Arcadia, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°10′32″N, 86°1′11″W
'Town of Arcadia, Indiana'
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Hamilton
Area
- City	1.4 km² (0.5 sq mi)
- Land	1.4 km² (0.5 sq mi)
- Water	0.0 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- City	1,747
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC−5)

Arcadia is a small town in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,747 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
- 3.1 School districts
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Arcadia is located at 40°10′32″N, 86°1′11″W (40.175429, -86.019776)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,747 people, 582 households, and 427 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,226.4/km² (3,176.1/mi²). There were 607 housing units at an average density of 426.1/km² (1,103.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.22% White, 0.92% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.52% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.

There were 582 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $44,063, and the median income for a family was $48,833. Males had a median income of $35,435 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,159. About 6.0% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.