Crane, Indiana

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Coordinates: 38°53′34″N, 86°54′5″W
Town of Crane, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Martin
Area
- City	0.3 km²
- Land	0.3 km²
- Water	0.0 km²
Population
- City (2000)	203
- Density	653.2/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)

Crane is a town in Martin County, Indiana, United States. The population was 203 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Crane is located at 38°53′34″N, 86°54′5″W (38.892703, -86.901294)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 203 people, 89 households, and 54 families residing in the town. The population density was 653.2/km² (1,705.4/mi²). There were 112 housing units at an average density of 360.4/km² (940.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.04% White, 0.49% Asian, and 2.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 89 households out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,853. About 9.6% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.0% of those sixty five or over.