Homecroft, Indiana

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Coordinates: 39°40′8″N, 86°7′48″W
Town of Homecroft, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Marion
Area
- City	0.6 km²
- Land	0.6 km²
- Water	0.0 km²
Population
- City (2000)	751
- Density	1,260.7/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)

Homecroft is a town in Indiana, United States. The population was 751 at the 2000 census. It has existed as an "included town" since 1970, when it was incorporated into Indianapolis as part of Unigov, losing governmental powers thereto. It is legally part of Indianapolis, according to Indiana Code 36-3-1-4 sec. 4(a)(2), which states that the territory of a consolidated city (Indianapolis/Unigov) shall include "all other territory in the county except territory of an excluded city." While it is claimed that these "included towns" retain town status as defined by the state constitution, the current constitution of the state of Indiana does not define town status.

[edit] Geography

Homecroft is located at 39°40′8″N, 86°7′48″W (39.668945, -86.129862)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 751 people, 310 households, and 227 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,260.7/km² (3,243.5/mi²). There were 316 housing units at an average density of 530.5/km² (1,364.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.67% White, 0.13% African American, 0.40% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 310 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $60,156, and the median income for a family was $70,859. Males had a median income of $51,563 versus $38,194 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,888. About 1.3% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.