South Whitley, Indiana
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| Town of South Whitley, Indiana | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Whitley |
| Township | Cleveland |
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| Area | |
| - Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²) |
| - Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,782 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 46787 |
| Area code(s) | 260 |
| FIPS code | 18-71612[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0443869[2] |
South Whitley is a town in Cleveland Township, Whitley County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,782 at the 2000 census. South Whitley is a town in the Midwestern tradition of red brick buildings and tree-lined streets.
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[edit] Geography
South Whitley is located at (41.085697, -85.627222)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,782 people, 742 households, and 482 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,423.2 people per square mile (929.8/km²). There were 791 housing units at an average density of 1,075.6/sq mi (412.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.16% White, 0.22% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.
There were 742 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,114, and the median income for a family was $42,438. Males had a median income of $34,653 versus $21,221 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,766. About 7.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The town is served by Whitko Community School Corporation and contains South Whitley Elementary and Whitko High School.
[edit] Notable natives and former residents
- Janie Fricke, country music artist, was born in South Whitley in 1947.
- Will Cuppy (1884-1949), humorist and journalist, spent summers when he was a boy at the farm of his grandmother, Sarah Collins Cuppy, near South Whitley.
[edit] Note of Interest
- Trivial Pursuit, the game introduced in 1982, had a question concerning this small town and its annual festival, in particular the bed races. Gripco, a nut and bolt factory that employed many of the townspeople, sponsored most of the events in the Fall Festival, culminating in the bed races in which four people push a bed on wheels down the main street of town with one person riding on the bed. The game cited South Whitley as the bed race capitol of the United States.
- The Whitko High School basketball team of 1990-1991 advanced to the final four of the state tournament, losing in the semifinal game.[4] This feat was accomplished when the state tournament was open to all schools, before class basketball was instated, leading some to make comparisons to the Milan High team of 1954, on which the movie Hoosiers is loosely based, because of Whitko's small size relative to the usual finals schools.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.ihsaa.org/b-basketball_frame.htm IHSAA State Finals Scores
[edit] External links
- South Whitley, Indiana is at coordinates Coordinates:
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