| City of Wabash | |
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| — City — | |
| Wabash from the air, looking west. | |
| Location in the state of Indiana | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Wabash |
| Township | Noble |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Vanlandingham (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.1 sq mi (23.7 km2) |
| • Land | 8.9 sq mi (23.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) 2.73% |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 23,589 |
| • Density | 1,319.0/sq mi (800.5/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 46992 |
| Area code(s) | 260 |
| FIPS code | 18-79370[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0445327[2] |
| Website | www.cityofwabash.com |
Wabash is a city in Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana, United States. The population was 10,666 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Wabash County[3].
Wabash is notable as being the first electrically lighted city in the world, which was inaugurated on March 31, 1880.[4]
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Wabash is located at (40.800799, -85.827163)[5].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 square miles (24 km2), of which 8.9 square miles (23 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (2.73%) is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 11,743 people, 4,799 households, and 3,100 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,319.0 people per square mile (509.4/km²). There were 5,136 housing units at an average density of 576.9 per square mile (222.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.85% White, 0.37% African American, 1.06% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.
There were 4,799 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $12,000, and the median income for a family was $14000. Males had a median income of $18000 versus $12,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,210. About 7.9% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 966 |
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| 1860 | 1,520 | 57.3% | |
| 1870 | 2,881 | 89.5% | |
| 1880 | 3,800 | 31.9% | |
| 1890 | 5,105 | 34.3% | |
| 1900 | 8,618 | 68.8% | |
| 1910 | 8,687 | 0.8% | |
| 1920 | 9,872 | 13.6% | |
| 1930 | 8,840 | −10.5% | |
| 1940 | 9,653 | 9.2% | |
| 1950 | 10,621 | 10.0% | |
| 1960 | 12,621 | 18.8% | |
| 1970 | 13,379 | 6.0% | |
| 1980 | 12,985 | −2.9% | |
| 1990 | 12,127 | −6.6% | |
| 2000 | 11,743 | −3.2% | |
| 2010 | 10,666 | −9.2% | |
| Source: US Census Bureau | |||
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