Jasonville, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = City of Jasonville, Indiana
settlement_type = City
nickname = |Gateway to Shakamac



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map_caption = Location 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 = Greene
government_type =
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Roy L. Terrell, Sr. (D)
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area_magnitude = 1 E6
area_total_km2 = 3.4
area_land_km2 = 3.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2490
population_density_km2 = 739.5
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
area_total_sq_mi = 1.3
area_land_sq_mi = 1.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0
elevation_m = 193
elevation_ft = 633
latd = 39 |latm = 9 |lats = 41 |latNS = N
longd = 87 |longm = 12 |longs = 4 |longEW = W
website = www.visitgreenein.com
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 47438
area_code = 812
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-37764GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0436943GR|3
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Jasonville is a city in Greene County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,490 at the 2000 census.

History

Jasonville, Indiana is rich in history including a big fire in 1914, a booming mining community of the past, and the establishment of Shakamak State Park. The Jasonville motto is "Gateway to Shakamak" as Shakamak State Park is only 3 short miles from the town. For a very informative history of Jasonville, IN based on the book by Ben Sink and Edited by former Postmaster Max Griffith visit [http://www.thejasonvillestory.com The Jasonville Story] . The site includes several old photographs from the past.

Geography

Jasonville is located at coor dms|39|9|41|N|87|12|4|W|city (39.161511, -87.201027)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,490 people, 970 households, and 615 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,912.0 people per square mile (739.5/km²). There were 1,116 housing units at an average density of 856.9/sq mi (331.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.27% White, 0.08% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 970 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,208, and the median income for a family was $29,485. Males had a median income of $27,037 versus $18,304 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,558. About 15.6% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.GoJasonville.com The GoJasonville Community Pages for Jasonville, IN]
* [http://www.greenecountynet.org/economicdev.htm Greene County Economic Development Corporation]