Albany, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°18′5″N, 85°14′16″W
Town of Albany, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Delaware
Area
- City	4.3 km² (1.7 sq mi)
- Land	4.3 km² (1.7 sq mi)
- Water	0.0 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- City	2,368
- Density	554.1/km² (1,435.1/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC−5)

Albany is a town in Delaware County, Indiana, along the Mississinewa River. The population was 2,368 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[edit] Geography

Albany is located at 40°18′5″N, 85°14′16″W (40.301480, -85.237900)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,368 people, 958 households, and 646 families residing in the town. The population density was 554.1/km² (1,434.2/mi²). There were 1,038 housing units at an average density of 242.9/km² (628.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.44% White, 0.42% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.

Albany from the west, with Redkey in the background.

There were 958 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 83.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,314, and the median income for a family was $40,893. Males had a median income of $33,929 versus $24,286 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,620. About 4.5% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.