La Paz, Indiana

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Coordinates: 41°27′28″N, 86°18′32″W
Town of La Paz, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Marshall
Area
- City	1.3 km²
- Land	1.3 km²
- Water	0.0 km²
Population
- City (2000)	489
- Density	363.1/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)

La Paz is a town in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. The population was 489 at the 2000 census. The town was founded in 1873 and was named for La Paz, Bolivia. At the time of its founding, it was served by the Chicago branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, now CSX. The B&O named a coach La Paz in 1949 to honor the City of La Paz.

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[edit] Geography

La Paz is located at 41°27′28″N, 86°18′32″W (41.457914, -86.309011)^GR1. It is located on U.S. Highway 31, just to the north of where it intersects with U.S. Highway 6.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 489 people, 209 households, and 136 families residing in the town. The population density was 363.1/km² (948.6/mi²). There were 225 housing units at an average density of 167.1/km² (436.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.73% White, 0.20% African American, 0.82% Native American, 1.02% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.25% of the population.

La Paz from the air, looking southeast.

There were 209 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,961, and the median income for a family was $39,667. Males had a median income of $30,089 versus $21,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,658. About 4.1% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.