Rensselaer, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°56′17″N, 87°9′5″W
City of Rensselaer, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Jasper
Area
- City	7.5 km²
- Land	7.5 km²
- Water	0.2 km²
Population
- City (2000)	5,294
- Density	704.8/km²
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Website: cityofrensselaerin.com

Rensselaer is a city in Jasper County, Indiana, along the Iroquois River. The population was 5,294 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Jasper County^GR6. Rensselaer is home to Saint Joseph's College of Indiana.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Rail Transportation
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Rensselaer is located at 40°56′17″N, 87°9′5″W (40.938051, -87.151341)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.7 km² (3.0 mi²). 7.5 km² (2.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.03%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,294 people, 2,158 households, and 1,404 families residing in the city. The population density was 704.8/km² (1,824.8/mi²). There were 2,296 housing units at an average density of 305.7/km² (791.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.94% White, 0.32% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.66% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.53% of the population.

There were 2,158 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,821, and the median income for a family was $43,313. Males had a median income of $33,971 versus $24,016 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,872. About 6.6% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Rail Transportation

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Rensselaer. Amtrak Train 51, the westbound Cardinal, is scheduled to depart Rensselaer at 8:20am on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday with service to Dyer and Chicago. Amtrak Train 50, the eastbound Cardinal, is scheduled to depart Rensselaer at 9:41pm on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday with service to Lafayette, Crawfordsville, Indianapolis, Connersville, Cincinnati, Maysville, South Portsmouth, Ashland, Huntington, Charleston, Montgomery, Thurmond, Prince, Hinton, Alderson, White Sulphur Springs, Clifton Forge, Staunton, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Manassas, Alexandria, and Washington, DC and continuing on to New York City. Amtrak Train 317, the westbound Hoosier State, is scheduled to depart Rensselaer at 8:20am on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday with service to Dyer and Chicago. Amtrak Train 318, the eastbound Hoosier State, is scheduled to depart Rensselaer at 9:41pm on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with service to Lafayette, Crawfordsville, and Indianapolis.