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Dublin, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Wayne

Time zone
  
EST (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
320 m

Population
  
780 (2013)

Area code
  
765

State
  
Indiana

Township
  
Jackson

FIPS code
  
18-18766

Zip code
  
47335

Local time
  
Tuesday 9:23 AM

Dublin, Indiana

Weather
  
13°C, Wind S at 24 km/h, 94% Humidity

Area
  
140 ha (137 ha Land / 3 ha Water)

Dublin is a town in Jackson Township, Wayne County, Indiana, United States. The population was 790 at the 2010 census.

Contents

Map of Dublin, IN, USA

History

Dublin was laid out and platted in 1830. It is named after the city of Dublin, Ireland.

The Dublin post office has been in operation since 1833.

The Witt-Champe-Myers House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Geography

Dublin is located at 39°48′43″N 85°12′22″W (39.811806, -85.206166).

According to the 2010 census, Dublin has a total area of 0.54 square miles (1.40 km2), of which 0.53 square miles (1.37 km2) (or 98.15%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) (or 1.85%) is water.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 790 people, 325 households, and 210 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,490.6 inhabitants per square mile (575.5/km2). There were 367 housing units at an average density of 692.5 per square mile (267.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.0% White, 0.3% African American, 0.5% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 325 households of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.05.

The median age in the town was 42.1 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.7% were from 45 to 64; and 18.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 697 people, 263 households, and 203 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,295.0 people per square mile (498.4/km²). There were 283 housing units at an average density of 525.8 per square mile (202.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.28% White, 0.14% Asian, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 263 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town, the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,111, and the median income for a family was $31,488. Males had a median income of $29,028 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,656. About 8.6% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

Dublin, Indiana Wikipedia