Gosport, Indiana

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Coordinates: 39°20′59″N, 86°39′56″W
Town of Gosport, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Owen
Area
- City	1.0 km² (0.4 sq mi)
- Land	1.0 km² (0.4 sq mi)
- Water	0.0 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- City	715
- Density	726.5/km² (1,881.6/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)

Gosport is a town in Owen County, Indiana, United States. The population was 715 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Gosport is located at 39°20′59″N, 86°39′56″W (39.349684, -86.665508)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 715 people, 273 households, and 190 families residing in the town. The population density was 726.5/km² (1,868.6/mi²). There were 301 housing units at an average density of 305.8/km² (786.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.60% White, 0.42% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.24% of the population.

There were 273 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,833, and the median income for a family was $34,545. Males had a median income of $32,396 versus $18,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,101. About 14.4% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.4% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.