Michigantown is a town in Michigan Township,

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, United States. The population was 467 at the 2010 census. The town was named for the

Michigan Road The Michigan Road was one of the earliest roads in Indiana. Roads in early Indiana were often roads in name only. In actuality they were sometimes little more than crude paths following old animal and Native American trails and filled with sinkhol ...

, an early thoroughfare through the area.

History

Joseph Hill and Robert Edwards

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ted Michigantown in 1830 with lots on both sides of the Michigan Road; additions made in 1874 and 1876 by William Lowden added more lots to the north, bringing the edge of town up to what was then the

Frankfort and Kokomo Railroad The Frankfort and Kokomo Railroad was a small railroad company that operated approximately of track between the Indiana cities of Frankfort and Kokomo. The F&K's rail line, laid down in 1873, was generally of poor condition and made the cars t ...

(later the Toledo, St. Louis and Western). In 1912 the Marion, Kokomo and Frankfort Electric Railroad built a line that paralleled the other through town. Michigantown was incorporated in the early 1870s. The northern part of town was sometimes referred to as Lowdenville.

Geography

Michigantown is located at (40.328070, -86.392275). A

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line crosses the northern edge of town and connects the cities of Frankfort and Kokomo. According to the 2010 census, Michigantown has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 467 people, 183 households, and 134 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 205 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.9%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.4% from

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, and 0.9% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.6% of the population. There were 183 households, of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were

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living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.8% were non-families. 21.9% 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 2.55 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age in the town was 34.1 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 13.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 406 people, 155 households, and 117 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 164 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 99.26%

, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% from

, and 0.25% from two or more races.

of any race were 0.74% of the population. There were 155 households, out of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were

living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.03. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $32,656 versus $23,750 for females. The

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for the town was $21,102. About 2.5% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the

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, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Towns in Clinton County, Indiana Towns in Indiana Populated places established in 1830 1830 establishments in Indiana