Linton, Indiana

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Coordinates: 39°2′11″N, 87°9′56″W
City of Linton, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Greene
Area
- City	7.7 km² (3 sq mi)
- Land	7.7 km² (3 sq mi)
- Water	0.0 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- City	5,774
- Density	753.2/km² (1,950.8/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website: www.linton.in.gov

Linton is a city in Greene County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,774 at the 2000 census. A coal mining town, it is located southeast of Terre Haute, Indiana. The current mayor is Mr. Tom Jones.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Community
5 Local Landmarks & Attractions
6 External links

[edit] History

Linton was essentially founded around the entrepreneuring of John W. Wines, who first sold goods in the Linton area, briefly in 1831. Although he would later relocate to Fairplay, he returned and opened a general store in Linton in 1837.He would later build a small horse mill as well as a tannery, and started a recurring fur trade with the French in Vincennes. The town itself was officially chartered and named in June 1850, laid out by Hannah E. Osborn and Isaac V. Coddington. In 1904, bandleader/actor Phil Harris was born in Linton. Linton, Indiana offers many great historical sites and much, much more.

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[edit] Geography

Linton is located at 39°2′11″N, 87°9′56″W (39.036271, -87.165537)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.7 km² (3.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,774 people, 2,450 households, and 1,526 families residing in the city. The population density was 753.2/km² (1,949.7/mi²). There were 2,792 housing units at an average density of 364.2/km² (942.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.30% White, 0.09% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 2,450 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,477, and the median income for a family was $36,138. Males had a median income of $32,213 versus $17,304 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,554. About 8.2% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Community

The Greene County Indiana Visitor's & Community Information Center can be found at www.VisitGreeneIN.com. The site is ran to provide a wide variety of services to Greene County, Indiana. It is the #1 site for Greene County.