Plainville, Indiana

Plainville, Indiana
—  Town  —
Location of Plainville in the state of Indiana
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Indiana
County Daviess
Township Steele
Area
 • Total 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
 • Land 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 469 ft (143 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 476
 • Density 1,555.3/sq mi (600.5/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 47568
Area code(s) 812
FIPS code 18-60264[1]
GNIS feature ID 0441224[2]

Plainville is a town in Steele Township, Daviess County, Indiana, United States. The population was 476 at the 2010 census.

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Geography

Plainville is located at (38.805429, -87.151954)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 513 people, 210 households, and 145 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,555.3 people per square mile (600.2/km²). There were 231 housing units at an average density of 700.3 per square mile (270.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.25% White, 0.78% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.34% of the population.

There were 210 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,969, and the median income for a family was $45,455. Males had a median income of $30,865 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,335. About 8.3% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

School System

See North Daviess Junior-Senior High School.

References

  1. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.