Somerville, Indiana

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Somerville, Indiana
Location of Somerville in the state of Indiana
Location of Somerville in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 38°16′41″N 87°22′39″W / 38.27806, -87.3775
Country United States
State Indiana
County Gibson
Township Barton
Area
 - Total 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
 - Land 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 469 ft (143 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 312
 - Density 1,061.5/sq mi (409.9/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 47683
Area code(s) 812
FIPS code 18-70542[1]
GNIS feature ID 0443767[2]

Somerville is a town in Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 312 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Somerville is located at 38°16′41″N, 87°22′39″W (38.278113, -87.377426)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 312 people, 124 households, and 81 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,061.5 people per square mile (415.4/km²). There were 132 housing units at an average density of 449.1/sq mi (175.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.04% White, 0.64% African American, 0.32% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 124 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,464, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $30,750 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,147. About 3.3% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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