Perrysville, Indiana

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Perrysville is a town in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 502 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Perrysville is located at 40°3′8″N, 87°26′7″W (40.052188, -87.435178)^GR1 on the western banks of the Wabash River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 502 people, 198 households, and 139 families residing in the town. The population density was 775.3/km² (1,995.4/mi²). There were 208 housing units at an average density of 321.2/km² (826.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.40% White, and 0.60% from two or more races.

There were 198 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,929, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $22,969 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,455. About 5.1% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.