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Country
  
United States

County
  
Gibson

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

Area
  
83 ha

Zip code
  
47683

Local time
  
Sunday 9:39 AM

State
  
Indiana

Township
  
Barton

Area code(s)
  
812, 930

Elevation
  
143 m

Population
  
291 (2013)

Somerville, Indiana

Weather
  
14°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 91% Humidity

Somerville is a town in Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 293 at the 2010 census making it the third smallest community in the county.

Contents

Map of Somerville, IN, USA

History

Somerville was originally called Summittville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1853. The post office opened as Somerville in 1854.

Geography

Somerville is located at 38°16′41″N 87°22′39″W (38.278113, -87.377426).

According to the 2010 census, Somerville has a total area of 0.312 square miles (0.81 km2), of which 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2) (or 99.36%) is land and 0.002 square miles (0.01 km2) (or 0.64%) is water.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 293 people, 110 households, and 78 families residing in the town. The population density was 915.6 inhabitants per square mile (353.5/km2). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 378.1 per square mile (146.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.6% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 110 households of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.1% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.15.

The median age in the town was 36.9 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 312 people, 124 households, and 81 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,061.5 people per square mile (415.4/km²). There were 132 housing units at an average density of 449.1 per square mile (175.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.04% White, 0.64% African American, 0.32% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 124 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% 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 3.18.

In the town, the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,464, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $30,750 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,147. About 3.3% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

Somerville, Indiana Wikipedia