Elwood, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = City of Elwood, Indiana
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location in the state of Indiana


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name2 = Madison, Tipton
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = W. Merrill Taylor (D)
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area_magnitude = 1 E6
area_total_km2 = 9.2
area_land_km2 = 9.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 9737
population_density_km2 = 1059.0
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
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area_total_sq_mi = 3.5
area_land_sq_mi = 3.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0
elevation_m = 262
elevation_ft = 860
latd = 40 |latm = 16 |lats = 27 |latNS = N
longd = 85 |longm = 50 |longs = 17 |longEW = W
website = http://www.elwoodindiana.org
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 46036
area_code = 765
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-21070GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0434144GR|3
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Elwood is a city in Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,737 at the 2000 census. Elwood is most famous as the birthplace of Wendell Willkie, the 1940 Republican presidential candidate who unsuccessfully challenged President Franklin D. Roosevelt. An Indiana Historical Society marker sits at the site of his acceptance speech in Callaway Park.

After Willkie, Elwood’s most notable political figure is James J. Davis, an immigrant from Wales who came to Elwood in 1893. He rose to become U.S. Secretary of Labor to three presidents and later served as U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania. He was also one of the original founders of Moose International.

Other notable individuals born or raised in Elwood are crusading newspaper editor Don Mellett, ten-term U.S. Congressman Philip Sharp (American politician), NBA basketball professional John Mengelt, poet Jared Carter, and actor David Canary, who plays the roles of Adam and Stuart Chandler on ABC's "All My Children" soap opera.

History

The annual "Glass Festival", held every third weekend of August, is one way in which the city tries to promote the area's history with natural gas and glass.

Geography

Elwood is located at coor dms|40|16|27|N|85|50|17|W|city (40.274109, -85.838047)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 9,737 people, 3,845 households, and 2,660 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,743.1 people per square mile (1,059.0/km²). There were 4,179 housing units at an average density of 1,177.3/sq mi (454.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.33% White, 0.05% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.

There were 3,845 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,986, and the median income for a family was $36,239. Males had a median income of $31,527 versus $19,947 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,402. About 11.7% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Elwood also has one of the highest property tax rates in the Indianapolis Metro Area at 4.7142.

References

External links

* [http://www.elwoodindiana.org Elwood Indiana Community]
* [http://www.elwood.org Elwood.org]