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Country
  
United States

County
  
Decatur

Elevation
  
257 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:05 AM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
2396762

Area
  
30 ha

Population
  
144 (1999)

Milford, Decatur County, Indiana

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 64% Humidity

Milford is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana, United States. On August 4, 2007, Milford was dissolved into an unincorporated community. The population was 121 at the 2000 census. Milford had the distinction of having the smallest population of any incorporated community in the State of Indiana.

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Map of Milford, IN 47240, USA

History

Milford was platted in 1835. It was named for the presence of a mill on a ford.

Geography

Milford is located at 39°21′1″N 85°37′10″W (39.350176, -85.619429).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.2 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 121 people, 48 households, and 37 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,349.1 people per square mile (519.1/km²). There were 54 housing units at an average density of 602.1/sq mi (231.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 48 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 20.8% 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 2.52 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,781, and the median income for a family was $31,406. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,506. There were 12.2% of families and 15.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including 3.4% of under eighteens and 11.5% of those over 64.

References

Milford, Decatur County, Indiana Wikipedia