New Richmond, Indiana

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New Richmond is a town in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. The population was 349 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Miscellaneous
4 External links

[edit] Geography

New Richmond is located at 40°11′42″N, 86°58′43″W (40.194872, -86.978530)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 349 people, 132 households, and 100 families residing in the town. The population density was 748.6/km² (1,950.0/mi²). There were 145 housing units at an average density of 311.0/km² (810.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.85% White, 0.57% African American, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.

There were 132 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,438, and the median income for a family was $50,268. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,001. None of the families and 3.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 16.7% of those over 64.

[edit] Miscellaneous

In 1985 New Richmond, Indiana, was turned into Hickory, Indiana, for the filming of the movie Hoosiers starring Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper. Dennis Hopper was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe and won the LAFCA award for his role as Supporting Actor.