Middletown, Indiana

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Middletown from the air, looking west.

Middletown is a town in northwest Henry County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,488 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Locally Owned Business
5 Misc.
6 External links

History

Established: Platted Oct. 9, 1829, by Jacob Koontz

Incorporated: 1840

Geography

Middletown is located at 40°3′26″N, 85°32′28″W (40.057094, -85.541098)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,488 people, 984 households, and 651 families residing in the town. The population density was 873.3/km² (2,260.4/mi²). There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of 368.9/km² (954.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.31% White, 0.48% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.

There were 984 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,591, and the median income for a family was $39,922. Males had a median income of $33,152 versus $20,188 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,017. About 7.4% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Locally Owned Business

Ballard and Son's Funeral Home http://www.webfh.com/fh/home/home.cfm?&fh_id=10272
Fadely's Stag Tavern (currently closed by police order)
Haynes Auto Body
Hayes Pro Hardware
McCrocklin Ford http://www.mccrocklinford.com
Middletown Floral Design http://www.middletownfloral.net
Middletown Diner
Norfleet Enterprises, Inc. http://www.norfleetcarsandtrucks.com
Slick Engrng Industries Inc
The Middletown News
Valley View Golf Course
Wisehart Phillips & McCord

Misc.

Nearby Muncie, Indiana is also known as "Middletown USA"or "Middletown America" due to the Middletown Studies

Middletown Studies: A Study in Modern American Culture was primarily a look at changes in a small Midwest city between 1890 and 1925, the year the study was completed. Although the book does not name the city (population: 38,000) in question, it was later revealed to be Muncie, Indiana.

See: Middletown Studies