Hanover, Indiana

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Coordinates: 38°42′53″N, 85°28′19″W
Town of Hanover, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Jefferson
Area
- City	5.4 km²
- Land	5.4 km²
- Water	0.0 km²
Population
- City (2000)	2,834
- Density	521.1/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)

Hanover is a town in Jefferson County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,834 at the 2000 census. Hanover is the home of Hanover College, a small Presbyterian liberal arts college. Hanover is also the home of Southwestern High School (Indiana).

Hanover was founded in 1809 by Williamson Dunn. The original name of the town was "Dunn's Settlement." Dunn's home, Hanover's first building, still stands at the southeast corner of 1st and Locust Streets.

The Point, located on the campus of Hanover College, is the only place along the Ohio River that three bends can be viewed in the river.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Trivia
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Hanover is located at 38°42′53″N, 85°28′19″W (38.714748, -85.471917)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,834 people, 1,068 households, and 760 families residing in the town. The population density was 521.1/km² (1,349.2/mi²). There were 1,144 housing units at an average density of 210.3/km² (544.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.58% White, 2.05% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 1,068 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,944, and the median income for a family was $42,574. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $23,384 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,520. About 5.7% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Trivia

Fictional bartender at Cheers, Woody Boyd, was born and raised in Hanover. The actor who portrayed Woody Boyd in the sitcom Cheers was in fact Woody Harrelson, who attended Hanover College as a student, and was active in the drama department as well as work-study in the College Library. His father was a Hoosier.