South Whitley, Indiana

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South Whitley is a town in Whitley County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,782 at the 2000 census.

South Whitley, Main Street and water tower

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable natives and former residents
4 External links

[edit] Geography

South Whitley is located at 41°5′9″N, 85°37′38″W (41.085697, -85.627222)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,782 people, 742 households, and 482 families residing in the town. The population density was 929.8/km² (2,423.2/mi²). There were 791 housing units at an average density of 412.7/km² (1,075.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.16% White, 0.22% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 742 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,114, and the median income for a family was $42,438. Males had a median income of $34,653 versus $21,221 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,766. About 7.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Notable natives and former residents

Janie Fricke, country music artist, was born in South Whitley in 1947.
Will Cuppy (1884-1949), humorist and journalist, spent summers when he was a boy at the farm of his grandmother, Sarah Collins Cuppy, near South Whitley.