Noblesville, Indiana
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| Town of Noblesville |
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| County | Hamilton |
| Area | |
| - City | 49.4 km² (19.1 sq mi) |
| - Land | 46.4 km² (17.9 sq mi) |
| - Water | 3.0 km² (1.1 sq mi) 6.03% |
| Population | |
| - City (2000) | 28,590 |
| - Density | 616.0/km² (1,595.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Noblesville (IPA: [ˈno.bolz.ˌvɪl]) is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 28,590 at the 2000 census. The Indiana annual demographic update placed the 2005 population at 38,825. The city is the county seat of Hamilton CountyGR6.
Noblesville is also the home of the Verizon Wireless Music Center, a major outdoor music venue.
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[edit] Geography
Noblesville is located at (40.049935, -86.021462)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.4 km² (19.1 mi²). 46.4 km² (17.9 mi²) of it is land and 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²) of it (6.03%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 28,590 people, 10,576 households, and 7,879 families residing in the city. The population density was 616.0/km² (1,595.8/mi²). There were 11,294 housing units at an average density of 243.3/km² (630.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.34% White, 1.14% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.
There were 10,576 households out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $61,455, and the median income for a family was $70,914. Males had a median income of $48,734 versus $31,769 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,813. About 4.3% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
Noblesville is home to the beautiful Hamilton County, Indiana courthouse, built in 1879, and Potter's Bridge, a historic covered bridge. You can still walk through Potters Bridge to this day even though it is blocked from cars to drive in. It is the birthplace of Rex Stout, the creator of Nero Wolfe, the popular detective series. The city is also the hometown of Steve Wariner, a country music singer and songwriter who enjoyed popularity during the 1980s and 1990s.
[edit] Past KKK activity
In 1995, a large trunk was discovered in an abandoned barn. The trunk contained over 1,000 membership cards and dues receipts revealing the names of citizens of the local chapter of the Invisible Empire of the Ku Klux Klan, as well as hoods, sashes and other equipment, according to Allen Safianow, professor of history at Indiana University's Kokomo campus.
In the lead article in the June issue of the Indiana Magazine of History, Safianow describes in detail the effects of the discovery. They ranged from calls for public disclosure of the names to comments that the finder of the trunk, a local building contractor named Don Roberts, should have burned its contents and kept his discovery secret. Instead, Roberts donated all of the Klan materials to the Hamilton County Historical Society, where they are preserved as a valuable resource for those seeking a better understanding of the Klan's operations in Indiana.
"You can't burn history," Roberts said later in explaining his decision. "That's what is wrong today. Too many people are trying to bury history, and history is history. You may have liked to change it, but it's gone, it's behind us."
Despite the strong KKK presence in Noblesville from the 1910s through 1930s, the Noblesville courthouse was the site of the 1925 trial of KKK Grand Dragon D. C. Stephenson, a prominent political figure who kidnapped and raped an Indianapolis State House secretary. He was found guilty and given the maximum prison sentence. Upon realizing his political allies would not come to his aid, he started revealing everyone's dirty laundry. The scandal resulted in the indictment of many Indiana politicians, including Governor Ed Jackson.
[edit] External links
- Noblesville Daily Times
- Hamilton County Democratic Party
- Noblesville.org
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Verizon Wireless Music Center
- HomeTown Television Channel 19
- Noblesville.com
