Washington, Indiana

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Coordinates: 38°39′30″N, 87°10′30″W
City of Washington
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Daviess
Area
- City	12.3 km² (4.8 sq mi)
- Land	12.3 km² (4.7 sq mi)
- Water	0.1 km² (0.04 sq mi) 0.63%
Population (2000)
- City	11,380
- Density	928.9/km² (2,404.0/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Washington is a city in Daviess County, Indiana, United States. The population was 11,380 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Daviess County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Washington is located at 38°39′30″N, 87°10′30″W (38.658207, -87.175111)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.3 km² (4.8 mi²). 12.3 km² (4.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.63%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 11,380 people, 4,658 households, and 2,897 families residing in the city. The population density was 928.9/km² (2,404.0/mi²). There were 5,077 housing units at an average density of 414.4/km² (1,072.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.30% White, 0.91% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.20% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.15% of the population.

There were 4,658 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,055, and the median income for a family was $37,713. Males had a median income of $30,570 versus $19,306 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,721. About 9.8% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.