- Shirley, Indiana
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Shirley, Indiana
settlement_type =Town
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map_caption = Location of Shirley in the state ofIndiana
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Indiana
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name2 = Hancock, Henry
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Brown, Greensboro
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 1.0
area_land_km2 = 1.0
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.4
area_land_sq_mi = 0.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 806
population_density_km2 = 841.0
population_density_sq_mi = 2178.1timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 313
elevation_ft = 1027
latd = 39 |latm = 53 |lats = 26 |latNS = N
longd = 85 |longm = 34 |longs = 47 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
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postal_code = 47384
area_code = 765
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-69516GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0443421GR|3
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footnotes =Shirley is a town in Brown Township, Hancock County and Greensboro Township, Henry County in the
U.S. state ofIndiana . The population was 806 at the 2000 census.History
The Shirley post office was originally established in Hancock County on May 28, 1891 with Benjamin F. Taylor as its first postmaster. The post office moved into Henry County on October 19, 1948, with John C. Cottrell as postmaster.
Geography
Shirley is located at coor dms|39|53|26|N|85|34|47|W|city (39.890516, -85.579823)GR|1. Most of Shirley is in Hancock County; the Shirley Road or Main Street is the county line.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.4square mile s (1.0km² ), all of it land.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 806 people, 320 households, and 224 families residing in the town. Thepopulation density was 2,178.1 people per square mile (841.1/km²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 916.1/sq mi (353.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.76% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.There were 320 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,000, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $35,455 versus $22,692 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $16,603. About 6.4% of families and 6.3% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.References
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