Huntertown, Indiana

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Coordinates: 41°13′40″N, 85°10′10″W
Town of Huntertown, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Allen
Area
- City	4.2 km² (1.6 sq mi)
- Land	4.2 km² (1.6 sq mi)
- Water	0.0 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- City	1,771
- Density	419.5/km² (1,086.5/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)

Huntertown is a town in Allen County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,771 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Footnotes
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Huntertown is located at 41°13′40″N, 85°10′10″W (41.227798, -85.169371)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,771 people, 663 households, and 501 families residing in the town. The population density was 419.5/km² (1,089.4/mi²). There were 692 housing units at an average density of 163.9/km² (425.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.57% White, 0.68% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.

There were 663 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% 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 3.10.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $52,250, and the median income for a family was $59,219. Males had a median income of $41,150 versus $28,152 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,232. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

The scenic, historic downtown district of Huntertown on Old Lima Road (Photo by Robert E. Nylund)

Huntertown was originally called "The Opening" because it was a natural forest clearing. It was first settled about 1832. It was located on the Lima Plank Road connecting Lima and Fort Wayne. The Perry Centre Seminary was founded in Huntertown in 1856, only to close five years later when the entire faculty and adult students enlisted in the Union Army. The town was platted in 1869, but not incorporated until 1966.^[1] Some of the nation's oldest reliable weather observations are from a nineteenth century Huntertown farm.^[2] The town's weekly newspaper, Northwest News, began operations in 1997 in the former Huntertown State Bank, site of a 1930s robbery by the John Dillinger gang.^[3]