Russiaville, Indiana
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Russiaville is a town in Howard County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,092 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Geography
Russiaville is located at (40.418852, -86.272010)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,092 people, 425 households, and 317 families residing in the town. The population density was 527.0/km² (1,361.4/mi²). There were 446 housing units at an average density of 215.3/km² (556.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.08% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population.
There were 425 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,875, and the median income for a family was $46,094. Males had a median income of $38,833 versus $25,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,804. About 4.4% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
[edit] School Districts
Western High School competes in the Mid-Indiana Conference (MIC) for athletics.
[edit] Local Churches
- Christian & Missionary Alliance Church
- Fair Havens Christian & Missionary Alliance Church
- First Baptist Church
- Main Street Christian Church
- Russiaville Friends Church
- Russiaville United Methodist Church
[edit] Local Media
Newspapers
- Western Union, Western High School Student Newspaper
[edit] Festivals
- Western Days: First week of June
- Koh-Koh-Mah & Foster Living History Encampment, mid-September
[edit] Movies Filmed in Russiaville
- The Ryan White Story (1988), starring Judith Light and Lukas Haas
[edit] External links
- Russiaville IN Real Estate - Howard Co Real Estate
- Western School Corporation
- Howard County Community Net
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
