Oaktown, Indiana

Oaktown, Indiana
—  Town  —
Location of Oaktown in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 38°52′17″N 87°26′25″W / 38.87139°N 87.44028°W / 38.87139; -87.44028Coordinates: 38°52′17″N 87°26′25″W / 38.87139°N 87.44028°W / 38.87139; -87.44028
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Knox
Township	Busseron
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	472 ft (144 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	608
– Density	2,250.4/sq mi (868.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47561
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-55800[1]
GNIS feature ID	0440482[2]
Website	http://oaktownindiana.org/index.html

Oaktown is a town in Busseron Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 608 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Oaktown is located at 38°52′17″N 87°26′25″W / 38.87139°N 87.44028°W / 38.87139; -87.44028 (38.871331, -87.440163)^[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 633 people, 252 households, and 169 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,110 people per square mile (904.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.8% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 252 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,481, and the median income for a family was $37,222. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $18,636 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,417. About 13.3% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 19.3% of those age 100 or over.

Famous Residents

• Dan Beery (2004 Summer Olympics Men's Eight Rowing Gold Medalist)^[4]

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. ^ ^{a b} "Dan Beery." Sports Reference. N.p., 2011. Web. Retrieved 2 May 2011..

External links

• Town of Oaktown, Indiana website