Sunman, Indiana

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Sunman, Indiana
Location of Sunman in the state of Indiana
Location of Sunman in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 39°14′11″N 85°5′38″W / 39.23639, -85.09389
Country United States
State Indiana
County Ripley
Township Adams
Area
 - Total 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²)
 - Land 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 1,020 ft (311 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 805
 - Density 793.8/sq mi (306.5/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 47041
Area code(s) 812
FIPS code 18-74168[1]
GNIS feature ID 0444410[2]

Sunman is a town in Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States. The population was 805 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Sunman is located at 39°14′11″N, 85°5′38″W (39.236324, -85.093768)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 805 people, 319 households, and 210 families residing in the town. The population density was 793.8 people per square mile (307.7/km²). There were 345 housing units at an average density of 340.2/sq mi (131.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.79% White, 0.37% Native American, 5.59% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.96% of the population.

There were 319 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% 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 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,819, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $30,179 versus $24,107 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,828. About 6.6% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 16.7% 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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