Dupont, Indiana

Town of Dupont, Indiana
—  Town  —
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 38°53′26″N 85°30′59″W / 38.89056°N 85.51639°W / 38.89056; -85.51639Coordinates: 38°53′26″N 85°30′59″W / 38.89056°N 85.51639°W / 38.89056; -85.51639
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jefferson
Township	Lancaster
Area
– Total	1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
– Land	1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	339
– Density	380.5/sq mi (146.9/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)
ZIP code	47231
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-19180[1]
GNIS feature ID	0433805[2]

Dupont is a town in Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 339 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Dupont is located at 38°53′26″N 85°30′59″W / 38.89056°N 85.51639°W / 38.89056; -85.51639 (38.890569, -85.516463)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 392 people, 139 households, and 97 families residing in the town. The population density was 382.1 people per square mile (146.9/km²). There were 146 housing units at an average density of 142.3 per square mile (54.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.92% White, 1.53% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.30% of the population.

There were 139 households out of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the town the population was spread out with 33.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,188, and the median income for a family was $32,083. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,966. About 16.8% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

History

Dupont was founded in 1849 by James Tilton and named after the Du Pont family.

Dupont was one of the town's visited by John Hunt Morgan on his great raid. When one of the local girls cursed out the Confederates, one of the Confederates shouted back that after the war was over, he would come back and marry her. That marriage did occur as promised.

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. ^ "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.