Chalmers, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°39′45″N, 86°52′3″W
Town of Chalmers, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	White
Area
- City	0.6 km² (0.2 sq mi)
- Land	0.6 km² (0.2 sq mi)
- Water	0.0 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- City	513
- Density	792.3/km² (2,052/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)

Chalmers is a town in White County, Indiana, United States. The population was 513 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Chalmers is located at 40°39′45″N, 86°52′3″W (40.662576, -86.867605)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 513 people, 185 households, and 133 families residing in the town. The population density was 792.3/km² (2,055.7/mi²). There were 190 housing units at an average density of 293.4/km² (761.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.61% White, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 185 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the town the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,591, and the median income for a family was $55,833. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $21,518 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,258. About 5.4% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.