Sullivan, Indiana

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Coordinates: 39°5′49″N, 87°24′23″W
City of Sullivan
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Sullivan
Area
- City	5.0 km² (1.9 sq mi)
- Land	5.0 km² (1.9 sq mi)
- Water	0 km² (0 sq mi) 0%
Population
- City (2000)	4,617
- Density	928.5/km² (2,410.1/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Sullivan is a city in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,617 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Sullivan County^GR6.

As of 2006, the mayor is Tim Boles (Democrat).

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Sullivan is located at 39°5′49″N, 87°24′23″W (39.096888, -87.406447)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,617 people, 1,958 households, and 1,176 families residing in the city. The population density was 928.5/km² (2,410.1/mi²). There were 2,264 housing units at an average density of 455.3/km² (1,181.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.92% White, 0.50% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 1,958 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,115, and the median income for a family was $35,042. Males had a median income of $28,773 versus $21,992 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,717. About 13.6% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.