Batesville, Indiana

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Coordinates: 39°17′54″N, 85°13′17″W
Town of Batesville, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Franklin and Ripley
Area
- City	15.3 km²
- Land	15.1 km²
- Water	0.2 km²
Population
- City (2000)	6,033
- Density	400.2/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website: batesvillein.com

Batesville is a town located partially in Franklin County, Indiana and partially in Ripley County, Indiana. The population was 6,033 at the 2000 census.

Hillenbrand Industries, which consists of the Batesville Casket Company and the Hill-Rom hospital bed manufacturer, is headquartered in this town.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Sports Teams
- 3.1 High School Sports
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Batesville is located at 39°17′54″N, 85°13′17″W (39.298262, -85.221480)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.3 km² (5.9 mi²). 15.1 km² (5.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.19%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,033 people, 2,240 households, and 1,581 families residing in Batesville. The population density was 400.2/km² (1,036.2/mi²). There were 2,335 housing units at an average density of 154.9/km² (401.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.17% White, 0.02% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.91% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.

Batesville from the air, looking southwest.

There were 2,242 households out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.19.

The population age is spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% 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 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,115, and the median income for a family was $58,590. Males had a median income of $38,862 versus $29,127 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,892. About 2.4% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Sports Teams

[edit] High School Sports

Batesville is home to many sports teams. In recent years, the Batesville High School basketball team has been better than many of the other teams in the Conference. In 1997 the basketball team went to the Regional Finals. That year was the last year before Indiana implemented "class basketball." It was the last year that a school as small as Batesville High School could compete against all high schools in Indiana, rather than only compete against other small schools. The dramatic potential of winning state drew national attention and Batesville was featured in the Washington Post and Sports Illustrated. The media flurry was a reminder of the Milan team of 1954, which the movie Hoosiers is based on. Batesville lost the Regional game in New Castle.

However, whether the team does well or not, the supporters of the team are always there. The school boast the Sportsmanship Award for their conference. The Student Section at boy's games is packed full of spirited energetic teens that never seem to run out of chants and cheers for their team.

The town is now starting to get into football fever. Both the Varsity and the JV teams have had great seasons for the past few years. The Varsity team has won Sectionals for the past 5 years, and the JV took an undefeated season in 2005. The award winning Batesville Bulldog Brigrade marching band performs during half-time of all home Varsity games.

The Tennis team also has had success. They won their 16th Sectional title in a row.

The Batesville Lady Bulldog volleyball team has had successful seasons in the past two years.