Huntingburg, Indiana

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Coordinates: 38°17′49″N, 86°57′16″W
City of Huntingburg, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Dubois
Government
- Mayor	Gail Kemp
Area
- City	9.4 km² (3.6 sq mi)
- Land	9.4 km² (3.6 sq mi)
- Water	0.0 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- City	5,598
- Density	595.4/km² (1,542.1/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Huntingburg is a city in Dubois County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,598 at the 2000 census. This small town tucked in southwestern Indiana is known for its picturesque downtown famous for numerous antique shoppes. The town is also known as the "Hollywood of the Midwest." The movies "A League of Their Own", "Hard Rain", and the HBO film "Soul of the Game" were filmed in Huntingburg. Columbia Pictures built the grandstands at Huntingburg's League Stadium that were to become part of the set for "A League of Their Own."

League Stadium was home to the Dubois County Dragons who played in the Heartland League (1996-1998) and the Frontier League (1999-2002). From 1996-2001, Huntingburg was the smallest city to host a professional baseball team. After the Dragons franchise moved, League Stadium stood empty in the summers until the Bluff City Bombers of the Central Illinois Collegiate League moved to Huntingburg in 2005. The Dubois County Bombers now play in League Stadium and are the only team outside of Illinois to play in the CICL.

[edit] Geography

Huntingburg is located at 38°17′49″N, 86°57′16″W (38.296853, -86.954344)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.4 km² (3.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,598 people, 2,162 households, and 1,444 families residing in the city. The population density was 595.4/km² (1,543.3/mi²). There were 2,267 housing units at an average density of 241.1/km² (625.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.16% White, 0.16% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 6.36% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.81% of the population.

There were 2,162 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,415, and the median income for a family was $41,925. Males had a median income of $29,756 versus $22,167 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,882. About 6.8% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.