Monroe City, Indiana

Monroe City, Indiana
—  Town  —
Location of Monroe City in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 38°36′57″N 87°21′19″W / 38.61583°N 87.35528°W / 38.61583; -87.35528Coordinates: 38°36′57″N 87°21′19″W / 38.61583°N 87.35528°W / 38.61583; -87.35528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Knox
Township	Harrison
Named for	Monroe Alton
Area
– Total	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
– Land	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	522 ft (159 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	545
– Density	2,039.4/sq mi (787.4/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47557
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-50526[1]
GNIS feature ID	0439342[2]

Monroe City is a town in Harrison Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 545 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Monroe City is located at 38°36′57″N 87°21′19″W / 38.61583°N 87.35528°W / 38.61583; -87.35528 (38.615891, -87.355232)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 548 people, 231 households, and 157 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,039.4 people per square mile (783.6/km²). There were 259 housing units at an average density of 963.9 per square mile (370.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.27% White, 0.18% African American, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 231 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,788, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $31,364 versus $18,269 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,579. About 7.2% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

^[4]

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. 
4. ^ Brothers, Goodspeed (2010). History of knox and daviess counties, indiana. from the earliest time to the present; with biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc.; together .. and its progress down to the formation of th. Nabu Press.