Edwardsport, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Town of Edwardsport, Indiana
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location in the state of Indiana


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Knox
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Vigo
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area_magnitude = 1 E5
area_total_km2 = 0.7
area_land_km2 = 0.7
area_water_km2 = 0.0
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 363
population_density_km2 = 500.6
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EST
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area_total_sq_mi = 0.3
area_land_sq_mi = 0.3
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elevation_m = 153
elevation_ft = 502
latd = 38 |latm = 48 |lats = 41 |latNS = N
longd = 87 |longm = 15 |longs = 6 |longEW = W
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 47528
area_code = 812
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-20458GR|2
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blank1_info = 0434033GR|3
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Edwardsport is a town in Vigo Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 363 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1839 and was named after Edward Wilkins, a founding father. It was an early flatboat landing site.

Geography

Edwardsport is located at coor dms|38|48|41|N|87|15|6|W|city (38.811322, -87.251670)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 363 people, 151 households, and 104 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,305.3 people per square mile (500.6/km²). There were 170 housing units at an average density of 611.3/sq mi (234.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.80% White, 0.55% African American, 0.28% Native American, and 1.38% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.65% of the population.

There were 151 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,750, and the median income for a family was $31,979. Males had a median income of $26,979 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,541. About 15.6% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.5% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

Power generation

The Edwardsport Power Station located to the south of the town provides energy to the region. The plant has a 160 megawatt capacity. [cite web |url=http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2005/09/about_igcc_powe.html |title=About IGCC Power Plants |accessdate=2006-11-02 |work=The Energy Blog ] A report by the WWF in 2005 ranked it as the second most polluting power station in the industrialized world, in terms of the level of carbon dioxide produced per unit of electricity generated. [ [http://www.wwf.org.au/News_and_information/News_room/View_news/223 WWF Australia: Hazelwood tops international list of dirty power stations] , Dated: 13 Jul 2005]

ee also

* List of least carbon efficient power stations

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