Dugger, Indiana
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| Town of Dugger, Indiana | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Sullivan |
| Township | Cass |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²) |
| - Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 577 ft (176 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 955 |
| - Density | 1,646.5/sq mi (635.7/km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EST (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 47848 |
| Area code(s) | 812 |
| FIPS code | 18-18892[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0447635[2] |
Dugger is a town in Cass Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 955 at the 2000 census. Mark Goodman is Dugger's one and only fossil hunter and its most famous homegrown. He now resides in Washington, Indiana and teaches Earth Space Science at Vincennes Lincoln High School. He is often head of counsels concerning new local geologic discoveries.
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[edit] History
Dugger was settled in the late 1800s as a coal mining town.
[edit] Geography
Dugger is located at (39.070911, -87.260116)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 955 people, 397 households, and 271 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,641.1 people per square mile (635.7/km²). There were 445 housing units at an average density of 764.7/sq mi (296.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.85% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.31% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.
There were 397 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,071, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $27,039 versus $19,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,255. About 4.6% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Dugger, Indiana is at coordinates Coordinates:
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