Elwood, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°16′27″N, 85°50′17″W
City of Elwood, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Madison
Mayor	W. Merrill Taylor
Area
- City	9.2 km²
- Land	9.2 km²
- Water	0.0 km²
Population
- City (2000)	9,737
- Density	1,059.0/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website: http://www.elwood.org

Elwood is a city in Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,737 at the 2000 census. Elwood is most famous as the birthplace of Wendell Willkie, the 1940 Republican presidential candidate who unsuccessfully challenged FDR. An Indiana Historical Society marker sits at the site of his acceptance speech in Callaway Park.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Industry
5 External links

[edit] History

Historically, the town has been well known in Indiana for its former Ku Klux Klan presence, however, city leaders have been working to distance the city from this image. The annual Glass Festival, held every third weekend of August, is one way in which the city tries to promote the area's history with natural gas and glass.

[edit] Geography

Elwood is located at 40°16′27″N, 85°50′17″W (40.274109, -85.838047)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.2 km² (3.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 9,737 people, 3,845 households, and 2,660 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,059.0/km² (2,743.1/mi²). There were 4,179 housing units at an average density of 454.5/km² (1,177.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.33% White, 0.05% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.

There were 3,845 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,986, and the median income for a family was $36,239. Males had a median income of $31,527 versus $19,947 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,402. About 11.7% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Elwood also has one of the highest property tax rates in the Indianapolis Metro Area at 4.7142.