  Town  —
Location of Moores Hill in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 39°6′45″N 85°5′19″W / 39.1125°N 85.08861°W / 39.1125; -85.08861Coordinates: 39°6′45″N 85°5′19″W / 39.1125°N 85.08861°W / 39.1125; -85.08861
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Dearborn
Township	Sparta
Area
– Total	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
– Land	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	991 ft (302 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	597
– Density	1,336.7/sq mi (516.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47032
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-50958[1]
GNIS feature ID	0439411[2]

Moores Hill is a town in Sparta Township, Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. The population was 597 at the 2010 census.

History

Platted in 1839 by Adam Moore and Andrew Stevens, it originally contained nine lots adjacent to Moore 's gristmill. Many early settlers in the town were Methodist families from Delaware and the shore of Maryland. The first mercantile business was established by Samuel Herron.^[3]

Moores Hill and its citizens are the subjects of the 1941 volume Pop. 359, a book of poems self-published by Indianapolis Star columnist Carl Wilson under the pseudonym Tramp Starr.^[4]

Landmarks

Carnegie Hall was built in 1908 as part of Moores Hill College (now the University of Evansville). It has been used as an academic building, and has also housed an elementary and high school. It is now a museum.

• Carnegie Hall History

Geography

Moores Hill is located at 39°6′45″N 85°5′19″W / 39.1125°N 85.08861°W / 39.1125; -85.08861 (39.112623, -85.088524)^[5].

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 635 people, 218 households, and 178 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,336.7 people per square mile (510.8/km²). There were 234 housing units at an average density of 492.6 per square mile (188.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.32% White, 0.47% African American, 1.10% Native American, 0.47% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.

There were 218 households out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town the population was spread out with 35.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,295, and the median income for a family was $38,875. Males had a median income of $36,597 versus $20,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,832. About 12.2% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 4.3% 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. ^ "History". http://www.dearborncounty.org/government/mhill2.html. Retrieved 17 July 2009. 
4. ^ Starr, Tramp (1941). Pop. 359. Moore-Langen. 
5. ^ "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.