Bunker Hill, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°39′33″N, 86°6′6″W
Town of Bunker Hill, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Miami
Area
- City	1.1 km²
- Land	1.1 km²
- Water	0.0 km²
Population
- City (2000)	987
- Density	866.1/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)

Bunker Hill is a town in Miami County, Indiana, United States. The population was 987 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
- 3.1 School Districts
4 Notable natives
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Bunker Hill is located at 40°39′33″N, 86°6′6″W (40.659289, -86.101747)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 987 people, 397 households, and 277 families residing in the town. The population density was 866.1/km² (2,262.6/mi²). There were 423 housing units at an average density of 371.2/km² (969.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.93% White, 1.32% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 397 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,154, and the median income for a family was $44,861. Males had a median income of $34,722 versus $22,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,000. About 3.3% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

[edit] School Districts

Maconaquah School Corporation (K-12)

Maconaquah High School competes in the Mid-Indiana Conference (MIC) for athletics.

[edit] Notable natives

Tavis Smiley - grew up in Bunker Hill and was student president of Maconaquah High School during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. Tavis Smiley, Brian Lamb (interviewer). (2006). Q&A [Television series].
Tod Sloan (jockey)