Whiteland, Indiana

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Whiteland is a town in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,958 at the 2000 census.

Whiteland is located in north/central Johnson County approximately 19 miles south of Indianapolis. Major access roads to get to Whiteland are I-65 (Exit 95 is the Whiteland Exit). South on U.S. 31 from Indianapolis and North from Columbus.

Whiteland was incorporated on May 3, 1886; however, the town was beginning to blossom as early as 1858. Three businesses formed the center of Whiteland. When the first plat was laid out, it consisted of 40 lots. Today, Whiteland has approximately 1,600 lots. The estimated population from the U.S. Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2003 is 4,202. This represents about a 2% annual growth rate since the 2000 U.S. Census.

Formal education began when the first school house was built in 1869 and served as the town's school until the 1950s. In 1957, a new high school was built. The Class of 1958 was the first class to graduate from the new Whiteland High School. In 1965, Clark High School and Whiteland High School united to form Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation and what is now known as Whiteland Community High School. The old Clark High School became Clark Elementary School and additional schools Break-O-Day Elementary School, Whiteland Elementary School and Clark-Pleasant Middle School were built and opened later in the 1960s and '70s.

[edit] Geography

Whiteland is located at 39°32′58″N, 86°5′10″W (39.549336, -86.086100)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,958 people, 1,355 households, and 1,116 families residing in the town. The population density was 673.2/km² (1,742.4/mi²). There were 1,404 housing units at an average density of 238.8/km² (618.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.46% White, 0.05% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.

There were 1,355 households out of which 47.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the town the population was spread out with 32.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $56,944, and the median income for a family was $61,810. Males had a median income of $42,247 versus $29,005 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,169. About 1.0% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.