Lynnville is a town in
Hart Township,
Warrick County
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, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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. The population was 888 at the
2010 census.
History
Lynnville was
plat
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ted in 1839. The town was named for its founder, John Lynn, who also established the first store at the site. A post office has been in operation at Lynnville since 1839.
Geography
Lynnville is located at .
According to the 2010 census, Lynnville has a total area of , of which (or 87.88%) is land and (or 12.12%) is water.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 888 people, 352 households, and 239 families living in the town. The
population density
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was . There were 396 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.9%
White
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, 0.1%
African American
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, 0.2%
Native American, and 0.8% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
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of any race were 0.8% of the population.
There were 352 households, of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were
married couples
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living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.1% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.
The median age in the town was 38.9 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 27.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 781 people, 346 households, and 226 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 384 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.85%
White
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, 0.13%
Asian
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, 0.13%
Pacific Islander
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, and 0.90% from two or more races.
There were 346 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were
married couples
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living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,556, and the median income for a family was $41,964. Males had a median income of $36,518 versus $22,250 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $16,288. About 5.3% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Lynnville has a
public library
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There are ...
, a branch of the Boonville-Warrick County Public Library.
Lynnville has a elementary. and middle and high school.
References
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Towns in Indiana
Towns in Warrick County, Indiana
Evansville metropolitan area
Communities of Southwestern Indiana