Batesville, Indiana

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Coordinates: 39°17′54″N, 85°13′17″W
City of Batesville, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Franklin and Ripley
Area
- City	15.3 km² (5.9 sq mi)
- Land	15.1 km² (5.8 sq mi)
- Water	0.2 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- City	6,033
- Density	400.2/km² (1,036.5/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
Website: batesvillein.com

Batesville is a city located partially in Franklin County, Indiana and partially in Ripley County, Indiana. The population was 6,033 at the 2000 census.

Hillenbrand Industries, which consists of the Batesville Casket Company and the Hill-Rom hospital bed manufacturer, is headquartered in this town.

[edit] Geography

Batesville is located at 39°17′54″N, 85°13′17″W (39.298262, -85.221480)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.3 km² (5.9 mi²). 15.1 km² (5.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.19%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,033 people, 2,240 households, and 1,581 families residing in Batesville. The population density was 400.2/km² (1,036.2/mi²). There were 2,335 housing units at an average density of 154.9/km² (401.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.17% White, 0.02% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.91% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.

Batesville from the air, looking southwest.

There were 2,242 households out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.19.

The population age is spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,115, and the median income for a family was $58,590. Males had a median income of $38,862 versus $29,127 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,892. About 2.4% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.