Walkerton, Indiana

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Walkerton is a town in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,274 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous Residents
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Walkerton is located at 41°27′50″N, 86°29′4″W (41.463863, -86.484320)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²)^GR1, all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,274 people, 810 households, and 562 families residing in the town. The population density was 504.6/km² (1,310.6/mi²). There were 860 housing units at an average density of 190.8/km² (495.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.24% White, 0.48% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 3.65% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.85% of the population.

John Glenn High School from the air, looking north.

There were 810 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,481, and the median income for a family was $42,407. Males had a median income of $31,895 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,122. About 11.3% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

This July (2006), Walkerton celebrated it's sesquicentennial of 150 years. See article: http://www.thepilotnews.com/articles/2006/05/22/news/news03.txt

[edit] Famous Residents

Harold C. Urey (1893-1981), winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of deuterium, was born in Walkerton.
Chad Blount, NASCAR driver
Austin Clark- Graduating in 2000 from John Glenn High School and to this day still holds the title of "The Coolest Person in the World".