Denver, Indiana

Town of Denver, Indiana
—  Town  —
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 40°51′55″N 86°4′40″W / 40.86528°N 86.07778°W / 40.86528; -86.07778Coordinates: 40°51′55″N 86°4′40″W / 40.86528°N 86.07778°W / 40.86528; -86.07778
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Township	Jefferson
Area
– Total	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
– Land	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2006)
– Total	527
– Density	2,352.2/sq mi (908.2/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)
ZIP code	46926
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-17776[1]
GNIS feature ID	0433483[2]

Denver is a town in Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States. The population was 541 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Denver is located at 40°51′55″N 86°4′40″W / 40.86528°N 86.07778°W / 40.86528; -86.07778 (40.865277, -86.077746)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 541 people, 189 households, and 158 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,318.0 people per square mile (908.2/km²). There were 200 housing units at an average density of 856.9 per square mile (335.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.89% White, 0.55% Native American, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 189 households out of which 48.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $36,985. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,224. About 5.0% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

Other information

Denver, at the intersection of the 'I., P.& C. and D.,E.R.& I. (Detroit, Eel River and Illinois) Rail Road, on Eel River, is increasing very fast in population (1876). It was a wilderness in 1872, in August of which year Harrison Grimes laid it out. source: 1876 Miami County Retrospect. Based on an Indiana State Atlas, published by Baskin, Forster & Co.

School System: North Miami Schools

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.