Fort Branch, Indiana

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Coordinates: 38°14′49″N, 87°34′34″W
Town of Fort Branch, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Gibson
Area
- City	1.9 km²
- Land	1.9 km²
- Water	0.0 km²
Population
- City (2000)	2,320
- Density	1,210.5/km²
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Fort Branch is a town in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,320 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Fort Branch is located at 38°14′49″N, 87°34′34″W (38.246872, -87.576003)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,320 people, 985 households, and 647 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,210.5/km² (3,131.0/mi²). There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of 548.4/km² (1,418.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.53% White, 0.26% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 985 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,964, and the median income for a family was $46,397. Males had a median income of $34,125 versus $21,314 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,180. About 1.6% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.