New Carlisle, Indiana

New Carlisle, Indiana
—  Town  —
New Carlisle from the air, looking East
Location of New Carlisle in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 41°42′15″N 86°30′17″W / 41.70417°N 86.50472°W / 41.70417; -86.50472Coordinates: 41°42′15″N 86°30′17″W / 41.70417°N 86.50472°W / 41.70417; -86.50472
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	St. Joseph
Township	Olive
Area
– Total	1.8 sq mi (4.8 km2)
– Land	1.8 sq mi (4.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	810 ft (247 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	1,861
– Density	1,033.9/sq mi (387.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	46552
Area code(s)	574
FIPS code	18-52704[1]
GNIS feature ID	0452704[2]

New Carlisle is a town in suburban St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. It is located in Olive Township. The population was 1,861 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

New Carlisle is located at 41°42′15″N 86°30′17″W / 41.70417°N 86.50472°W / 41.70417; -86.50472 (41.704134, -86.504636)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,505 people, 608 households, and 403 families residing in the town. The population density was 820.3 people per square mile (317.5/km²). There were 633 housing units at an average density of 345.0 per square mile (133.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.01% White, 0.47% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.

New Carlisle area map

There were 609 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,542, and the median income for a family was $45,147. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,597. About 4.1% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

New Carlisle is home to three of five schools in the New Prairie United School Corporation. New Prairie High School has an enrollment of approximately 875 students and is one of 27 high schools that received exemplary status according to the scores of the 2006 ISTEP tests. It is the only school in LaPorte, Elkhart, and Marshall counties to receive this honor. The other schools in New Carlisle that are part of the NPUSC are New Prairie Middle School,and Olive Township Elementary School.

Transportion

South Shore Line had a stop in New Carlisle until 1992, when a number of stations with low ridership were eliminated from its schedule.^[4] Today, the closest South Shore Line station is located in the nearby Hudson Lake, an unincorporated town in LaPorte County. The closest Amtrak station is located in South Bend, Indiana. While the South Bend public transit system served the town in the past, this has not been the case in decades.

Famous People from New Carlisle

• Bill Doba: former head football coach at Washington State University
• Schuyler Colfax: was a Representative from Indiana and the 17th Vice President of the United States
• Marcus Poland: recognized professional freestyle dancer and rapper
• Carl Brown-Grimm: President and founder of the New Carlisle Industrial Center. He was later an advisor to Richard Nixon. He also successfully swam the English channel. He recently accepted the "Stupidest Comment Award" from Michael McCarthy, one of his lifetime heroes.

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. 
4. ^ http://southshore.railfan.net/ss-hist.html

Carl Brown Grimm