Summitville, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°20′10″N 85°38′37″W / 40.33611°N 85.64361°W / 40.33611; -85.64361
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Summitville, Indiana
FIPS code
18-74132[4]
GNIS feature ID2397687[2]
Websitesummitville.in.gov

Summitville is a town in Van Buren Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area. The population was 989 at the 2020 census.[3]

History

Summitville Indiana Post Office

Summitville was laid out in 1867.[5] It was named for its relatively lofty elevation.[6]

The Joseph & Lucinda Thawley House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[7]

Geography

Summitville is in northeastern Madison County 6 miles (10 km) north-northeast of Alexandria and 17 miles (27 km) north of Anderson, the county seat.

According to the

U.S. Census Bureau, Summitville has a total area of 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2), all land.[1] The headwaters of Mud Creek pass to the west of the town limits, flowing southward to join Pipe Creek, a tributary of the White River
, at Alexandria.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880400—
189075288.0%
19001,43290.4%
19101,387−3.1%
19201,001−27.8%
19301,0171.6%
1940991−2.6%
19501,0617.1%
19601,048−1.2%
19701,1045.3%
19801,085−1.7%
19901,010−6.9%
20001,0907.9%
2010967−11.3%
20209892.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 2.1% of the population.

There were 378 households, of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the town was 39.6 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 420 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,303, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $31,908 versus $23,382 for females. The

poverty line
, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Summitville is a part of the Madison-Grant United School Corporation. Summitville is home to an elementary school, Summitville Elementary School. Students move on to Madison-Grant Junior High School and Madison-Grant High School near Fairmount.

Summitville has a public library, a branch of the North Madison County Public Library System.[10]

Notable people

Summitville was the birthplace of former game show announcer Jay Stewart.

Roy Danforth, class of 1954 from Summitville High School, was the basketball coach at Syracuse and Tulane University. He coached Syracuse to the Final Four in the 1975 NCAA tournament. He is a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summitville, Indiana
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Summitville town, Indiana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Forkner, John La Rue (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 125.
  6. ^ Forkner, John La Rue & Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humphreys & Co. p. 1007.
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  10. ^ "Branches". North Madison County Public Library System. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

External links

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