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Coatesville is a town in
Clay Township,
Hendricks County
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Hendricks County is the third largest county in the Indianapolis- Carmel-Ander ...
,
Indiana
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, United States. The population was 523 at the
2010 Census.
History
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Coatesville was founded in the late 1860s. It was incorporated as a town in 1909.
A
gas station
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was opened in downtown Coatesville in the early 1900s. By 1958 it was operated by
Standard Oil
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. At one time, Coatesville had three gas stations, but as of 2020 it has none. The location of the town's first gas station has been renovated into a replica of the Standard Oil station as it would have looked in the late 1950s.
On March 26, 1948 (
Good Friday
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) a
tornado
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destroyed most of the town, killing 14 residents. Damage and fatalities were widespread across west-central Indiana, and overall, 20 people perished.
Geography
Coatesville is located at (39.687378, -86.669246).
According to the 2010 census, Coatesville has a total area of , of which (or 98.48%) is land and (or 1.52%) is water.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 523 people, 199 households, and 147 families living in the town. The
population density
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was . There were 216 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.7%
White
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, 0.2%
Asian
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, 1.5% from
other races
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, and 1.5% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 199 households, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were
married couples
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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.1% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05.
The median age in the town was 41.4 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.9% were from 25 to 44; 31.3% were from 45 to 64; and 14.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 516 people, 185 households, and 145 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 201 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.64%
White
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, 0.19%
African American
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, 0.19%
Native American, 0.19% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
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, and 0.78% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.39% of the population.
There were 185 households, out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were
married couples
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living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,357, and the median income for a family was $47,000. Males had a median income of $31,842 versus $23,750 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $15,387. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The town has a lending library, the Coatesville-Clay Township Public Library.
References
External links
Coatesville, Indiana HistoryMill Creek Community Historical SocietyCoatesville Town Website
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Towns in Hendricks County, Indiana
Towns in Indiana
Indianapolis metropolitan area