Hymera, Indiana

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Coordinates: 39°11′8″N, 87°17′60″W
Town of Hymera, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Sullivan
Area
- City	1.8 km²
- Land	1.8 km²
- Water	0.0 km²
Population
- City (2000)	833
- Density	459.5/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)

Hymera is a town in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 833 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Hymera is located at 39°11′8″N, 87°17′60″W (39.185497, -87.299978)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 833 people, 331 households, and 228 families residing in the town. The population density was 459.5/km² (1,184.5/mi²). There were 389 housing units at an average density of 214.6/km² (553.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.40% White, 0.24% Native American, and 0.36% from two or more races.

There were 331 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,938, and the median income for a family was $34,091. Males had a median income of $28,850 versus $16,369 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,113. About 13.7% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.